The Complete Axe Course - 3 day - Deposit
What’s Included
✔ Forge your own Axe from start to finish.
✔ Haft your Axe (craft and fit the handle).
✔ A full day of Axe skills with ‘The Wilderness Survival Guide’ author & instructor: Joe O’Leary.
✔ Full 3 x 8 hour days at Thorn Wood Forge (09:00 - 18:00)
✔ Tea & Coffee throughout the day.
✔ Fully Catered Lunch & Dinner by forge cook Al.
Total Price £550 - Outstanding Balance (£400) to be paid 8 weeks prior to course commencing
Overview
Embark on a 3 day comprehensive journey at Thorn Wood Forge as our course guides you through the art of crafting your very own hatchet-style axe, from its inception to completion.
Immerse yourself in an engaging experience led by a skilled duo of Blacksmiths, who will expertly mentor you through the intricate stages of forging, heat-treating, grinding, and hafting over the course of two enriching days. Culminating in a exciting final day hosted by Joe O’Leary, you'll delve into the techniques and proficiencies essential for wielding your axe effectively in the great outdoors. - No previous experience is required.
Our aim is to equip you with the knowledge and skills to not only make the tools, but also how to use them on your adventures.
Spaces on the course are limited to 6 people to achieve a 3:1 ratio of students to instructors. This allows for maximum contact time with instructors, so that you get the most out the time spent here at the Thorn Wood Forge.
About Joe O’Leary:
Joe O'Leary is the author of 'The Wilderness Survival Guide' and runs his own bushcraft school in South Wiltshire. As a bushcraft instructor with over twenty years teaching experience, a good axe is never far from his hand, whether it's for felling and limbing trees, preparing firewood or carving all kinds of woodland crafts.
What’s Included
✔ Forge your own Axe from start to finish.
✔ Haft your Axe (craft and fit the handle).
✔ A full day of Axe skills with ‘The Wilderness Survival Guide’ author & instructor: Joe O’Leary.
✔ Full 3 x 8 hour days at Thorn Wood Forge (09:00 - 18:00)
✔ Tea & Coffee throughout the day.
✔ Fully Catered Lunch & Dinner by forge cook Al.
Total Price £550 - Outstanding Balance (£400) to be paid 8 weeks prior to course commencing
Overview
Embark on a 3 day comprehensive journey at Thorn Wood Forge as our course guides you through the art of crafting your very own hatchet-style axe, from its inception to completion.
Immerse yourself in an engaging experience led by a skilled duo of Blacksmiths, who will expertly mentor you through the intricate stages of forging, heat-treating, grinding, and hafting over the course of two enriching days. Culminating in a exciting final day hosted by Joe O’Leary, you'll delve into the techniques and proficiencies essential for wielding your axe effectively in the great outdoors. - No previous experience is required.
Our aim is to equip you with the knowledge and skills to not only make the tools, but also how to use them on your adventures.
Spaces on the course are limited to 6 people to achieve a 3:1 ratio of students to instructors. This allows for maximum contact time with instructors, so that you get the most out the time spent here at the Thorn Wood Forge.
About Joe O’Leary:
Joe O'Leary is the author of 'The Wilderness Survival Guide' and runs his own bushcraft school in South Wiltshire. As a bushcraft instructor with over twenty years teaching experience, a good axe is never far from his hand, whether it's for felling and limbing trees, preparing firewood or carving all kinds of woodland crafts.
What’s Included
✔ Forge your own Axe from start to finish.
✔ Haft your Axe (craft and fit the handle).
✔ A full day of Axe skills with ‘The Wilderness Survival Guide’ author & instructor: Joe O’Leary.
✔ Full 3 x 8 hour days at Thorn Wood Forge (09:00 - 18:00)
✔ Tea & Coffee throughout the day.
✔ Fully Catered Lunch & Dinner by forge cook Al.
Total Price £550 - Outstanding Balance (£400) to be paid 8 weeks prior to course commencing
Overview
Embark on a 3 day comprehensive journey at Thorn Wood Forge as our course guides you through the art of crafting your very own hatchet-style axe, from its inception to completion.
Immerse yourself in an engaging experience led by a skilled duo of Blacksmiths, who will expertly mentor you through the intricate stages of forging, heat-treating, grinding, and hafting over the course of two enriching days. Culminating in a exciting final day hosted by Joe O’Leary, you'll delve into the techniques and proficiencies essential for wielding your axe effectively in the great outdoors. - No previous experience is required.
Our aim is to equip you with the knowledge and skills to not only make the tools, but also how to use them on your adventures.
Spaces on the course are limited to 6 people to achieve a 3:1 ratio of students to instructors. This allows for maximum contact time with instructors, so that you get the most out the time spent here at the Thorn Wood Forge.
About Joe O’Leary:
Joe O'Leary is the author of 'The Wilderness Survival Guide' and runs his own bushcraft school in South Wiltshire. As a bushcraft instructor with over twenty years teaching experience, a good axe is never far from his hand, whether it's for felling and limbing trees, preparing firewood or carving all kinds of woodland crafts.
Course overview:
Day 1:
The day kicks off at 09.30 with teas and coffees while you are introduced to the estate and the Thorn Wood Forge team. Following that, we will get straight on with our axe project! We start by forging the eye before moving onto shaping the blade, with the Forge team guiding you every step of the way! We will break half-way through the day for lunch, which will be provided, and by the end of the first day, all the forging will be done and you will have an axe shaped block of steel! The hard days work will be followed by dinner all together, prepared by our incredible cook, Alex.
Day 2:
The second day starts off at 09.30 with heat-treating the axes. This is where they turn from an axe shaped piece of steel into an axe! Following this the blades are ground to a sharp edge and it is almost ready to use! The final step is handling the axe. Handle blanks are provided, made in-house out of ash, from you which you can shape the handle to your preference and fit it to your axe head. Lunch is also provided and the day will run through until 17.00.
Day 3:
During your day of axe use and instruction you'll learn how to safely use your new axe to make a woodland mallet, hazel tent pegs, a kettle hook and spatula from green wood. Making these important items from local materials on site means you don't need to carry them with you! You'll also learn how to efficiently and safely split large and small fuel wood for the fire as well as create kindling and even tinder from standing dead wood; a valuable wet weather fire lighting technique. Finally, your new skills will be put the test as you are challenged to create fire with your axe, one seasoned log and a fire steel or spark stick!
We can cater to allergies and intolerances so please contact us with any dietary requirements upon booking.
