Course Schedule 2025
| DECEMBER 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11 – 15 Dec | Full House | 3 places available |
| 21 – 23 Dec | Basic Bladesmithing | Fully booked |
| 2025 | ||
| JANUARY 2025 | ||
| 8 to 12 Jan | Full House | 3 places available |
| 24 to 26 Jan | Basic Bladesmithing | 4 places available |
| FEBRUARY 2025 | ||
| 5 to 9 Feb | Full House | 3 places available |
| MARCH 2025 | ||
| 3 to 14 March | ABS Intro to Bladesmithing with Mastersmith and ABS Chairman, Kevin Cashen M.S. assisting on the first week | 2 places available |
| 8 March | Masterclass on Knife Metallurgy and Heat-treatment with U.S.A Mastersmith and ABS Chairman, Kevin Cashen M.S. | 10 places left |
| 17 to 21 March | Handles, Fittings and Sheaths | 6 places available |
| 24 to 26 March | Intro to Damascus | 3 places available |
| APRIL 2025 | ||
| 9 to 13 April | Special Project Dagger Build | 2 places available |
| 24 to 28 April | Full House | 3 places available |
| JUNE 2025 | ||
| 25 to 29 June | Full House | 3 places available |
| SEPTEMBER 2025 | ||
| 4 to 7 Sept | Special Project Bowie Build | 3 places available |
| 26 to 28 Sept | Basic Bladesmithing | 4 places available |
| OCTOBER 2025 | ||
| 6 to 17 Oct | ABS Intro to Bladesmithing | 2 places available |
| 20 to 24 Oct | Handles, Fittings and Sheaths | 3 places available |
| 27 to 29 Oct | Introduction to Bladesmithing | 3 places available |
| NOVEMBER 2025 | ||
| 19 to 23 Nov | Full House | 3 places available |
| DECEMBER 2025 | ||
| 4 to 7 Dec | Special Project Chef Knife | 3 places available |
| 17 to 21 Dec | Full House | 3 places available |
Heavin Forge reserves the right to cancel and change dates of courses.
Our courses are very popular and book up quickly. Please email us to be added to our cancellation/waiting list, we will contact all of you if a student cancels and take a replacement on a first-come, first-serve, basis. heavin@heavinforge.co.za
Terms and conditions of booking
COURSE PRICES 2024
- Basic Bladesmithing R7 000 per person (3 days)
- Full House R11 500 per person (5 days)
- Introduction to Damascus R8 300 per person (3 days)
- Special Project San-Mai Chef Knife R9 500 per person (4 days)
- Special Project Bowie Build R9 500 per person (4 days)
- Special Project Dagger Build R10 700 per person (5 days)
- ABS 2-week Introduction to Bladesmithing R18 500 per person
- Handles, Fittings and Sheaths R10 500 per person (5-days)
- A non-refundable, non-transferable booking deposit of R2 000 per person is required to secure booking. Please email us at heavin@heavinforge.co.za to check that the course dates are still available and for us to send you our bank account details, they are not on the website to avoid double bookings.
- Balance of course fees to be paid in full one month prior to course dates. for the 2-week ABS Intro to Bladesmithing course.
- Balance of course fees to be paid in full for all other courses, on or before the date of the course.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Your booking deposit is non-refundable and cannot be transferred to another class date but can be transferred to another student for the same course that was booked. Notice of cancellation must be done no later than one month prior to the date of the start of the class. Refunds (less deposit) can only be made after that date if a replacement student fills the vacancy. No refunds will be given if a student withdraws once the class has begun.