In this class the student will start with a piece of high-carbon spring steel and make a small, simple, one-piece knife, suitable for cooking, eating, or general utility use. This class is intended for intermediate students; there is another class, Nothing But Knives , for those who want to skip straight to making things with edges.

Techniques include: straightening, drawing out, hammering high-carbon steel, twisting, flattening, annealing, filing, grinding, hardening, and tempering.

1 3-hour session.    dates&times

Students should have taken at least A Taste of Blacksmithing or already have some smithing experience.

Instructor: Carl West    Fee: $105    Class size is limited to 4 students (one per forge).

Gift Certificates for Simple Knives are available.

Please wear proper clothing for visiting or working in the forge: closed toe shoes (preferably leather, preferably high-topped), natural fiber clothing, long pants that cover the tops of the shoes. Click here for more safety information.

Dates and Times:
(If none of these dates work for you, please tell us using our Waiting-List Page)

This class is either not currently on our schedule, has already begun,
or we've fallen behind in our clerical duties and not entered it in the database.
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If you're interested in taking Simple Knives and it's not on the calendar, please tell us using our Waiting-List Page.

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