Dagger Making For One
- Flexible Booking
- E-Voucher to your Inbox
Valid for 18 months
Flexible Booking
E-Voucher to your Inbox
Valid for 18 months
Design and Create Your Own Decorative Dagger. This challenging yet rewarding course offers a chance for individuals, siblings, couples, or friends to come together and craft a one-of-a-kind decorative dagger.
- Leave with your very own Dagger
- Design every aspect of your Dagger with support of our passionate team
- All vouchers are valid for 18 months
- Available 7 days a week running twice a day
Forge Your Own Medieval or Family Crest Dagger – One-Day Experience
Whether you’re a complete beginner or have previous experience, our dagger-making experience is designed for all skill levels.
Step into the world of blade-making and craft your very own one-of-a-kind medieval or family crest dagger in this immersive one-day workshop. Under the expert guidance of our skilled instructors, you’ll bring history to life, forging a truly unique and personalized masterpiece.
What to Expect:
Design and shape your custom dagger
Forge the blade using traditional techniques
Install and burn the handle for a perfect finish
Capture unforgettable moments of your solo crafting journey
This is a hands-on experience from start to finish, ensuring you leave with not just a stunning handcrafted dagger, but also incredible memories.
Course Details:
Duration: Approx. 7 hours
(The timings provided are approximate and may vary based on the customer’s capabilities and the specific design requirements).
Ready to craft a piece of history? Book your experience today!
The price of this booking covers one person making one decorative dagger during a full-day session.
We also offer this as a two-person activity.
We welcome groups of friends to come and take part together – simply adjust the number of people when making your booking.
If you’re buying a voucher, the voucher will entitle the recipient to a full-day session making one decorative dagger with another person.
Be sure to dress accordingly, remembering that in the colder months it can get pretty chilly inside the workshop, despite the fires! Please wear long trousers and suitable footwear.
Make sure you follow the guidance on our website and what’s sent to you ahead of the event. And always listen to the instructions of our expert team on the day.
1 When you arrive
On arrival, you’ll be signed in and introduced to the smith who will talk through the course step-by-step and help you select which design you would like to make. We’ll discuss what you want to achieve for the day before providing you with protective equipment and a safety briefing.
2 Firing up the forge
The forge will have been lit and heating up before you arrive, so it’s ready to go! You will get an introduction on how to control and maintain the fire of the forge to a forging heat.
3 Forging the Blade
You will start with forging the blade, beginning with the tang with processes such as set downs, squaring and tapering. On to the business end of the dagger, you will forge the taper onto the blade and bevel the blade, then it’s onto the pommel and cross guard.
4 Forging the Pommel and Crossguard
The pommel is the counterweight to balance the dagger. In forging the pommel, you will be shaping steel using formers and hammers to decorate the pommel. For the cross guard, you will punch a hole in the crossguard and use a process called drifting to fit the crossguard to the tang. You will then begin to shape and decorate your crossguard through a number of processes such as tapering, rounding, splatting and scrolling to give your dagger extra flair.
5 Finishing
Onto the grinding bay to use tools such as angle grinders and belt grinders. Then you will fit the handle to the dagger through a process known as a burn through here the tang is heated and the wooden handle is then pushed onto the tang to burn away a hole that fits the tang, once the handle is fitted, it is time for final assembly one of our smiths will fit all the components together.
6 Photo Time
It’s great fun working alongside one another and crafting something unique! Once the forging is complete, it’s time to pose for those all-important photos at our wooden stage!
