Forging course – Forge Your Own Axe
€657
On this forging course, you will have the unique opportunity to try forging your own axe. With the guidance of an experienced smith’s step-by-step examples and instruction, you will gain a glimpse into the fascinating process of forging hot steel. The goal of this course is to start gaining some basic knowledge such as how to light the forge and about the tools and materials involved, as well as getting an introduction to the world of blacksmithing and axe making.
Axe Smithing
Forging an axe is one of the more demanding projects in the forge, and this course focuses on introducing the basics of the different steps involved. Participants begin with forging the axe head, followed by the finishing steps of heat treating, grinding, and hafting. The axe model forged in this course is a smaller hatchet, similar to the Gränsfors Outdoor Axe. Each participant can take home their very own hand-forged axe, stamped with their initials and complete with a sheath.
Included in the Blacksmithing Course
- 2 days of teaching by an experienced blacksmith at your own hearth in Gränsfors Bruk’s course forge.
- Meals at Restaurant Augustas in Gränsfors and lodging (single room/shared double room) in our houses in the village of Gränsfors.
- Free access to our wood-fired sauna and to the Axe Museum.
- All forging materials, the little Axe Book & the book Swedish Blacksmithing.
- A guided tour of the production and a 20% discount in Gränsfors Bruk’s factory store during the course.
- Insurance during the course and protective equipment to borrow.
- Issued course certificate.
- Your selfmade axe.
Instruction in Swedish and English. Maximum number of participants per course is 10. Minimum age is 16. No previous experience required.
RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL & CANCELLATIOn
You have a 14-day right of cancellation when you book a course with full cancellation up to one month before the start of the course. See our full cancellation policy here.
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