This day course will introduce you to the basics of blacksmithing and hand forge work with Jacek Robótka of Jorgen Craft. This is one day class concentrating on the particular techniques of forging a small kitchen knife. The blade shape will be based on Viking era knife find from Birka, grave Bj 903.Starting with fire control and hand hammer work, you will learn carbon steel forging. We will forge the blade and then tang, we then work the edge down to a thin section and forge the blade bevel. You will then heat treat your blades in 3 processes (normalising, hardening and tempering). You will then clean up the blades on a grinder so that they are ready for you fit to a pre made handle and then finally sharpen  and strop to a razor’s edge. 

No prior experience is needed and the class will guide you through.

Location: Leeds, UK

This day course will introduce you to the basics of blacksmithing and hand forge work with Jacek Robótka of Jorgen Craft. This is one day class concentrating on the particular techniques of forging a small kitchen knife. The blade shape will be based on Viking era knife find from Birka, grave Bj 903.Starting with fire control and hand hammer work, you will learn carbon steel forging. We will forge the blade and then tang, we then work the edge down to a thin section and forge the blade bevel. You will then heat treat your blades in 3 processes (normalising, hardening and tempering). You will then clean up the blades on a grinder so that they are ready for you fit to a pre made handle and then finally sharpen  and strop to a razor’s edge. 

No prior experience is needed and the class will guide you through.

Location: Leeds, UK

This day course will introduce you to the basics of blacksmithing and hand forge work with Jacek Robótka of Jorgen Craft. This is one day class concentrating on the particular techniques of forging a small kitchen knife. The blade shape will be based on Viking era knife find from Birka, grave Bj 903.Starting with fire control and hand hammer work, you will learn carbon steel forging. We will forge the blade and then tang, we then work the edge down to a thin section and forge the blade bevel. You will then heat treat your blades in 3 processes (normalising, hardening and tempering). You will then clean up the blades on a grinder so that they are ready for you fit to a pre made handle and then finally sharpen  and strop to a razor’s edge. 

No prior experience is needed and the class will guide you through.

Location: Leeds, UK

This one‑day course will introduce you to the fundamentals of blacksmithing and hand‑forging with Jacek Robótka of Jorgen Craft. The class focuses on forging a spearhead‑style candle holder using traditional socket‑forming techniques inspired by historical weapon forms.

Starting with forge safety, fire control, and basic hammer skills, you will prepare and cut steel, then spread and shape it to form the socket. You will wrap and refine the socket on a swage block before forging the spearhead point and blade flats at the anvil.

Once the form is complete, you will grind and refine the surface, apply a hot blackened finish for durability and a traditional look, and mount the finished spearhead into a stand to create a functional candle holder.

By the end of the day you will leave with a completed, hand‑forged piece and a solid introduction to controlled hammer work, shaping techniques, and traditional blacksmithing methods.

No prior experience is needed and the class will guide you through.

Location: Leeds, UK

This day course will introduce you to the basics of blacksmithing and hand forge work with Jacek Robótka of Jorgen Craft. This is one day class concentrating on the particular techniques of forging a small kitchen knife. The blade shape will be based on Viking era knife find from Birka, grave Bj 903.Starting with fire control and hand hammer work, you will learn carbon steel forging. We will forge the blade and then tang, we then work the edge down to a thin section and forge the blade bevel. You will then heat treat your blades in 3 processes (normalising, hardening and tempering). You will then clean up the blades on a grinder so that they are ready for you fit to a pre made handle and then finally sharpen  and strop to a razor’s edge. 

No prior experience is needed and the class will guide you through.

Location: Leeds, UK

This day course will introduce you to the basics of blacksmithing and hand forge work with Jacek Robótka of Jorgen Craft. This is one day class concentrating on the particular techniques of forging a small kitchen knife. The blade shape will be based on Viking era knife find from Birka, grave Bj 903.Starting with fire control and hand hammer work, you will learn carbon steel forging. We will forge the blade and then tang, we then work the edge down to a thin section and forge the blade bevel. You will then heat treat your blades in 3 processes (normalising, hardening and tempering). You will then clean up the blades on a grinder so that they are ready for you fit to a pre made handle and then finally sharpen  and strop to a razor’s edge. 

No prior experience is needed and the class will guide you through.

Location: Leeds, UK