BeardedPigForge

A fantastic course; as an absolute beginner then knife that I created looks remarkably like the design that we were working towards. Spike:s style of teaching made the day relaxed and fun, with simple guidance from him to correct the mistakes we all made. He also explains the "why" - giving simple metallurgical reasons behind the behaviour of our red hot steel.

Had a brilliant time Spike is a great teacher and leant a lot !

A brilliant experience and very professionally run, with great attention to the individual and their needs. Would highly recommend as an experience or even going into the Blacksmith industry. A must for all alike, thank you Spike 👍

A very fun weekend experience! Spike was extremely receptive and worked to help us create exactly the type of knife we wanted. The whole course was informative, safe, and so much fun.

A great experience, a great day. I look forward to booking again in the future!

Relaxed approach by Spike (no oxymoron intended) in teaching while he emphasised safety needs, very necessary with a 1200C furnace in operation. And surrounded by plenty of hard objects.

What an amazing day. So much fun. Spike was very informative, safe and interesting. He helped me when my arm ran out of steam (!!) and was very clear in his instructions. A great experience in the forge.

I had a brilliant day at Bearded Pig Forge. Excellent tuition from Spike. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in blacksmithing.

Excellent introduction to forging metal to create knives. Spike was an excellent instructor, offering a wealth of knowledge diverse as the history of the art to the chemical composition of different steels. He firmly believed in forging to finish so encouraged us to get as near to the finished shape through heat/hammer. I loved the end result, not pretty but all my own work, certainly stands out in the knife block!