Blacksmithing Forge a Pizza Axe Cutter
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Why we love it
- Engaging and unique day out
- Learnt blacksmithing techniques
- Design and forge pizza axe cutter
£235.00
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Description
Experience blacksmithing axe cutter making at Forge Your Own Axe cutter, located in the beautiful rural countryside of South Herefordshire. An expert team of blacksmiths will guide you through the design and forging processes, helping you create a piece of bespoke ironmongery. In this one-day axe making experience, master craftsmen demonstrate their techniques and lead you through the essential stages of blacksmithing: Heating, Holding, Hitting, and Shaping, all crucial to forging your masterpiece.
Included*:
- Day blacksmithing
- Introduction and safety briefing
- Allocated workstation and demonstration of tools
- Learn the art of shaping iron into beautiful, bespoke pieces
- Taught how to forge axe cutter
- Take away your bespoke masterpiece
*Lunch is NOT included but payable at time of booking the experience.
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- 9:00am – 4pm
- Monday to Saturday, excluding bank holidays (subject to availability).
- Please wear Loose fitting cotton material is preferred.
- Ensure you cover your arms to protect them from radiated heat & sparks.
- Strictly no vests or short sleeved tops where skin is exposed No loose cuffs or torn clothing,
- Shorts or skirts NOT permitted
- Leather Aprons provided
- Lunch not included but can be booked separately
More Info
The blacksmith, is set in beautiful rural countryside in South Herefordshire. The one day axe making course, is led by the expert team of blacksmiths, who will guide and support you through each process of the design and forging of your own unique axe head. The day runs for approximately 7 hours and is not for the faint hearted! Blacksmithing has been around for centuries, and it continues to forge on into the future as people carry on the long held traditions of this craft.
You will get the chance to design and forge a unique hand axe! Find out how tremendously satisfying it is to plunge a lump of stock steel into the flames and let the sparks fly under your hammer, as you craft your axe. You will be guided you through the different stages involved in making a beautiful and functional, keen-edged tool that you will take away with you at the end of the course. If time permits you can fit your own handle.
Examples of the type of axe head you can make:
- Hatchet | Dane | Bearded | Re-enactment | Adze etc. (available in either one or two-handed versions).
If you have a specific design of head in mind please let us know at the time of booking and we will confirm whether it can be achieved within the time frame.
