We will work with you to craft your knife, from your design, in high carbon steel.
You can choose whether you want to forge the knife with a hammer and anvil, or, use a stock removal method.
On the first day we will cover:
- Design considerations – blade shapes, geometry, ergonomics
- Forging your blade
- Profiling your blade
- Bevel grinding
- Heat treatment (hardening and tempering)
- Hand sanding
- Handle fitting and gluing up
On the second day we will cover:
- Handle shaping and finishing
- Sharpening
- Sheath-making
Throughout the workshop we will be here to guide you along each step of your knife’s creation – we only have a maximum of two people in the workshop, s0 you will have as much help as you want or need. If you book for one person, it will be a one-on-one experience. We like to let people work at their own pace, and will set expectations and help you achieve them. We won’t step in and do it for you but we will coach you through anything that you are struggling with.
This isn’t a YouTube experience; it takes effort, but you get out what you put in…, and at the end of the two days you should walk away with a tool that you have genuinely made and will last a lifetime.
8am till 5pm each day. Lunch, snacks, tea & coffee are provided. Please advise us of any dietary requirements.
Minimum age 14yrs. All under 18yrs must be accompanied by an adult.
