Blacksmithing
Blacksmithing students at work
Be a blacksmith for the day!
Spend a day
in a fully equipped forge learning about the workshop and practicing
basic blacksmithing techniques. After covering health and safety
procedures in the forge you will be shown the tools, equipment and how
to light and use the forge. You will cover basic metallurgy; iron,
steel and non-ferrous, work the metal at different temperatures and will learn how to judge the heat of the metal by its colour. Work on an anvil and swage block, learn pointing, curling
and forge welding.
You will spend the morning practicing these techniques
and in the afternoon put these processes together
to create your own forged metal work to take home.
There are only four places on each course,
allowing you to progress at your own pace and work with our blacksmith,
Salt. Please note this is a very physical course and participants should be reasonably fit.
Salt has run his own workshop and forge, and displayed work
in many galleries and several exhibitions.
Blacksmithing day cost
£95.00 including materials
Next course dates
- Saturday 17th April 2010 - FULL
- Saturday 8th May 2010 - FULL
- Saturday 19th June 2010 - FULL
- Saturday 3rd July 2010 - FULL
- Saturday 14th August 2010 - FULL
- Saturday 18th September 2010 - FULL
Future dates are to be planned. If you would like to participate on a Blacksmithing Day please let us know so we can let you know availability or additional dates.
It may be possible for us to run extra courses on other dates, especially if it is for a group booking.
Booking
Please contact us to request a place
on a course.
Past Quotes
"First class! An interesting and informative insight into blacksmithing." Phillip, Shaftesbury
"A thoroughly enjoyable day run at a good pace." Simon, Romsey
"A grand day out!" John, Gillingham
" A great day thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you." Graham, Okehampton
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