Blacksmithing courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

COVID UPDATE: We are limiting the number of attendees to 6 for the time being as this allows for good social distancing within the forge. We will have doors and windows open as required for good ventilation so perhaps wear a few layers when you come if the weather doesn’t look so good. Can you handle the heat? Want to experience what it takes to make your own knife? Under the tutelage of Graham, David & Decklan Clarke you will learn to make a fully useable carbon steel knife. During...

The Blacksmith Experience Days, the original 'day in the life of a blacksmith' course at Anvil Forge, based at Blackcroft Farm in Wokingham near Reading. Everything you make on the day is yours to take away. Everyone makes a fire poker as the first project and we then proceed to make a project which can be an idea you have or an item we guide you on, which can be discussed with us in advance. Anvil Forge is a small Blacksmithing and Metalwork company, established by John Loveluck and family-run....

Come and ‘Have a Bash’ at Blacksmithing on a one-day, one to one introduction course! The process of heating and forging hot metal is fun, fascinating and should be enjoyed by everyone (albeit pretty hard work!!) Simply click on 'Ask a question' to arrange a course date!! Jake Hedge is a fully accredited Blacksmith from the National School of Blacksmithing who now runs his own Forge at a Sawmill in Onibury, set in the beautiful Shropshire hills near Ludlow. “Thanks to Jake’s patient and calm teaching” you’ll have no problem...

Welcome to Highfield Forge School of blacksmithing, in this course you get the opportunity to create your very own Rustic finish knife made in a traditional way under the expert eye of Artist Blacksmith/Bladesmith, Andy Smith. The first thing I will teach you is some basic forging skills, this will help you to control and manipulate the mass of the steel so you can successfully forge out your knife. You will make a rustic knife over four hours out of a piece carbon steel. I will take you through the...

Our blacksmith experience day is held at our forge dating from the 1830s, which is located in the London Museum of Water and Steam in Kew. The classes will have a maximum of three students. The day will start at 10am with a 9.45 arrival time. There will be a break for lunch, and the day will finish at approximately 4.30.pm, although this has been as early as 3.00pm, and as late as 6.00pm, it depends on the groups progress. The student will be given a hands-on introduction to the...

Our two day blacksmithing courses usually run on a SAT/SUN. Please note that our September course is on a THUR/FRI A two day non residential blacksmithing for beginners course in beautiful Carmarthenshire, West Wales. Group size is rarely more than four at a time to ensure personal attention. You will make plenty of items to take home. Our courses have featured in the Sunday Telegraph and The Guardian as well as magazines, including The Countryman, The Simple Things and Good Housekeeping. Please note that courses take place in St Clears...

Please Note : Knife Making is not permitted to under 18 year olds unless attending with adult. Our new course by popular request. The two day chef's style knife course is designed for beginners that have no or little experience in metalwork or blacksmithing. The course starts with a quick safety talk and a cup of coffee. The material we will be using will be from spring steel which has a greater carbon content, these are the properties that make it more suitable to being hardened to ensure it keeps...

An intro to blacksmithing and what it takes to turn raw steel into a working tool/ decorative piece. A 4-hour session that covers the basics while leaving with pieces forged by you. We will cover the main techniques used in blacksmithing; Upsetting, Drawing, Tapering, Bending, and Punching. With these skills, we will make a small item such as a hook or bottle opener; a great practice piece, and a great practical take home. For our main piece, we will forge either a fire poker or an item of your choice...

'Strike while the iron's hot' and get sweaty behind a roaring fire to sound of ringing anvils... We have a spacious purpose built workshop with its own snack room and bathroom. We offer a wide range of experience days to cater for groups up to twelve, of any ability and will provide tutors to fit your group size so whether you want to come on your own, with a loved one, or as a larger group such as a stag or hen do or team building with colleagues, then get...

Axe Making Your chance to forge & haft your very own hand axe! There are few things more satisfying than thrusting a lump of steel in to the flames and letting the sparks fly under your hammer as you craft your very own hatchet. Learn how to work smith and striker to forge hot steel in small groups to forge a hand axe each. This is an excellent course for groups and does require team work to move the metal where you want it to go. The day is split...