Bladesmithing 101 (6 Hours)

1355 Woodstock Rd,Roswell GA 30075

10 July, 2022

Description

BLADESMITHING 101: Rail Road Spike Knife Learn to forge a railroad spike knife that's good for camping, all-around utility, and ornamental purposes. Participants will isolate material, bevel and profile blades, and form creative integral handles. This course is a great introduction to knife making.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, July 9 - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Sunday, July 10 - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Saturday, July 16 - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.If you are interested in other Bladesmithing Workshops, click the link below :Roswell Art Workshops