Middle Row Forge

03/03/2026

NEW COURSE DATES!!!!

New course dates for our three excellent one day blacksmithing courses have just been published online at Www.middlerowforge.com

The blacksmith experience day £165 per person

Axe making £180 per person

Knife making £180 per person

Any of these three courses make for a fantastic and challenging day and are a great introduction to traditional blacksmithing and forge work.

For more information please don't hesitate to get in touch via email, Facebook or WhatsApp.

21/02/2026

Great opportunity for a half day session hosted by Valkyrie Archery

Strike a spark, start a story. ⚒️
Learn the ancient art of forging your own traditional fire steel. There’s no feeling like starting a fire with a tool you made with your own two hands.

[DM or WhatsApp 07984913880 to book your anvil time]

13/02/2026

Just added to the online shop over at www.middlerowforge.com

We are proud to present the latest addition to our range of axes - The Tomahawk.

These are similar in size and weight to the Pioneer hand axe but feature that classic tomahawk profile and are shafted with slip fit handles.

Great for everything you can think to use a small axe for - splitting, chopping, dressing game, bushcraft, and throwing.

Hand forged from en9 medium carbon steel, fully heat treated, razor sharp and fitted with hickory handles. They come with thick leather blade covers to keep both you and the blade safe.

For sale to over 18s only (proof of age will be requested before an order can be sent out)

15/12/2025

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO LIGHT THAT FIRE AND GET FORGING FOR CHRISTMAS 🔥🎄💪

Head over to www.middlerowforge.com where you can purchase gift vouchers or book yourself(and a friend/lover/spouse or family member) directly onto one of our excellent one day forging experiences here in the Cumbrian countryside.

Choose from a selection of experiences to suit your style, experience and field of interest.

Courses run throughout the year (almost every week) and new dates are released every couple of months.

Advanced and bespoke courses are available by special request

Please don't hesitate to contact Richard (the blacksmith) via WhatsApp, email or phone if you have any questions.

We hope to see you soon down here at the forge.
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08/12/2025

Find the perfect gift for Christmas..

Learn to forge iron and steel with us and start your journey into the ancient craft of blacksmithing.

We offer several different packages so whether you are interested in making decorative work, forging tools or blade forging then we have the perfect experience for you.

We offer the following one day courses:

The Blacksmith Experience - £165 per person

Axe Making - £180 per person

Knife making 101 - £180 per person

At Middle Row Forge we provide top tier, professional instruction, a well equipped workshop and a true love and enthusiasm for the craft.

New course dates for the first few months of 2026 have just been published over at www.middlerowforge.com where you can find information about our most popular courses, and either book directly onto an available date or purchase a voucher for later use (valid for 12 months)

Please don't hesitate to get in touch direct with any queries via Facebook or WhatsApp.

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16/09/2025

Just added to the online shop at www.middlerowforge.com

The smallest of our current range "The Pioneer"

Hand forged from En9 medium carbon steel and fitted with a 16inch straight hickory handle these axes are supplied razor sharp and ready to work.

Designed to be easily carried in a rucksack or even on a belt the Pioneer is excellent for tasks like cutting branches, dressing game, splitting sticks and even crafting.

This is also the style of axe we teach on our extremely popular axe making days

Let us know what you think 👍👌💪🔥

06/09/2025

Here is the brand new grinding station (almost finished)
Featuring two brand new house built 50x2000 belt grinders mounted onto a nice, chunky house made bench.
A few minor details still to be completed but I'm looking forward to putting these machines to work and training up some of my students to use them
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31/07/2025

NEW DATES ONLINE AT WWW.MIDDLEROWFORGE.COM

31/07/2025

NEW COURSE DATES!!!

it's that time again - we have just added a bunch of new course dates to the online schedule from now until November.

There are new dates for all three of our popular one day courses

- the blacksmith experience (beginners class) £165 per person
- axe making £180 per person
-knife making 101. £180 per person

Details are available over at www.middlerowforge.com where you can also purchase vouchers and book your slot.

If you are in any doubt then check out our Google reviews or give us a call direct to discuss options.

17/06/2025

10ft single panel gate finally finished and installed

This gate was for a long standing client - and this gate project has been in the works for a long time but once the new pillars with steel reinforcing were in I finally got the go ahead.

It is the largest single panel gate I have made to date - I usually do driveway gates as a pair but this location meant a single gate was the only option.

All the components were hand forged in house here at Middle Row Forge and the gate was constructed using mortis and tenon joints, rivets and bolts.
The scroll work was all firewelded together and shaped using hammers and scrolling irons
The client wanted something straightforward but with flourishes of detail to make it special - in this I believe it is a success and both myself and the client are very happy with the results

A big thankyou goes out to Steve Jopling for his assistance when forging the long horizontal bars and also for assisting with the riveting together of the main frame of the gate.
A big thankyou also goes out to my brother Jamie for helping to transport and hang the gate in its final home.

Overall a very satisfying and successful project 💪🔥👍

03/06/2025

Axe making places available this Friday (June 6th)

Come and forge your very own axe entirely from scratch - then grind, heat treat, sharpen and finish by fitting the handle.

£180-00 per person

Lots of courses run throughout the year
Mostly on Fridays but the occasional wed or Saturday aswell

Don't hesitate to get in touch and check out our Google reviews if you need a little more convincing 👍

Course info and availability can be found over at www.middlerowforge.com

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