Metal Fabrication
Bladesmithing: Forge a Scandi Knife
This six-session, 18-hour course will guide you through forging a Scandinavian-style blade with wooden handle.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Tue, 7/16/2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Tue, 7/23/2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Tue, 7/30/2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Tue, 8/6/2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Tue, 8/13/2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Tue, 8/20/2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Tue, 7/16/2024 - Tue, 8/20/2024
Closed
About
This is Yori's everyday knife. It is a utility knife with a Scandinavian edge geometry that he uses on the boat, at the farm, and in the shop. It rarely leaves his side.
This course is designed to introduce you to forging a blade with requisite tang. It is a classic style of making knives in Scandinavia and is a quite fun knife to make. You will learn to hammer a rough blade and tang as well as create a wooden handle with a nickel silver ferrule.
If time permits, Yori will show you how to personalize your knife handle with an inlay of nickel silver wire.
This course is designed to introduce you to forging a blade with requisite tang. It is a classic style of making knives in Scandinavia and is a quite fun knife to make. You will learn to hammer a rough blade and tang as well as create a wooden handle with a nickel silver ferrule.
If time permits, Yori will show you how to personalize your knife handle with an inlay of nickel silver wire.
Materials
Material fees of $85 for the Scandi Knife course covers the steel alloy bar, wood for handle (you may bring your own material if you like), and the nickel-silver for the knife ferrule.
Prerequisites
One or all of the following courses:
- Blacksmithing: Forge a Dragon Head Bottle Opener,
- Bladesmithing: Forge a Blacksmith's Knife,
- Blacksmithing: Forge a Twisted Leaf Hook.
Seasoned smiths and beginners alike are welcome to participate in this course. However, Scandi Knife students will benefit from the experience of the butterknife and/or the blacksmith's knife lessons.
Class Policies
- This class is in an open-air workshop, so dress accordingly.
- Wear natural fiber clothing only (no synthetics that could melt).
- Wear closed-toe shoes or boots. Sandals are not permitted.
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Yori Seeger
Blade Smithing
Yori is a sculptor and a blacksmith who trained in Florence, Italy, and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. He cofounded an art school called Visual Philosophy where he created and taught the curriculum for both blacksmithing and sculpting programs. He has worked in sculpture studios, foundries, and blacksmith shops for 20-plus years. He specializes in large-scale, figurative sculpture; ornamental ironwork; and forging woodworking tools. He's also very passionate about teaching these trades and traditions. View Yori's work at https://www.yoriseeger.com.
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