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Blacksmithing Experience Day Gift Card – Stroud

£140

The perfect gift for complete beginners or anyone curious about traditional blacksmithing. A hands-on day at the forge they’ll never forget. Whoever receives it picks their own date from the Course Calendar.

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WHAT AGE LIMITS?

Minumim age is 11, and between 11 and 16 years, there must be a parent or guardian present (you don’t have to pay or take part and can help yourself to tea and coffee!).

What Will The Blacksmithing Experience Day Be Like?

Firstly, it’s a beginners blacksmithing experience and will be FUN 🙂

I may run some more advanced experience days and short courses later on, however the first experience days are designed for complete beginners. This is the format we’ll be following:

MORNING:

We’ll start at 10:30am. This gives time for those travelling from outside Stroud a chance to get there on time.

Introduction
Safety
- General Safety (inc first aid, accident book, fire safety)
- Machine & Tool Safety (forge, grinder etc)
- PPE usage (all PPE is provided)
Basic Blacksmithing Techniques
- Using the gas forge
- Using hammers, using tongs
- Drawing-out a taper
- Rounding
- Scrolling
- Twisting

AFTERNOON:

We’ll finish around 4:30pm, but will stay on a little longer if anyone needs to finish their work.

In the afternoon, we’ll put your newly acquired skills into practise! First we will make a hand forged hook, as that has several techniques that will prove useful for making just about anything else!

Once everyone has made a hook, you’ll have chance to move onto the next item (something of your choice from the list below), then the next… Until it’s time to pack up!

Of course, you’ll take whatever you’ve made home with you.

Twisted Hook
Poker
Pendant
Tea Light Holder
Keyring

The above were the most popular items from the recent email survey – Thanks to those that filled this in!

How Many Will Be At A Session?

I’ve decided to limit the numbers to a MAXIMUM of 6 people per session, plus me. This means a max class size of 1:4, allowing me to give a very good level of attention to everyone. I feel any more than this would risk lowering the quality of the day.