Knife Making Classes Yorkshire Dales

What Can I Expect

Make the cut on these knife making classes in the Yorkshire Dales! We are offering one and two-day experiences to learn how to make a knife that you will be able to use in your kitchen, garden or just keep as a memento of your time at the forge.

Skilled blacksmith and bladesmith Richard is your teacher and host for these classes. Group sizes are kept small, so you will have plenty of access to the tools and your host's expertise to assist you in your mission to make a knife.

The classes focus on making a Damascus knife. That's to say, the knife is made using Damascus steel, which is renowned for being hard and flexible, with the characteristic of staying sharp, making it the ideal material for a usable knife.

Make no mistake, these classes are not just about doing the final touches to finish a knife. It is you who will be forging the blade and handle from a single billet of Damascus steel. Using age-old traditional hardening and tempering techniques, you'll then grind, polish and edge the blade, with a final etching in acid to give it that stunning pattern Damascus steel is known for.

If you book onto the two day course, the work continues on the second day to refine and finish your knife. You get to choose the wood you would like to make, shape and fit your handle, as well as adding a nice brass bolster to the blade too.

Whether you join Richard in his forge for one or two days of knife making, these classes in the very picturesque Yorkshire Dales village of Grassington are truly superb. Great teaching in a great place, so why not make a weekend of it?

What's Included

• Forge your own bespoke Damascus kitchen knife
• Harden and temper your kitchen knife using traditional techniques
• Forge, grind, polish and put the final edge on your knife
• Your knife will then be etched in acid to bring out the pattern of Damascus steel
• You will form part of a small group of up to 4 participants
• Choose the voucher for two and you will make a Damascus knife each

One Day Course

• The blade and the handle will be forged from the same piece of Damascus steel with an integral handle

Two Day Course

• On day two you will create a handle for your knife
• Choose your wood from a vast selection
• Fit and shape the handle ready for use
• Add a brass bolster to the blade

When Is It Available

• Weekdays and weekends throughout the year
• Dates are subject to availability
• Sessions start at 10:00 finishing at approximately 16:00

Suitable For

• Minimum age 18
• Suitable for beginners and those with some blacksmithing experience alike
• A good, general level of fitness is required

Spectators

• Not suitable for spectators

Anything Else

• Sturdy foorwear such as safety boots should be worn
• Non-flammable clothing that you don't mind getting dirty is recommended