Blacksmith Experience Day - Cheshire
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If you have ever wanted to learn the trade of blacksmithing, this is your chance! Join us in Cheshire and spend a day at Alex's Victorian brick forge, located in the heart of the National Waterways Museum in the Wirral. As a highly skilled heritage craftsman and member of the prestigious Guild of Master Craftsmen, Alex has extensive training in various aspects of metalwork, including silversmithing, steel fabrication, welding, and blacksmithing. With his artistic flair, he has created bespoke steelwork projects, both large and small, and he particularly enjoys commissions that showcase creativity and craftsmanship. You might have seen Alex's excellent work on George Clarke's ‘Old House New Home' Channel 4 TV show. He fashioned a stunning Art Deco-style gate for a house dating from the same era in Liverpool. Alex loves to share his knowledge, and as a student on his one-day blacksmithing course, you will be taught traditional smithing skills and techniques. Time permitting, you will have the opportunity to heat, hammer, and forge your hot metals to create a decorative hanging basket bracket and a stylish forged leaf-wrapped fire poker. Group sizes are kept small, with a maximum of four students, each with their own hearth to work on. You will be provided with all the protective gear and raw materials you need to make your masterpiece, but be prepared to get a bit grubby and sweaty - forging metal is hot work!
- One-day blacksmith courses in Cheshire
- Hosted by Alex, master craftsman
- Forge a decorative hanging basket bracket
- Make a leaf-wrapped fire poker
- Blacksmithing day in a genuine Victorian forge built in 1885
- Expert tuition from an experienced blacksmith
- Learn traditional blacksmith techniques using the fire, hammer and anvil
- Create a hand forged decorative hanging basket bracket and time permitting a forged leaf wrapped fire poker
- Take home your forged creations
- You will form part of a small group of up to 4 participants
- Not suitable for spectators
- The Voucher can be shipped to you as a Gift Pack by post.
- Or choose the free, instant e-voucher delivery option.
- We offer same day dispatch, a choice of packaging and free exchanges.
Information
- Selected weekdays and Saturdays throughout the year, if you are looking for a Saturday, please enquire in advance
- Dates are subject to availability
- Sessions start at 10:00 finishing at 16:00
- 20 minute break for lunch (bring a packed lunch)
Minimum Age: 16 years
- Minimum age 16
- A good, general level of fitness is required for this experience
Locations
- Cheshire
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