Blacksmithing Class - Hammer Making

Recent reviews of Blacksmithing Class - Hammer Making

• 5/5 from Neil Stevenson, attended Nov 2025: The teacher was Sandy and he was full of energy and enthusiasm (and knowledge). My group made hammers and it was a lot of fun. Made a normal hammer and a couple of custom variations, an ice pick hammer and a nut cracking hammer. Was surprised we got away with the custom ones but this was a second visit and we had made the normal hammer already (and it was so good we came back for seconds). Having had the normal hammer for a couple of years it really stands out how hard the tool steel is. I polished it to a mirror finish when making it and it’s still almost unmarked today despite using it to whack centre punches really hard. I expect our new custom hammers (ice pick and nutcracker) will be the same, but they’re great just as talking pieces, “oh that, I made that, it’s for…”. Was a good bonding exercise. I suggested the wife and I come back next month and make battle axes for our anniversary but it didn’t go down as well as I hoped.
• 5/5 from Luke Magee, attended Nov 2024: Awesome blacksmithing experience. Very well instructed and very informative. Learned a massive amount around the basic skills of beginners blacksmithing. We made a mini sledge hammer, which will take pride of place in my toolbox.
• 5/5 from Richard, attended Jun 2024: Excellent class, run by a really knowledgable and friendly teacher. I learnt loads and had a really good time.
• 5/5 from Crystal Sams, attended Sep 2023: My husband had a fantastic time. He and Sandy hit it off and he came away with some new knowledge, a giant smile, and his own handmade hammer. Can’t say enough positive things about this class. Would definitely recommend
• 5/5 from Dean Tinson, attended Feb 2023: I had a fantastic experience at Athelstane Forge making a hammer. Sandy's a great teacher loads of knowledge to share. Great workshop. Loved making the hammer from start to finish from using small hammer to start making the hole for the shaft to using the power hammer to making the hammer faces and using the sledge hammer for make the final hole for the shaft to fit in and making the hammer handle. Can't wait to go back and make something else
• 5/5 from Michael Cannon, attended Jul 2022: A great course. Sandy is an excellent teacher. Lots of hands on time and happy for you to make your own mistakes. I learned a heck of a lot about blacksmithing and just how skilled a job it is. Great fun and I would certainly recommend Sandy's course.