Ancient Crafts - Sword Making

Session where you will prepare your own mould, cast the liquid metal into the mould to produce a replica bronze age sword.
About this Event

Workshop students will prepare their own mould, before working the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace to melt bronze. They will then cast the liquid metal into their prepared moulds to produce a replica bronze age sword to take home at the end of the day. Dr. James Dilley is an experimental archaeologist and flintknapper, specialising in the British Stone Age & Bronze Age.

Minimum age – 16 years.

Other requirements – MUST wear fully covered footwear such as walking boots or similar and full length trousers.