Introduction to Bladesmithing
Adult | This class is completed
In this one day class, students will learn to forge, grind, heat treat and finish a simple utility/hunting knife. These blades will be forged from a single piece of 1084 high carbon steel and finished with a paracord wrapped handle. You will leave this class with a set of foundational skills central to bladesmithing, along with your finished knife.
There is a $4 registration fee included in tuition.
Members will have the $4 fee deducted from the tuition.
A materials fee of $17.50 is included in the tuition.
Please note that classes at Brookfield Craft Center must meet a minimum number of 2 registrations for the class to run. Students will be notified within a week's notice whether their class will be held. If the class is canceled due to low enrollment, students may request to be transferred to another class or be refunded in full.
Simon Rhodes
Simon Rhodes has been forging blades for 8 years, since taking a blacksmithing class at the Brookfield Craft Center at age 11. Since then he has apprenticed under ABS Journeyman smith and forged-in-fire champion, Matt Parkinson, and been published in both Blade and Knives magazines.