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Blacksmith courses and experiences at forges around the UK. These hands-on workshops show you the art of blacksmithing using traditional forging techniques and tools. From metal key fobs to knives, you'll be smithing something practical or decorative to take home with you. Blacksmith experiences FAQs...
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Please enter Town or Postcode.Learn to forge a Viking-style knife on our full-day blade ...
Maldon, Essex
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Roseland Peninsula, Truro
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Bakewell, Derbyshire
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Horsmonden, Kent
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Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Join Kelly in her Northamptonshire blacksmith studio for a half ...
Upper Stowe, near Weedon
From £195.00
Learn to make an axe or a hammer at this ...
Edinburgh
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Tasters & full days at Matt & Floyd's Leominster forge ...
Leominster
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Forge your own set of survival tools (axe, knife & ...
Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Forge your very own blacksmith's knife on this one-day course ...
Leominster
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Learn how to hand-forge a knife at this Ellesmere Port ...
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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Forge your very own Poppy - a delicate yet strong ...
Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Forge a sword on this multi-day course in Leominster hosted ...
Leominster
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Hand forge a knife with tutoring from Tim, Jess & ...
Bakewell, Derbyshire
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Work as a pair to make a rose-themed forged metal ...
Horsmonden, Kent
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Make a leaf-shaped coat hook rack that's both beautiful & ...
Horsmonden, Kent
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Horsmonden, Kent
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Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Hand-forge your own axes, then learn to throw them at ...
Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Forge a 2ft tall metal dragon with skilled blacksmiths on ...
Wokingham, near Reading
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Design & make your own hammer tool for all those ...
Oldfield Forge, Herefordshire
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Make a decorative sword to your design at this forge ...
Grassington, North Yorkshire
From £335.00
Spend the day at Anvil Forge with blacksmith John & ...
Wokingham, near Reading
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Make an axe at Bearded Pig Forge in Quex Park on ...
Birchington, North Kent
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Make a hand-forged decorative dagger at Oldfield Forge in ...
Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Damascus knife making at the forge in the Yorkshire Dales ...
Grassington, Yorkshire Dales
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Forge a Viking or Chef's knife on these one and ...
Wokingham, near Reading
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Full-day workshops with artisan blacksmith Richard in his Brampton forge ...
Brampton, near Carlisle
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Make intricate wire & metal sculptures by bending and welding ...
Whitehill Bordon, Hampshire
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Longton, Staffordshire
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Join artist blacksmith Owen at his Huddersfield forge for a ...
Shepley, West Yorkshire
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Grassington, Yorkshire Dales
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Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe
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Newbridge, Edinburgh
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Hand-craft two axes using traditional methods over three days at ...
Welling, Kent
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Maldon, Essex
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Show your love by hand-forging rings for each other on ...
Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Spend the day with Genesis at his blacksmith's forge in ...
Longton, Stoke on Trent
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Hand-forge a Blacksmith or Kitchen knife to take home with ...
Welling, Kent
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Blacksmith courses at the National Waterways Museum forge in the ...
National Waterways Museum, The Wirral
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Make your own quality tomahawk axe at Richard's Cumbrian forge ...
Middle Row Forge, Brampton
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Join Spike at Bearded Pig Forge near Margate to forge ...
Quex Park, Birchington
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Forge metal & taste cider all in one very productive ...
Hereford, Herefordshire
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Spend the day with William at his Carmarthenshire forge - ...
Trevaughan, Wales
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Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Make a hand-forged, all-steel knife on these full-day Cornish workshops ...
Roseland Peninsula, Truro
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Garstang, Lancashire
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Oldfield Forge, Hereford
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Trevaughan, Carmarthen
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Trevaughan, Wales
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Blacksmithing is a fascinating craft. These courses are a great opportunity for those with no blacksmithing experience to work in the forge using traditional methods to create your very own piece. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, you'll love it.
Blacksmithing is fairly physical and these workshops are very much hands-on, so you'll need to be up for hammering the metal using a variety of tools. It's also quite a hot environment to work in.
You'll be surprised by what you can actually get to make in fairly short space of time on a blacksmith course. Typical items include hooks, letter openers, fire pokers and key fobs. More complicated pieces include woodworking tools, knives and swords.
Yes! Back in the 18th and 19th centuries there would have been a blacksmith in every village. That's not the case nowadays, but blacksmithing is still a profession, often with the emphasis on the artistic side, with blacksmiths carrying out commissioned work. There are also a lot of hobbyist blacksmiths and people interested in learning this traditional craft, which is why blacksmith courses and experiences exist too!
Knives are one of the most popular practical items for a blacksmith to make. They involve a lot of skill and work, from laboriously hammering the metal, to shaping the blade and the 'tang' (the bit that goes into the handle), before heat-treating the blade and finally grinding.
You should wear comfortable, well-fitting casual clothing. The most important thing is your footwear. A good pair of sturdy boots is best. And think about tying long hair back or up. The blacksmiths will provide things like gloves, eye protection and aprons.
Evidence has been found that metal was worked as far back 1350BC in ancient Egypt. During the first Iron Age in 800-500BC, heating metal in fire and shaping it became widespread. And although the processes and materials have been developed since then, the technique is basically the same - to heat the metal and then shape to create.
Traditional blacksmith tools (which, of course, the blacksmith can make themselves!) include various types and sizes of hammer, chisels and tongs, with an anvil and vice. These are the basic tools needed for blacksmithing and you'll discover others such a hardy and a punch.
Blacksmithing courses and experiences are becoming increasingly popular, with more and more forges opening up their doors to welcome beginners to learn the art of blacksmithing. Usually full-day courses, you'll find blacksmith courses near you in:
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