Advanced Bladesmithing: Petty Chef's Knife or Hunting Knife

118 Shelby Street,Kingsport TN 37660

27 May, 2023

Description

Class schedule: Saturday, May 27th 12-5 pm and Sunday, May 28th 12-5 pm On the first day of this 2 day class students will forge their own petty chef's knife or hunting knife from a fresh rectangular billet. We will also cover some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts and more advanced concepts. We will discuss working with high carbon steels, hammering to shape, edge geometry, and proper thermo cycling and heat treating. The knives will be tempered overnight in preparation for day two. On the second day students will grind and sharpen their knives, select handle materials, then attach and shape them. We will also cover care and maintenance and details on material removal style knives. Note: This is a slightly more physically intensive class than hair stick or seahorse knife. Bring water and be ready to really swing a hammer. Students must have taken at least one previous beginner or intermediate class. 18+ ONLY Please wear cotton or non synthetic clothes that you don't mind getting very dirty, and bring a water bottle! All materials/tools are provided. Brenden Bohannon is a full-time blacksmith, bladesmith, and lifelong artist hailing from Johnson City Tennessee. The opportunity to appear on the History Channel's “Forged in Fire” led Brenden to become a full-time teaching Smith. He focuses on iron age designs and functional pieces that will last a lifetime.