Introductory Blacksmithing Workshop

Fun introduction to Blacksmithing in a relaxed setting



6 hours Location Brookvale Class size 1 to 6 guests   $349 - $379 ($379 per guest when you book for 1 guest, $349/guest for 2+ guests) (Afterpay available)
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Come and spend a Saturday with us in this practical introduction to blacksmithing and go home with your very own hand-forged projects! This Sydney workshop is perfect for beginners.
During this full-day workshop, you will experience shaping your own project with hammer and fire, as well as learn a bit about the blacksmith forge, anvil, and tools and techniques used in blacksmithing. You will make a bottle opener and then have the freedom to select your own project, like a fire poker, s-hook or refine your bottle opener game by making some more.
What's included in this workshop:
  • A blacksmithing overview including the tools, processes and a safety briefing.
  • All materials required (steel, hammers, tongs, anvil, gas forge, PPE).
  • Forging your own project with hammer and fire.
  • Access to steel, forge and anvil for other projects on the day as you wish
  • All instructions and support required on the day.
  • Lunch from a local cafe (poke bowl, salad or burger and drink).
How the workshop will run:
The day starts with a safety briefing and then we discuss what it takes to get into blacksmithing as a hobby. This includes the tools required, where to source materials, safe working practises and an overview of the project of the day. We then all make the same project to get everyone comfortable before you can branch out and make something else, for instance, a fire poker or another bottle opener.
Please note:
  • This is not a knife-making workshop but a more relaxed introduction to blacksmithing where you learn about the tools and processes while still get to make a project or two on the day.
  • The workshop will be held in the back yard of our location in Brookvale, Northern Beaches Sydney. This is an industrial setting outside, under roof with basic facilities.
  • Lunch break will be from 3-3.30 PM with the workshop running from 12 - 6 pm.
  • We will aim to let you do as much as possible of this yourself. If you get tired of the hammering and we have to assist, we may have to help you with some decisions on how to complete your project, in order to finish on time.


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Upcoming dates for Introductory Blacksmithing Workshop

Times are Sydney time. Dates and prices as of 18 Oct 2026, 5:00pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 31 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026.

  • Sat 31 Oct 2026, 12pm-6pm
What you'll get
  • Hands-on experience with blacksmithing and bring home your own completed project.
  • We will provide leather blacksmith aprons and suitable eye and ear protection.
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Knowledge required
No prior experience needed but some physical strength is required to complete the project. Anyone able to lift a one-kilogram hammer over the head and hammer "for a while" (we will help if you get tired).
You must be able over 16-years-old and be able to follow basic safety instructions as provided by your instructor who is with you every step of the way.
What to bring
  • We recommend wearing full-length pants and sleeves in 100% cotton or wool and closed-toe shoes on the day.
  • Please bring gloves and hearing protection and dust musk if not wanting to use our provided PPE. - Expect to get hit by some sparks or hot scale which is not dangerous but might be a surprise the first time, (long sleeves and pants is the way to go).
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

Creative Man - 13-15 Mitchell Road, Brookvale NSW

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Recent reviews of Introductory Blacksmithing Workshop

