Blacksmithing Taster Courses
Have a go Taster Course - 4 Hours
Our 4hr 'have a go' at blacksmithing course is designed to offer you the chance to try the ancient craft of the blacksmith.
You will gain an understanding of what it's like to forge hot metal on a hammer and anvil. Give yourself, or a loved one, a great start on your journey as a blacksmith, or just a great day out learning a new skill.
On this course you will make either a fire poker or a scroll knife (letter opener), very old and traditional blacksmith projects often used to showcase blacksmithing skills and techniques. (If you complete the task then there will be lots of fun extras for you to try). You will be tutored through the process with one of our expert smiths that have years of real world experience.
Introduction to Blacksmithing
Our 2-day intro to blacksmithing course is less of blacksmithing “taster” and a more like a main course. Designed to offer you a foothold into the craft of the blacksmith, you will gain an understanding of the principles of forge-work to give you a great start on your journey as a blacksmith or just a great day out learning a new skill. This course has a wide brief of things you can make, having been offered a selection of items for you to choose from you will be tutored through the process with an eye for getting you to grips with the process of moving hot steel.
This course will be centred around introducing you to the blacksmith’s skill set, our set list of items has been curated to be achievable so you absolutely leave with a finished product by the end, as well as being achievable they will show you the base processes of blacksmithing so you will be able to make the item again on your own.
