“I heard they had a knife making class and I was skeptical but decided to give it a shot as a first timer. I left super impressed and really invigorated about blacksmithing. Amazing place to start, really walk you through each step. Due to the timing and liabilities, there are some thing knife nerds might want to know. They do not do a true quench to harden the knife, and the blacksmith holds the knife with tongs and you take turns hammering the knife and refining the steel. This makes it a great place to start for beginners of all ages, but it left me wanting to do the full process working out the re-bar base. Another small thing is they did not allow us to use power tools such as belt grinders, which means the edge making was going to be slower as you did it by hand. It wasn't that bad at all, but if you are on a time crunch, you are going to have a decorative knife that you can add a full handle and sharpen at home. All of that aside, the guide was super friendly and very helpful. The property was beautiful and if you bring your family, make sure you get them to walk with the Alpacas, they are super fun as well. Great place to learn about blacksmithing for first timers and a lot of fun for people who have tried it before, but don't want to spend the 12+ hrs for the full process.”
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“I heard they had a knife making class and I was skeptical but decided to give it a shot as a first timer. I left super impressed and really invigorated about blacksmithing. Amazing place to start, really walk you through each step. Due to the timing and liabilities, there are some thing knife nerds might want to know. They do not do a true quench to harden the knife, and the blacksmith holds the knife with tongs and you take turns hammering the knife and refining the steel. This makes it a great place to start for beginners of all ages, but it left me wanting to do the full process working out the re-bar base. Another small thing is they did not allow us to use power tools such as belt grinders, which means the edge making was going to be slower as you did it by hand. It wasn't that bad at all, but if you are on a time crunch, you are going to have a decorative knife that you can add a full handle and sharpen at home. All of that aside, the guide was super friendly and very helpful. The property was beautiful and if you bring your family, make sure you get them to walk with the Alpacas, they are super fun as well. Great place to learn about blacksmithing for first timers and a lot of fun for people who have tried it before, but don't want to spend the 12+ hrs for the full process.”