Knife Making Course in the Peak District
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About the experience
Product ID: 15593
Experience Knife Making in the Peak District! Join a one-day workshop in Derbyshire’s stunning countryside to learn the art of hand-forging a knife. Your expert hosts—Tim, Jess, and Phil—will guide you in their fully equipped workshop, accommodating up to six students. You’ll work with high-quality carbon steel using traditional techniques, involving heating the metal and shaping it with a hammer. The rewarding process culminates in creating your own hand-forged knife. Enjoy a friendly atmosphere with snacks, lunch, and drinks provided while you forge your creation. This all-inclusive workshop, located between Bakewell and Matlock, supplies all necessary materials, protective gear, and tools, along with expert coaching from your enthusiastic hosts.
- Valid for 12 months
- 1 Location in the UK
- Flexibe Booking
- Gift Pack Options
- Free Exchanges
- Instant Delivery
Overview
- One day knife making course
- Create your own masterpiece to take home with you
- Opportunity to explore different traditional bladesmithing techniques
- Lunch, snacks and drinks are included
- Located in the Peak District
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- One day knife making course
- Create your own masterpiece to take home with you
- Opportunity to explore different traditional bladesmithing techniques
- Using higher carbon steel, you will hand forge a rats-tail style handle and the blade
- The blade is kept blunt for you to sharpen at home (contacts can be provided for professional sharpening)
- PPE, tools, materials and fuel for the forges are included
- Lunch, snacks and drinks are included
- Groups of up to 6 people can be accommodated
General Itinerary
- 09:30 Meet in the forge for a health and safety talk
- 10:00 Light the fires and first demonstration
- 11:00 Break time with pork pie (or alternatives) and drinks
- 13:00 Well deserved lunch
- 15:30 On the go break with drinks
- 16:30 Forges off
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- Jeans, T-shirt and jumper are recommended (no fleece)
- Suitable sturdy footwear should be worn, ie Steel toe-capped boots or walking boots
- Jewellery should not be worn
- Long hair must be tied back
- Guests are welcome to come along and watch - please make this known when making your booking
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- Minimum age 18
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- Selected weekdays and weekends throughout the year
- Courses start at 09:30 finishing around 16:30
- Dates are subject to availability
Location:
- Bakewell, Derbyshire
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- Minimum Age: 18 years
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Lunch Menu
Paninis:
Tomato, mozzarella and spicy tomato chutney
Goats cheese and red onion marmalade
Tuna mayonnaise and cheese
Chorizo mozarella and spicy tomoato chutney
Ham, cheese and chutney
Bacon, brie and pickle
Turkey, cranberry sauce and mozzarella
Beef and stilton
Cob:
Cheese
Egg mayonnaise
Beef
Ham
Tuna mayonnaise
Jacket Potato:
Beans
Cheese
Tuna mayonnaise
Cottage cheese
Other:
Sweet potato, mushroom and spinach curry (VF,GF,DF)
Mushroom and Puy lentils in red wine (VF,GF,DF)
Butterbean stir fry (VF,GF,DF)
Chilli non carne (VF,GF,DF)
Chickpea samba (VF,GF,DF)
Individual homity pie (VF available on request)
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1 Location in the UK
- Derbyshire
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