ONE OR TWO DAY KNIFE FORGING WORKSHOPS
No previous experience necessary. Individual tuition,one to one or max 2 participants per class if booked together.
Cost includes, Materials ,Consumables, Safety equipment, lunch & refreshments. Suitable clothing and footwear must be worn.
ONE DAY WORKSHOP PROGRAMME. Make an eating knife or small seax using a charcoal forge.Take home finished knife and shaped leather for you to sew scabbard.
Starting with a short demonstration and a talk on hammer technique and safety. Followed by blade forging. Lunch whilst blade is annealing. After lunch break, finishing of blade and handle fitting.
ONE DAY COURSE £120 (£60 deposit on confirmation, balance on arrival.)
TWO DAY COURSE £200 (£100 deposit on confirmation, )
ALSO AVAILABLE ONE DAY WORKSHOP.
Forge your own Viking Scramasax blade similar to sample picture,
with or without Runic symbols.Handle material included for you
to finish at home.
£120 per day (£60 deposit on confirmation, balance on arrival.)
TWO DAY WORKSHOP PROGRAMME.Make a bespoke Bushcraft style knife and sheath.
Starting with demonstration and talks as for one day programme. Over the 2 days you will be forging, profiling, tempering and polishing blade, fitting and shaping handle (various woods or antler available.) wet forming & stitching veg tan leather sheath.
£200.00 for 2 days.(£100 deposit, balance on arrival) .Bed and breakfast or campsites available locally.
ONE DAY TOOL MAKING COURSE .
Hand forge a green woodworking tool of your choice .For example Adze, small Axe, Drawknife , Crook / Spoon knife or Froe.
Course includes forging, tempering, sharpening and handle fitting.
ONE DAY COURSE £150-00.
Contact me with your preferred dates. email r_twerks_by_nick@yahoo.co.uk
or phone 01553810846. (Norfolk)
Samples of Knives & Tools made by Students.