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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Q: What ages is this class suitable for?
A: Adults & 16+ years. An adult must accompany any attending kids (the adult may observe for free).
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A: Free to cancel or reschedule up until 7 days before the class
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 9 hours, $575 per guest
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Learn how to make a knife in a day in Queensland!
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What you'll get
All required materials on the day and an introduction to knife making by making their own forged chef knife in a day, including attaching a ready-made handle to the blade they forge and grind.
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Knowledge required
No prior knowledge required but some fitness required due to the hammering involved. You will need to have the ability to stand up in front of an anvil and lift a 1 kg hammer above your head for some time. This is not suitable for anyone under 16 years of age or with limited mobility.If you feel this may be difficult or would feel more comfortable in a one-on-one situation or may need additional help, please contact Wayne. Specialised classes are available, including NDIS funded.
What to bring
Make sure to wear closed-toe shoes, a full-length shirt, and pants in cotton rather than synthetics. Please make sure you do not wear nylon or synthetic clothes or shoes.
Suitable for
Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 16 years old).
An adult must accompany any attending kids (the adult may observe for free).
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Recent reviews of Chef Knife Making Workshop
- 5/5 from Nikita Weal, attended Jul 2026: Greatest experience. Wayne was lovely. End product was amazing.
- 5/5 from Cameron Scott, attended Nov 2023: Great teacher, had a great day and made a nice knife I will use for a long time.
- 5/5 from Will Pitchforth, attended Aug 2023: A lot of fun, Wayne was a great teacher, and it was well worth the price. It is very 'hands on' and you get to do almost every step yourself to customise the final knife.
- 4/5 from Terrence Wockner, attended May 2022: Wayne knew his stuff and new equipment. Well explained processes in a friendly atmosphere. Wayne couldn’t to enough to make the session and enjoyable success.
- 5/5 from Karlis Seglenieks, attended Mar 2022: Wayne was very knowledgeable and helpful, he worked with each of us to ensure we got our knives finished on time. His experience was evident and we all really enjoyed our time. Highly recommend as an intro to blacksmithing!
- 5/5 from Sanel Duranovic, attended Sep 2021: awesome day with Wayne and Josh. very helpful and friendly atmosphere, learnt quite a bit about forging and had a blast.
- 5/5 from Jan Kudyba, attended Sep 2021: Great patient instructor, easy central location, small class size, creative freedom. I highly recommend it.
- 5/5 from Mary Wright, attended Jun 2021: Had a great day making this knife. All the equipment needed was on site. Very friendly instructor!
- 5/5 from Melissa Nicol, attended Apr 2021: Excellent class where with no prior knowledge or experience you leave with something unique and useful. Everything is provided and the instructor very knowledgeable with years of experience and a great friendly nature. I’d do it again and recommend to anyone to try at least once.
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Wayne has been blacksmithing for over 35 years, using traditional and modern methods and techniques to create forged items from any time in history.Teaching the craft has become a passion, helping others forge their own hand made knives and objects - both exceedingly practical and works of art at the same time. Guaranteed to serve generations of use. He provides live demonstrations and explanations to the public and uses historical equipment and period bellows at various Historical events.Based in Ipswich, Queensland.
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