Tutor: Julie Grose
10am - 4pm
(Lunch 12.30 - 1.00pm)
This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for complete beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills
Workshop Details
Spend the day learning how to hot forge and transform a straight bar of steel into a functional object to take home and use. After starting the day with a demonstration of a simple hook, which will incorporate basic and essential forging techniques, the students will then go on to making their own hook. In the making of this item, students will learn to use the forge fire and gauge the temperature of steel stock by its colour. Handling tongs and hammering steel into shape will be put into practice throughout. If time allows, another item can be started on, using the same techniques applied to the hook. The items will be finished by wire brushing and waxing.
The day will focus on traditional forging using a coke fuelled fire and anvil.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost will be £20 for the two items produced. Any extra pieces will be charged at £5 each, payable to the tutor during the course. The tutor may not have the facility to take card payments for materials so please bring cash
Please Bring With You
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
10am - 4pm
(Lunch 12.30 - 1.00pm)
This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for complete beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills
Workshop Details
Spend the day learning how to hot forge and transform a straight bar of steel into a functional object to take home and use. After starting the day with a demonstration of a simple hook, which will incorporate basic and essential forging techniques, the students will then go on to making their own hook. In the making of this item, students will learn to use the forge fire and gauge the temperature of steel stock by its colour. Handling tongs and hammering steel into shape will be put into practice throughout. If time allows, another item can be started on, using the same techniques applied to the hook. The items will be finished by wire brushing and waxing.
The day will focus on traditional forging using a coke fuelled fire and anvil.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- Managing a forge fire and the heats of steel
- Hammering hot steel on an anvil into shapes using techniques including;
- Tapering
- Scrolling
- Flattening
- Twisting
- Punching
- Finishing and Waxing.
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost will be £20 for the two items produced. Any extra pieces will be charged at £5 each, payable to the tutor during the course. The tutor may not have the facility to take card payments for materials so please bring cash
Please Bring With You
- Heavy-duty safety footwear must be worn (steel toe ideal)
- Wear natural material clothing, as this is less flammable
- Long hair must be tied back.
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.