Blacksmith Experience for One
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About the experience
Take a break from the mass produced world and enroll on a course in one of the oldest skills of the modern age, Blacksmithing. Not only will you learn the process from start to finish, but get to experience a day in a forge village in Huddersfield home to Owen, a talented blacksmith and holder of a degree in Industrial Design. In this experience, you will get to see Owen’s handiwork and will walk away impressed by his handcrafted outdoor cooking range and fire pits. It’s hard not to be dazzled by his attention to detail and the amount of physical work that goes into creating each piece. In this experience, you’ll take the reins and learn the whole process through the tools used which includes firing up the gas and coke forges. Even though a serious amount of work goes into creating even the smallest pieces of metal work, you’ll no doubt walk away with a renewed respect for the craft as well as having a chance to explore your own creativity. Not only will you get to learn a new skill, but you can walk away with whatever you create which provides you with a unique keepsake for the whole experience. If you’ve ever been fascinated by how metal items were made in the past or curious about the work that went into them, this is the experience for you. You’ll not only learn a new physical skill, but gain an insight into how past populations made items we take for granted today.
- Exclusive workshops for 1 person
- Learn from artist blacksmith Owen
- All teaching is bespoke to you
- See Owen's amazing cooking collection!
- Spend a day learning the basics of blacksmithing
- Introduction to the tools and techniques used
- Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided
- Take home your hand forged items
- Courses operate on an exclusive basis for just you
- All safety equipment including aprons, eye protection and gloves is provided
Information
- Weekdays throughout the year
- Dates are subject to availability
- Sessions start at 09:15 finishing at 17:00
- Shepley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Minimum Age: 12 years
- Old, comfortable clothing of natural materials and sturdy footwear should be worn (preferably leather boots with toe caps)
- Please avoid any synthetic clothing
- Introduction to basic tools
- The gas forge and the coke forge – benefits and drawbacks… and getting things lit!
- Hammer and anvil, tongs, punches, drifts, fullers, scrolling dogs, hardy tools
- Basic techniques and projects
- Moving metal around, tapers, SOR, drawing out, setting down: forging J hooks
- Building on the principles: forging a fire poker, steak turner or similar
- Lunch Break
- Please bring packed lunch – or there are shops and a café about a mile away
- More advanced techniques
- Punching, drifting, scrolling, leaves
- Forging a more advanced project
- e.g. bottle opener, leaf keychain etc.
- Minimum age 12
- Under 18s need to be accompanied by an adult who may be a paying participant, or a non-participating observer who can attend for free
- A good, general level of fitness is required
- Not suitable for spectators
Locations
- West Yorkshire
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