  • 5/5 from Samuel Lo Ricco, attended Jul 2026: I am amazed at what we acheived in a 6 hours. Joel was patient but more importantly a lot of fun.
  • 5/5 from Grant Sutherland, attended May 2026: Got this as a Christmas present and Had a great time learning the basics of black smithing. Rohan was a very good teacher and explained everything very well. Would highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Helen, attended Apr 2026: This class was very fun. Bjorn was very helpful and made the day very enjoyable. I liked how the day was structured. In the morning, we all made bottle openers. There were lots of stamps etc to personalize these which was cool. In the afternoon, it was more free time and we got to choose a project. Really good fun. And we finished the day using our new bottle openers to crack a beer (provided). Would highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Lars Oleson, attended Oct 2025: Really enjoyed this class. Ben did a great job of teaching and letting everyone try new techniques.
  • 5/5 from Charles Macaulay, attended May 2025: Good class. Ben was helpful but also let you do your thing.
  • 5/5 from Patrik Jarlestam, attended Mar 2025: Great teacher, really fun class and even though it was very hot in the forge we all had a great time working together and seeing what each other made in the class!
  • 5/5 from Angelo Santolin, attended Dec 2024: Absolutely awesome experience! Bjorn is a great and fun teacher and allowed plenty of time to explore and make new things after the introductory bottle opener. Would highly recommend to anyone as it is a unique and engaging experience. Tip: come prepared with some ideas of what you might want to make for the second part, allows more time for hammering!
  • 5/5 from Monycka Baker Williams, attended Oct 2024: Booked the class for my boyfriend’s birthday and he had a great time. I’m not very into tools and hot stuff or anything like this but I still found it very enjoyable and Jamie the teacher was very funny.
  • 5/5 from Kadi Price, attended Sep 2024: Bjorn was great. Learnt alot and had fun doing it. Highly recommend for anyone that is interesting in metal work.
  • 4/5 from Ozlem Elbeyli, attended Aug 2024: Great Intro into blacksmithing. Bjorn was very helpful. Lucky it was a cool day as the furnace is damn hot!
  • 5/5 from Liam Marosy-Weide, attended May 2024: The class with Bjorn was excellent. He was very patient and clear. Facilities were good, as was the lunch and the catch-up drink at the end. Definitely recommend.
  • 5/5 from Brooke Mengell, attended Dec 2023: My partner and I were lucky enough to be taught by Jamie on a 40 degree day, we had a marvellous time learning the ins and outs of blacksmithing! Jamie is an incredibly dedicated teacher who helped us every step of the way and always had a witty joke ready to go. Safety is a number one priority for these guys, you’ve got every tool you could possibly need, this is one of the best experiences we’ve had. Can’t recommend highly enough. 11/10.
  • 5/5 from Daniel Moss, attended Sep 2023: Awesome experience and Jamie was a great teacher. Managed to finish the bottle opener with time to spare and with Jamie's help made a Viking arm ring for my daughter that fits!
  • 5/5 from William Shepherd, attended Jun 2023: Bjorn was an awesome teacher! He explained everything really well and was very friendly. The class had a good pace to it. Highly recommend his class to anyone. :)
  • 5/5 from Ben Dukes, attended May 2023: Absolutely loved it and Jamie is a character, was very friendly and far for all skill levels I have a moderate experience with hammering stuff so the teacher pushed me a little and got me to make 2 at the same time witch I thought was fantastic Highly recommended
  • 5/5 from Joseph Whelan, attended Apr 2023: Amazing class and teacher we had so much fun and work away will our ow projects
  • 5/5 from Rhys Llewellyn, attended Dec 2022: The whole experience was top level. A great facility and expert tuition. I would suggest having some product on display to buy as I would have bought something if it was offered.
  • 5/5 from Daniel Mautner, attended Nov 2022: It was a fabulous experience, learning a unique and ancient art. But what really made it great was the kindness of the staff, Bjørn and Tim.
  • 5/5 from Jaroslav Kebrdle, attended Oct 2022: Thank you Jamie. I have very good time with you and new friends. First time blacksmiting and i have bottle opener. Cheers Jaroslav
  • 5/5 from Suzanne, attended Oct 2022: Great teacher interesting background info stories. Great step by step instructions and then is happy to let you be independent. Would have liked more time to complete little independent projects but on the other hand too exhausted to do so on same day! Do you have follow up continuers course? I mean another day of forging for those who have already done the intro?
  • 5/5 from Peter Tassell, attended Sep 2022: really enjoyed it. the instructor was great. felt like a real man after the experience. needed a lie-down afterwards though. highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Steven Sell, attended Sep 2022: The teacher Jamie was excellent and knowledgable and extremely helpful. I learnt that blacksmithing is very hard work. The lunch providewd was excellent. I would highly recomend this coarse.
  • 5/5 from Rob Sawyer, attended Jul 2022: A great fun day. Lots of learning and interesting skills to develop. Jamie the teacher was very patient, really knowledgeable and good fun. He made the day go quickly but at the same time was very generous with his teaching. Excellent lunch. Strongly recommend the blacksmithing course.
  • 5/5 from Enzo Tomas Munro, attended Jul 2022: Amazing work shop, Thank you. My son made relay nice herb cutter that we use every day
  • 5/5 from Cody Chockman, attended Jul 2022: Fantastic class really good value for money. Fantastic staff run, super helpful would recommend and will be attending their other classes again
  • 5/5 from Aaron Carpenter, attended May 2022: A history lesson with practical skills thrown in. Great instructor, fun class Will look at doing again to build on skills!
  • 5/5 from Holly Gibbs, attended Feb 2022: Had a great day, met some nice people and learnt a lot about blacksmithing. Jamie did a great job of presenting the class.
  • 5/5 from Elise, attended Nov 2021: Great relaxed environment and space to work in. Amazing experience creating and shaping my own kitchen knife! *Note: this review is for the knife course, not basic blacksmithing.
  • 5/5 from Amanda Rutherford, attended Nov 2021: Loved the class. Bjorn was a great instructor and made sure everyone had a good time and helped out when some of us struggled with the hammering! Highly recommend
  • 5/5 from Pam Dingwall, attended Jan 2021: Very personable teacher in Jamie who looks the part toogood instruction and nice little touches like beer and sausage at the end
  • 5/5 from William Millard, attended Dec 2020: I booked my 16yo son into this course. He didn't stop raving about how good it was and how the instructors were the nicest people he'd ever encountered. We'll be booking him back in for the next available course!
  • 5/5 from Liam Bate, attended Dec 2020: Teachers were great, very kind, we got to do what we wanted, and I learned a lot about blacksmithing, creating blades and rolling details
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