Sword 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
Forge Your Own Sword in a Three-Day Solo Experience Day Workshop
Turn your dream of crafting a sword into a reality with this exclusive three-day experience day package.
- Make & take home your very own sword
- Experience exceptional tuition for 3 days
- All vouchers are valid for 18 months
- Available 7 days a week
Forge Your Own Sword – An Immersive Three-Day Experience
Unleash your inner blacksmith in this intensive three-day sword-making workshop. Whether you’re inspired by legendary blades from Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings, or have your own unique vision, this hands-on experience will guide you through every step of crafting your bespoke sword.
What to Expect:
Design & Forge – Select your perfect design and shape your blade
Precision Crafting – Perfect the pommel, hand guard, and finishing touches
Expert Guidance – Work alongside skilled blacksmiths to bring your vision to life
Blending tradition, artistry, and fantasy, this experience is perfect for fans of history, craftsmanship, and legendary weapons. By the end of the workshop, you’ll take home a one-of-a-kind sword, handcrafted by you—a true masterpiece to cherish for a lifetime.
Course Details:
Duration: Approx. 7 hours per day (3 days)
(The timings provided are approximate and may vary based on the customer’s capabilities and the specific design requirements).
Ready to turn your dream sword into reality? Book your experience today!
The price of this booking covers one person making one decorative sword over three full-day sessions.
This experience is also available for two people to share over a two-day to make one sword or as a group large over one day.
If you’re buying a voucher, the voucher will entitle the recipient to three full-day sessions making one decorative sword.
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
First, you will be forging the blade, you will begin by forging the tang with processes such as set downs, squaring and tapering. Then to the business end of the sword, you will forge the taper onto the blade. You can then choose to forge a sword fuller, a fuller is designed to provide stiffness for a blade. You’ll then bevel the blade, and it’s onto the pommel and cross guard.
4 Forging the Pommel and Crossguard
The pommel is the counterweight to balance the sword. In forging the pommel, you will be shaping steel using formers and hammers to decorate the pommel. For the crossguard, you will punch a hole in the crossguard, then use a process called drifting to fit the crossguard to the tang. You’ll then begin to shape and decorate your crossguard through a number of processes such as tapering, rounding, splating and scrolling to give your sword extra flair.
5 Finishing
You’ll begin the finishing process in the grinding bay, using angle grinders. You will then fit the handle to the sword through a process known as a burn through, where 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, and 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!
