Forge Your Own Knife (2-Day Workshop)

⚒️ Forge Your Own Knife – 2-Day Intensive Workshop

$450 per person
Location: Albemarle, NC

Step inside the forge and build your own fully functional knife from raw steel to final polish in this immersive two-day, 14-hour workshop with Forged in Fire Champion Gabe Mabry. You'll walk away with both a hand-crafted blade — and the skills to keep going.

🔥 What You’ll Do

• Forge a full-tang blade from high-carbon steel
• Heat-treat it for long-lasting edge retention
• Grind bevels and shape the profile
• Fit and finish your own handle scales
• Hone your knife to a shaving-sharp edge
• Leave with a custom knife built by you — fully hardened, assembled, and ready to use

✅ What’s Included

• All steel, handle material, abrasives, and safety gear
• Lunch both days (menu selected during scheduling)
• Use of all forge tools and finishing stations
• Custom leather sheath to take home
• Small class size (max 4 people) for hands-on instruction
• Take-home 4–5" custom knife — forged, ground, heat-treated, and finished

📅 Workshop Schedule

Day 1

• Design & layout
• Forge blade to shape
• Profile grind & drilling
• Heat-treat and quench

Day 2

• Temper inspection
• Finish grind
• Fit and shape handle scales
• Sand, polish, assemble
• Final sharpen & edge test

⚙️ Optional Upgrades

Premium Handle Materials

• Carbon fiber +$35
• stabilized burl +$50
• exotic wood+$20
• Ivory +$350

Bring cash day of if you want to add these on- if not plenty of in stock options included

Blade Over 5”

• Extended steel use and finish time: +$50–$100

  Tier	Pattern Style	Complexity	Add-On Price
  Bold	Random / Low-Layer	80–120 layers	+ $150
  Med Layer	Ladder, Twist, Raindrop	100-200 layers	+ $300
  High Layer \ Fine	Feather etc	200–300 layers	+ $750
  Mosaic / Explosion	Canister, Turkish, Explosion	300+ layers	Custom Quote (~$1,000+)

Note: Damascus must be selected during booking. Lead time required for billet preparation.

👥 Group Booking Available

Book solo or as a group — up to 4 people per class. Want to reserve a private session? Email me to check availability or request a custom quote.

📩 How to Book

• Add this class to cart and check out to lock in your spot
• I’ll follow up by email to schedule your dates and go over any custom upgrades or preferences
• Giftable option available — just include recipient details in your order notes

Seats are limited to keep instruction focused and one-on-one.
Build a knife. Learn a craft. Leave with a blade worth keeping for life.