Viking Woman's KnifeWe will be forging, heat-treating, and sharpening a knife in the style known as a Viking Woman's Knife. The name comes from them being found near the hip in the graves of viking-era women.
The knife will have a long drawn-out tang bent around to make the handle. We will start directly in high-carbon spring steel. The knife is expected to be slim and light, close attention to the work in the fire will be vital.
If there is time on the last day we may have a chance to get a start on a leather sheath, to be finished at home.
Gift Certificates for Viking Woman's Knife are available.
Nine hours in 3 three-hour sessions dates×
Instructor: Carl West
Fee: $375 per person per student
Maximum 4 students
Please wear proper clothing for visiting or working in the forge:
closed toe shoes (preferably leather, preferably high-topped. Sneakers are sufficient, sandals, crocs, pumps, mules... are not), natural fiber clothing, long pants that cover the tops of the shoes.
Click here for more safety information.
Ongoing:
Weekly on Wednesdays, April 23 to May 14 This class is either: If you're interested in taking Viking Woman's Knife and it's not on the calendar, please tell us using our Notification-List Page.
Dates and Times:
If none of the dates below work for you (or are already full), we suggest you
Add yourself to the Notification List for this class.
(The notification list gets emailed soon after classes are put on the schedule.)
6:30pm to 9:30pm
(No class on May 07)
(2025)
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Upcoming:
- not upcoming on our schedule,
- or we've fallen behind in our clerical duties and not entered it in the database.
If you found it on our calendar page, we are planning to offer it on that date.