The General Blacksmith by Malcolm Paine has just been released in Western Australia and I can truly recommend it to any knife maker thinking of turning to the dark side and forging blades.
From Friday, 08 August 2008 - 19:00 To Sunday, 10 August 2008 - 17:00 Every day
Learn the art of bladesmithing and knife making from Bladesmith Karim Haddad. This extensive weekend workshop will give you the opportunity not only to learn these skills, but to make a hand forged knife of your own. Karim will guide a small group through the processes to hand forge and craft a tool that you would be proud to own and use.
Cost - $550 (incl GST)
Cost includes: Tuition, insurance, materials, use of tools, workshop consumables, safety gear, tea and coffee.
Need to bring: Lunch, appropriate clothing and covered footwear
This is an introductory course that assumes no prior knowledge, just enthusiasm and desire to learn.
Location: Tharwa Valley Forge Contact: Karim 6235 5622
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.
This is a one day introductory course in making pattern welded (damascus) steel.
New cross pein forging hammer 1.35kg. Head is 13 x 4 x 4cm
