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Blacksmithing Advanced
8:30am – 4pm
Recommended for 16 years and over
Requirements
Closed-in boots (or steel-capped), long pants and long sleeves.
Join Australian Champion Blacksmith Terry Drennan for a lesson in the custom-built blacksmithing shop.
Once you have completed the Blacksmithing Beginner workshop, you can advance your skills further and learn riveting, forge welding, barley twisting, forming plate, forging shapes, upsetting and drawing to create a set of fireside tools including a poker, rake and shovel.
After completing this workshop, you are eligible to participate in the Blacksmithing 2-Day: Condamine Bell, Blacksmithing 2-Day: Hand axe or Damascus knife and Blacksmithing 3-Day Project Workshops.
Meet your tutor
Terry Drennan began training as a blacksmith and farrier in Melbourne when he was 21 years old. He has won the Australian champion in blacksmithing and farriery on many occasions. At the same time, Terry never lost the skills and enthusiasm for the other traditional facets of his trade such as making decorative gates and furniture. He has been teaching blacksmithing courses at Queensland Museum Cobb+Co for 20+ years.
All our Hands-on Workshops have a limited number of participants to ensure you receive all the assistance and direction you require.
Spectators are welcome at all workshops.
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Blacksmithing 2-Day Project: Condamine Bell
In this two-day workshop you can take your blacksmithing skills to the next level to create a Condamine Bell.
Blacksmithing 2-Day Project: Hand axe or Damascus knife
Extend your blacksmithing skills further and create a Viking-inspired hand axe or custom Damascus knife with artisan Terry Drennan.
Blacksmithing 3-Day Project
Extend your blacksmithing skills even further and create a house number and sign bracket for your home with artisan Terry Drennan.