Partnership with CIT Solutions

The Tharwa Valley Forge is pleased to be in partnership with CIT Solutions in providing courses to a wider audience.  CIT Solutions provide short courses for adults in a wide variety of interests and topics. Tharwa Valley Forge  has offered a range of dates for CIT Solutions in its Bladesmith and Knifemaking Course and How to Sharpen Knives courses.

Check out CIT Solutions for enrollment details and more great info on the courses they offer. We are excited to be able to offer our courses to a wider variety of people.

This is a one day introductory course in making pattern welded (damascus) steel.

After an introduction to metallurgy and theory of pattern making, you will begin forge welding a 20 layer billet of 1055 and 15N20 steel, using our hydraulic press. Once fused into a single block and drawn out, it will be cut into three, restacked and welded into a 60 layer billet. This is repeated untill you have a 180 layer billet.

The billet will then be cut in half and a different pattern worked into each piece before drawing out the billets to their final shape. They are then ground flat and acid etched to reveal the pattening.

The course goes for one day from 9am until 5pm. For starting dates of next courses see the upcoming courses list on the side panel.

Cost - $440 (incl GST)

It is not necessary to have previous experience in forging for this course. You will keep the billets made for future projects.

There is a limit of only two places per course.