CLASS: Forging a Chef Knife
$460.00
A knife is perhaps the most basic, elemental tool, and a good chef’s knife will make a big difference in the kitchen. Forged properly from a good carbon steel and ground and honed to a razor edge, the Japanese-style blade will give many years of reliable, versatile service. This will become the blade your hand will automatically reach for when you need to prepare a meal. In this class, you will forge a 7-inch, Japanese-style chef’s knife out of a high-carbon steel bar, stamp it with your initials, differentially harden it to produce a Japanese-style heat treatment, temper it, attach a handle, and hand-hone it to a razor sharpness on a water stone. The photo represents the knife you will be making. The class will also cover the ergonomic forging method, and the theory and practice of heat-treating steel. The knife, and anything else you make is yours to take home.
This class spans two consecutive weekends. During the first weekend, you will forge and heat-treat the knives. Then on the following Sunday, we will meet for an additional 2.5 hours to attach the handles and hand-hone the blades. If you are unable to attend the wrap-up session on Sunday, special provisions can easily be made.
The total cost is $460, which includes all materials and safety equipment. No previous blacksmithing experience required.
This class is limited to 9 students.
Description
PLEASE NOTE: Oregon governor’s office has allowed a partial opening of businesses, so Bridgetown Forge is pleased to announce the re-starting of smithing classes. However, to insure student’s and staff safety, we have introduced a series of measures to minimize the risk of transmission.
- All classes are limited to 4 students, to allow proper distancing.
- Students and staff will be wearing a face shield (supplied by Bridgetown Forge for the duration of the class) during active forging; face masks to be worn at all other times, if preferred. Please remember to bring your mask of choice; home-made masks are acceptable.
- Hand sanitizer will be supplied and its use encouraged; shared tools, if any, will be disinfected periodically.
- Door knobs, chairs and other frequently touched spots will be periodically sanitized.
- Open bay doors and windows and industrial fans will assure efficient and steady ventilation at all times.
- Students will be verbally screened via email for potential COVID-19 exposure 24 hours before class date, and again verbally before start of class, to minimize everyone’s chance or exposure.
We appreciate your understanding of the necessity to take these extra precautions during the ongoing pandemic
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