Just For Fun Forging (5 Hours) Blacksmithing

Forging Fun Experience  - 5 Hours 

• Introduction and safety briefing
• Learn a range of techniques 
• One of the experts oversees your work and guide you through the process of hand forging  
• Take home your bespoke masterpiece

Techniques

• Forging a taper with a good old-fashioned hammer and anvil.
• Drawing out metal to a point, often used in handles, pokers, candle sticks and the Viking knife.
• Rounding, taking square steel and forging the corners in.
• Scrolling, which is a beautiful example of how fine and delicate blacksmithing can be. Rolling the end of a piece of steel, that is usually tapered for a decorative finish. This technique is versatile and is employed on a wide range of items such as the snail, hanging basket bracket and Viking knife!
• Twisting, another decorative technique to give your work flair. This involves heating the steel and twisting it around.
• Texturing, which is used to refine your work and make it really stand out. You will use texturing tools to planish the surface of your work to make it truly unique. This is often used on the candle sticks and boot scraper.

Examples of  the knives you can design and forge: Kitchen knife | Hunting knife | Bush craft knife | Reenactment knife | Fishing knife  | Woodwork tool         

 Lunch - To be paid at time of booking.

Enjoy lunch in either the Scandinavian Lodge or Shepherd’s Hut, please confirm at time of booking if you would like lunch included.