Damascus Chef

A hands-on two day (16+/- hours) bladesmithing class in the Iron Grove Tool Co. shop focusing on making, from start to finish, a high carbon damascus steel chef knife. 
 
We'll discuss shop safety, equipment usage and basic metal-movement principles before forge-welding a layered billet from available steels, shaping a blade from that billet, learning the full heat treatment process for the steels used, grinding/sanding edge geometry specific to the intended use of the knife, crafting a handle and sharpening the blade.
 
There is no set time limit to the class, we go until we finish. All tools, materials and safety equipment will be provided. The student will leave with their own handmade knife. Contact the shop to schedule.
 
- Classes are scheduled 1:1 or 2:1
- Readily available most Fri/Sat 8am-4pm
- Contact the shop for available dates
- 18+ years