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Full-Day Blacksmithing Gift Card
£210.00

A Full-Day Blacksmithing Gift Card provides a deeper, more immersive experience in the forge. Across a full day of guided instruction, the recipient will learn core forging techniques, explore more involved processes, and create a piece with greater detail and finish. Ideal for those who want to take their time, build confidence, and experience the full rhythm of a working forge, with plenty of space for learning, making, and personal creativity.

ForgeWorks Damascus Knife Making Gift Card Two-Day Course
Sale Price: £355.00 Original Price: £395.00

This two-day gift card offers a more advanced experience in the forge, guiding the recipient through the complete process of creating their own Damascus steel knife. Over the course of the workshop, they will learn how to prepare, weld, fold, and forge layered steel, before shaping, heat-treating, and finishing a functional blade. Designed for those who want to explore the craft in greater depth, this course provides steady, supported instruction and plenty of hands-on time at the anvil. Participants leave with a unique handmade knife and a deeper understanding of traditional forging techniques.

Half-Day Blacksmithing Gift Card
Sale Price: £85.00 Original Price: £95.00

A Half-Day Blacksmithing Gift Card offers a gentle introduction to the forge. Over the course of a morning or afternoon, the recipient will learn the essentials of working with hot metal through guided, hands-on practice. This session is designed for complete beginners and provides a relaxed, focused environment where they can shape a small project and gain an authentic feel for traditional blacksmithing.

ForgeWorks Gift Cards/Vouchers

ForgeWorks gift cards offer a considered and meaningful way to give someone time in the forge an opportunity to step away from the pace of daily life, learn traditional skills, work with real materials, and create something lasting with their own hands.

 Gift Card Terms & Conditions:

  1. Validity Period: Gift cards are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. The recipient must book and complete their course within this period.

  2. Redemption: Gift cards can be redeemed for the specific course type stated on the card (e.g., Half-Day, Full-Day, or Two-Day Damascus Knife Making). They are not exchangeable for other services or cash.

  3. Booking and Scheduling: All courses must be booked through email in advance and are subject to availability. The recipient should contact us early to arrange a suitable date.

Blacksmithing
Courses

The Forge is located at Thorpe Hall Farm in South Norfolk, overlooking the beautiful Broads. Using local suppliers and materials, we aim to provide products that will last a lifetime.

With classes tailored to each guest, we provide classes offering the foundational skills of blacksmithing, for everyone from complete beginners to those with more experience. On completing your class you will take home a valuable experience as well as your forged ironwork tool, sculpture or trinket.

 
 
 
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A guide to blacksmithing

My new book showing the basics of blacksmithing is now available for order.

Click below to grab your very own book on blacksmithing.





Blacksmithing: A Guide to Practical Metalworking, Tools and Techniques Blacksmithing: A Guide to Practical Metalworking, Tools and Techniques
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Blacksmithing: A Guide to Practical Metalworking, Tools and Techniques
£24.99

A guide to practical metalworking, tools and techniques.

Written by Daniel johnson 

Edited by Leah Russell 

Images by Henry Ball, Leah Russell and Daniel Johnson

Quality handcrafted objects.

Everything made at Daniel Johnson’s ForgeWorks is handcrafted using local suppliers, and reaching out and connecting with local craftspeople.

Handcrafted objects show the marks of the craftsperson, with the aesthetics being both minimalist and inspired by the Japanese art of wabi-sabi.

 

Commissions :
Architectural and Ornamental

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"Excellent training experience Making a Billhook from scratch"

— Roger Pothecary

Founder - Daniel Johnson

Founder - Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson (born February 17th, 1995 in Hackney, London). From when I was a kid I loved fixing and creating things, this translated through to my college work and lead to a degree in Artistic Blacksmithing in Hereford. Later completed a Masters in Contemporary Crafts and traveled to Tokyo University of the Arts GEIDAI, to learn about the metal working techniques of Mokume Gane. Now set up in Norfolk as Djohnson-Forgeworks creating ornamental and architectural ironwork, while also teaching the skills of a blacksmith in classes.

 
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