Clarke Knives

Contact Name: Graham Clarke

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Address:
Unit 21, Lower Basset Down Workshops
Basset Down
Wroughton, Swindon
Wiltshire
SN4 9QP

Clarke Knives

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Clarke Knives's Courses

Bladesmithing experience day - Wiltshire

Bladesmithing experience day - Wiltshire

In-person course

Wiltshire - Next course on 29th August 2020

Vlakvark Forge has re-opened with limited attendee numbers and Social Distancing. These restrictions will apply until the Government advises that they can be relaxed. Can you handle the heat? Want to experience what it takes to make your own knife? Under the tutelage of Graham Clarke you will learn to make a fully useable carbon steel knife. During your day you will: * Shape your knife using a gas forge, hammer, anvil. * Normalise your blade in the gas forge * Grind your blade to it's near finished shape *...

Bladesmithing weekend Wiltshire

Bladesmithing weekend Wiltshire

In-person course

Wiltshire - Next course on 22nd August 2020

Vlakvark Forge has reopened with limited attendee numbers and Social Distancing. These restrictions will apply until the Government advises that they can be relaxed. Under the tutelage of Graham Clarke you will learn to make a fully useable carbon steel knife. During your first day you will: * Shape your knife using a gas forge, hammer, anvil. * Normalise your blade in the gas forge * Grind your blade to it's near finished shape * Heat-treat your blade (without the fiery theatricals as seen on television) * Finish grind and...