Happy new year!

We are back at the forge in 2024 with the first lessons already booked!

A chance to work alongside an experienced and friendly smith, to keep a traditional art and trade alive! I love answering questions on the how and the why of smithing, and sharing that knowledge with those who attend a class.

Each class can accommodate up to 2 people, in order to give the best, hands-on experience, and to benefit the most from your lesson.

Lessons are bookable from Monday to Friday with some Saturday availability, between 10am and 4pm.

Nail making lessons

2 hours, £60 per person

A chance to make one of the most essential blacksmithing products. With heated steel, and some know how, we can produce standard nails ready for use. A medieval house would have had hundreds of hand forged nails!

Hook making lessons

2 hours, £70 per person

Come to the forge for a hook making lesson and give yourself somewhere to hang your hat!

Once tapered down and given a pleasant shape your hooks will be ready to fit to the wall!

Striker making lessons

2 hours, £60 per person

The spark that lights the fire must first be struck! Why not start yours with a high carbon steel striker and flint all produced in Ulster? Our flint is gathered from a historic viking settlement and the strikers are hand forged by yourself!

Knife making lesson

4 hours, £80 per person

Another standby for traditional smiths is the ever useful one piece knife. Made from a high carbon steel, these are sure to keep their edge and remain handy for all occasions.

Tomahawk making lessons

6 hours, £110 per person

Why not upcycle something with us in a tomahawk making class? The tomahawk may have its roots in America but that doesn't mean we can't produce them in Ulster!

From a disused hammer we will produce an axeblade and pickaroon in a traditional style, perfect for bushcraft and for kindling!

Spear making lessons

6 hours, £110 per person

The most common weapon on the battlefield up until the arrival of the modern fire lock. Together we can reawaken part of history with a traditional one handed spear, similar to the one found in Larne as part of a viking burial.

Contact us for more information on lessons.

We look forward to hearing from you!