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Duration: Two and a half day course
Price: £470
Run by:
John Loveluck
at
Anvil Forge
About the Course
This a new course for anyone who loves Dragons or 'Game of Thrones' fans who would like to make their own metal dragon. The end result is a dragon with a 2ft ( 600mm) wingspan that could possibly be converted to breathe fire or smoke.
The course is run over 2 days and includes a pub lunch on the first day and a complimentary packed lunch on the second day.
We will start at 9.30 saturday and sunday at 10am and finish about 5pm on the Saturday and about 3-4ish on the Sunday depending on how everyone is doing.
The dragons will be made so they can easily be transported and be ready to be left to patina in a natural finish or possibly painted if desired.
For more information please email us via the contact form above.
This course is suitable for beginners. The classes will be run on a 2:1 basis so tuition will be at hand through every step of the way.
If booking with a CraftCourses voucher for part or all of the course fee, please fill in the contact form above or telephone us. Your voucher code must be provided at the point of booking.
What's included in the price?
Everything that is needed to make the dragons is included. Our Blacksmiths Forge has everything need to complete the dragon ready to take home.
Tea , Coffee and Biscuits are always available. We will be taking everyone for a pub lunch on the Saturday and supplying as complimentary packed lunch on the Sunday.
we will supply all the safety equipment (gloves, goggles, aprons etc) but you will need to wear sturdy footwear and older clothes as its 'dirty' work in a forge!
This was just an absolutely brilliant course! We now have two (potentially fire-breathing) dragons: Esmeralda and Gytha. They are huge, about 2ft tall and just utterly magical. I cannot believe we managed to make these. This was a great Christmas present!
Hester Wain - - #18362
Response from Anvil Forge:
Hi HesterJust done the Dragon making course and can highly recommend this course.
John and his crew are fantastic. Their knowledge and expertise is second to none.
Started the course by making a fire poker to learn the basic technics which is excellent.
Completing the dragons over 2 days gives a really good insight into blacksmithing. The afternoon of day 2 is where all your pieces come together in a a great one off dragon.
Aaron Saunders - - #18049
Dragon Making Weekend was an amazing experience with John and his team helping four of us each make unique dragons who can be made to breathe fire. John and his two colleagues made us feel at home and completely safe. The course was professionally run, starting by making a poker to get us used to working with metal. There was just the right balance of supportive tuition and expert guidance enabling all of us to master a range of techniques. As the dragons had captured our imaginations, the weekend was not quite long enough to assemble all the component parts so John and Spencer kindly gave up a couple of hours one afternoon to help me put ‘Matilda’ together. I now have the most amazing fire breathing dragon who is 80cm tall with a wingspan of 70cm. She holds pride of place in my garden. The course was excellent and I highly recommend it to everyone. Thank you so much.
Amanda Ellison - - #15387
Response from Anvil Forge:
Hi AmandaCourse dates are flexible; please get in touch for the next available date.
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