Hammer Making
- Flexible Booking
- E-Voucher to your Inbox
Valid for 18 months
Flexible Booking
E-Voucher to your Inbox
Valid for 18 months
Come and bash some metal as you let the sparks fly in this hands-on, immersive hammer-making workshop.
- Design your very own hammer
- Receive exceptional tuition from our team of blacksmiths
- All vouchers are valid for 18 months
- Available 7 days a week running twice a day
Forge Your Own Hammer – A Hands-On Blacksmithing Experience
For those who love to get their hands dirty, forge your very own hammer in this immersive, hands-on experience. Design and craft a functional tool you can use every day, while learning the ancient craft of blacksmithing.
Under the expert guidance of our skilled blacksmiths, you’ll shape the hammer head from raw metal, feeling the satisfaction and empowerment of creating something personal and powerful. This is your chance to forge a tool that’s as practical as it is meaningful.
What to Expect:
Hands-on hammer crafting from start to finish
Shape your own hammer head, learning key blacksmithing skills along the way
A physical and empowering experience, with the reward of taking home a hammer you crafted yourself
There’s something incredibly satisfying about creating a tool with your own hands—something you can proudly use every day. Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some blacksmithing experience, this course offers a physical and rewarding experience you won’t forget.
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).
For beginners and experienced blacksmiths alike
The price of this booking covers up to two people making one hammer during a full-day session. That’s right, add an extra person for free to join you!
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 hammer.
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 Punching the Eye
The first technique you will learn is how to punch the eye for the hammer, drifting a bracket to shape the eye for the hammer ready for a handle to be fitted. When shaping the cheek side of the hammer, you’ll use fullering tools and cross peen hammers to manipulate metal by moving the material to produce the desired shapes.
4 Forming the Hammer
When the eye and the area around is shaped you will then move on to forming and shaping the rest of the hammer through a number of different forging processes such as set downs, octagonalising (yes, that is a real word!), rounding and drawing out. Once the hammer is forged you’ll start the heat treating processes to normalize the hammer and prepare the steel for heat treating later.
5 Finishing
Once the hammer is cooled you will move out to the grinding bay where you will use grinders and files to further refine your hammer. Once you are happy with the overall shape of the hammer you will heat the hammer to a certain temperature, quench your hammer, and clean it using the grinders. The next stage is tempering – gently heating and cooling to regain the steel’s toughness.
6 Handling
The last step is handling your hammer. If time allows our team will discuss handle options available and either assist with fitting your handle or support in how to do this yourself at home.
7 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!
