Blog

We had Mary from ClassBento come with her partner to take some photos during the last Introduction to blacksmithing workshop we had at Nordic Edge. Mary sent us some photos, and they are great!Showing some of them here to give an idea of how it is when you come for a day of introduction to blacksmithing with us. Or maybe as a couples activity, a hands-on date, or bring a friend and spend a day doing something fun together.The blacksmithing workshop is meant as an introduction, a fun day learning …

Blacksmith Workshop: Making a Chef KnifeWe have been having fun working on the format of the blacksmithing workshop, after feedback from students. Some student wished they had been making chef knives rather than the more blacksmith-looking "herb chopper" or pizza cutter. So we stuck our heads together and got some awesome process advice from Kevin Slattery of Kev's Forge (who hold workshops in Canberra) and changed the workshop to this; Forge a chef blade from 1084 High-carbon steel b …

Sharing some photos from the Blacksmithing Workshop we had with Zoe and Kat last weekend.The blacksmithing workshop is held under roof in the Creative Man back yard, held once a month on a Saturday.We started by covering the tools and safety equipment we would be using, and the forging process of making the knife we would make. Zoe decided to rather than make the normal herb chopper or pizza-cutter, she would make a chef knife blade, and make the handle at a later time as a project with her …