Anvil Forge

Nic reviewed: Parent and child blacksmithing

"Massive thanks to John, Bill and the team. My son had an amazing day forging his own sword with the excellent guidance from Anvil Forge. We went from novices to creating a fire poker in 1 hour, then progressed to creating swords by the end of the day! A great day full of memories and an 11 year old who is the envy of his friends!"

Charlie Seaton reviewed: Copper and Iron Sculpture course

"On Thursday I did something very different and had the BEST day on the first copper and iron sculpture day! We started the day by discussing our ideas and what we wanted to make (My drawing abilities are awful but they understood what I was trying to draw! 😂). Every member of the team taught me with patience, explaining and teaching me every skill I needed to make my vision into a physical piece of art that I could then take home and treasure in my garden forever! Not only did I learn to hammer, shape, solder, watched welding and learnt basic blacksmith skills such as tool work and how to manage a gorge fire, every member of the team came together and helped me with parts of my project and the passion and enthusiasm these guys have for their art is infectious! I would highly recommend this course to everyone and can’t thank the team enough for a wonderful day! "

Neil Tonks reviewed: Make a chef's knife

"Full respect to John, Spencer, Bill, Aiden (and Pat for eating constantly!) Took this course as a 21st present for my Son, and brought along my Father for a tri-generational familial experience. It is not possible to rate this course, the brilliance of the chaps and the achieved results under their guidance, enough! Rejoice in whacking glowing hot metal with hammers, delight in dunking hot metal in oil, thrill in shaping wood and bemoan the aching shoulders with extensive filing and sharpening. The expert direction, encouragement and guidance from the chaps achieved the perfect balance of accuracy and succinctness, maximising the time to create with sufficient awareness of possible error or failure. We three achieved better results than expected, and the said results are available for use, and with indelible memories for hearty cheer for many years to come. Thank you, Friends."

Anvil Forge responded:

"Hi Neil thanks for the review. I think I am speaking for all of us when I say you were all a joy to teach. It is great when everyone has a good time as well as learning to the skills we have to offer , I will be putting Pat on a diet ! LOL. Unfortunately I had to leave early to do a site survey so didnt see the final results but the lads said you all did a great job , so one minor request can you send a picture over . Best wishes and hopefully I will see you all again. John"

Rod Carroll reviewed: Blacksmith Experience Day - Anvil Forge

"Completed a 2 Day dragon course and loved it. Everyone was friendly and helpful so I am looking forward to returning to make a garden sculpture. "