Classes

Join Liam Culbertson in a range of green wood carving or blacksmithing classes. All skill levels and backgrounds are welcome.

Level

Duration

Forge a Kitchen Knife + Make a Hardwood Handle

Forge your own heirloom-quality kitchen utility knife in this hands-on two-day workshop, learning every step from forging and heat treating to grinding, handle making, and sharpening. Guided by myself and renowned fine furniture maker Phoebe Everill, you will leave with a unique finished knife and the skills behind it.

Forge a Carving Axe + Make a Hardwood Handle

Forge your own woodcarving hatchet from high-carbon steel in this immersive two-day course, then carve and fit a custom hardwood handle to create a finished tool of your own. Ideal for returning students, this workshop covers forging, heat treating, handle making and edge grinding, as well as crafting a leather sheath.

Introduction to Blacksmithing

Welcome to the world of blacksmithing! This course will take you systematically through all of the processes required to start your own blacksmithing journey. You will end up with the basic skills and a few hand-forged objects to take home with you.

Forge an Upcycled Spade and Hoe

Experiment and play in a world of climate and economic crises. You will take discarded waste steel and hardwood to produce refined, high-quality garden tools to last a lifetime.

Carve a Wooden Spoon from a Log

Carve an heirloom wooden spoon from a freshly fallen tree branch. You will use a combination of edged tools that have been in use for millennia, connecting you with craftspeople from around the world throughout history.

Forge a Pair of Bushcraft Knives

An intensive, two-day course in which you will forge a pair of bushcraft knives: a general-purpose, full-tang camping knife and a refined, hidden-tang whittling knife. By the end of the course, you will have the skills and knowledge to make your own wilderness and camping tools.

Forge a Kitchen Knife

Learn the complete process of making a knife from a bar of raw steel. After forging, shaping, attaching a handle and sharpening the blade, you’ll end the day with an heirloom-quality knife ready for use in your kitchen!

Make a Knife from a Kit

Perfect for those who’d like to skip the forging step and instead use a roughed-out, pre-hardened steel blank. You’ll jump straight into shaping, attaching a handle and sharpening the blade, ending the day with a fully finished knife.

Forge a Blacksmith’s Knife

Forge like a Viking! This minimalist, historic knife course focuses on introducing you to the basics: drawing out material using a hammer and a forge, refining your shape, heat treating and sharpening. The minimalist approach allows you to perfect the basics while still finishing with a highly functional, lifetime tool.

Make a Simple Garden Knife + Leather Sheath

Dip your toes into both blacksmithing and leatherworking in this beginner’s class. You will finish up with a razor-sharp, functional knife and a protective leather sheath to keep the edge safe.

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