
Located near Leongatha, in Victoria's south-east, Wilkur Forge is a training space dedicated to the teaching of blacksmithing, tool making, knife making and associated crafts.
The Course Calendar is now running.
Formally qualified as a blacksmith, workplace trainer and assessor and mechanical and structural designer, Jim Deering owns and operates Wilkur Forge.
Qualifications;
Certificate III Engineering - Fabrication Trade -
Blacksmithing (TAFENSW - Ultimo)
Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training (CGITAFE)
Associate Diploma of Engineering - Mechanical Design Drafting (CGITAFE)
Wilkur Forge has an extensive array of forging gear available for training course participants to learn with.
The equipment list includes;
Open hearth coke forges, anvils, tongs, leg vices and hand hammers
Blacksmith's tools such as flatters, swages, punches, drifts and fullers
Mechanical and pneumatic forging hammers, plus numerous other hand and power tools
As a purpose-built facility Wilkur Forge has been created to provide a first-class blacksmithing, tool making and knife making training environment.
With a broad array of heating plant, forging tools and machinery, Wilkur Forge offers people with all levels of experience the opportunity to learn about working hot metal.
Carefully designed and structured courses build on one another to enlighten and educate course participants.
Whether you just want to try a few hours of blacksmithing, are an enthusiastic beginner, somewhat experienced, or an old hand, Wilkur Forge has courses on offer to help you increase your blacksmithing know-how.
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Never tried blacksmithing but want to? Wilkur Forge offers One Day Forge, an introductory blacksmithing course, for complete novices to try their hand at forging.
Wilkur Forge's Basic courses introduce you to the fundamentals of blacksmithing with hand and machine tools.
From there on, your competence and know-how build as you progress through Wilkur Forge's more involved Hand and Power Forging courses.
For those who have undertaken forging courses with other blacksmithing educators please contact Wilkur Forge to determine which of Wilkur Forge's courses best suits your level of experience.
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