Bladesmithing 101 (6 Hours)

1355 Woodstock Rd,Roswell GA 30075

12 March, 2022

Description

Introduction to bladesmithing for beginning and intermediate participants. BLADESMITHING 101: Rail Road Spike Knife Your experience will be an instructional journey through tools and equipment, material selection, body mechanics, design considerations, forging techniques, basic heat treating principles and finishing methods. You will experience a very active class with an emphasis on hands on learning with hammer, heat and iron. While these 1-day intensive classes serve as introductions to bladesmithing, each participant will leave the course with a finished knife with integral handle. These are foundational courses that will be built upon during future exploration and coursework including adding knife handles, advanced finishing and heat treating, and forging Damascus blades.  No prerequisites or experience necessary. Ages: 16+ Available dates & times :Saturday, January 15 - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Sunday, January 16 - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Saturday, February 19 - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Sunday, February 20- 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Saturday, March 12 - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.If you are interested in other Bladesmithing Workshops, click the link below :Roswell Art Workshops