{"id":"iag6sdon","organisation":"gp6xuk2s","title":"1/2 Day Blacksmithing Experience ","description":"Half-Day Blacksmithing Experience\nA focused half-day introduction to traditional blacksmithing, offering enough time to learn core forging techniques and then apply them independently at the anvil.\nThis course is ideal if you want a more complete experience than a short taster, without committing to a full day.\n

\nWhat you’ll do\nYou’ll begin with a welcome to the forge, safety briefing, and an introduction to the tools, fires, and materials. You’ll learn how to light and manage a traditional forging fire using hand-blown bellows before moving to the anvil.\nThe first part of the session focuses on learning the fundamentals. Working step by step with the blacksmith, you’ll forge a bottle opener, learning essential techniques such as drawing out, tapering, bending, twisting, and controlling hot steel under the hammer.\nOnce these techniques are established, you’ll move on to a simple forged hook. The blacksmith will demonstrate the process from start to finish before you forge your own hook independently, applying what you’ve learned with guidance as needed.\nAll work is carried out using traditional hand tools only. There are no power hammers or grinders.\n

\nWhat you’ll make\n

\nA forged steel bottle opener\n
\nA simple forged hook, made independently from start to finish\n

\nBoth pieces are finished during the session and ready to take home.\n

\nWho it’s for\n

\nComplete beginners\n
\nThose choosing between a short taster or a fuller half-day experience\n
\nAnyone wanting more time at the anvil without a full-day commitment\n

\nNo previous experience is required.\n

\nHow this differs from other blacksmithing experiences\n

\nThe Two-Hour Forge Taster focuses on a single guided project.\n
\nThe Half-Day Blacksmithing Experience includes guided learning followed by independent making.\n
\nThe One-Day Blacksmithing Experience includes everything in the half-day course, with additional time in the afternoon for a larger project, usually using heavier stock.\n

\nWhat’s included\n

\nAll forging tools and safety equipment (excluding footwear)\n
\nSteel and materials\n
\nExpert tuition and demonstrations\n
\nTea, coffee and water\n

\nWhat to wear & bring\n

\nLong sleeves and long trousers (cotton or denim recommended)\n
\nSturdy boots (no open-toe footwear)\n
\nWarm layers — the forge can be cool away from the fires\n
\nLong hair must be tied back\n

Please speak to your doctor before booking if you have concerns about physical activity.

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