Forged and Formed: Copper Serving Utensil
About this workshop
Matt Mewburn from Eveleigh Works is travelling all the way from New South Wales for the Lost Trades Fair and joining us for a special weekend of blacksmithing workshops at the Rare Trades Centre.
Join blacksmith and founder of Eveleigh Works, Matt Mewburn, and learn to make a beautiful serving spoon from copper and steel that will last for generations.
In this full-day workshop, you’ll try your hand at blacksmithing techniques including heating, tapering, texturing and twisting to forge a piece of steel into an ergonomic handle for your spoon.
You’ll also try cold forming techniques using a variety of blacksmithing tools such as anvils, hammers, and swages to shape copper sheet into the bowl of your spoon before uniting the pieces with copper rivets.
At the end of the day, you will take home a beautiful utensil to use in your kitchen.
Essential information
Required skill level
No previous experience required
What do I need to bring?
Snacks, lunch, water bottle, notepad and pen.
Clothing guidelines
Workshop appropriate - non-flammable clothing, closed toe shoes, no hanging jewellery, hair tied back, no baggy sleeves
Maximum class size
Small class size – max 6 participants
What is Included
All instruction, tools and materials included
You will learn
At the end of this workshop, you will have learned the basics of working with copper and other non-ferrous alloys. You will have learned about the forging of steel including heating, hammer technique, striking with sledgehammers and using various blacksmithing tools.
Morning tea/lunch info
Morning tea included.
