11 Nov 24'
"My friends and I did the day of knife making with Matt and it was such a great day. Matt and Floyd greeted us, got us sorted with a cup of tea and went through how the forge works, safety, and a demonstration efficiently and had us making our first hooks in no time which I really appreciate. Within the first hour we were on to starting the knives and it was a lot fun (and lots and lots of hard work!). Matt helped us out and gave us tips and tricks along the way, as well as fixing our mistakes. By the end of the day we had some functional knives that looked pretty good for a first attempt as well as aching arms.
We decided to eat at the King's Head pub a little down the road before the drive home and Matt and Floyd joined us for a drink and we spent a while chatting. Overall, I couldn't recommend this experience enough. It was so much fun, enjoyably difficult, and we felt like we got more value out of the experience than what we paid for.
Cheers Matt and Floyd! We'll be back to make a sword soon."
Fair Mile Forge responded:
"Thank you for the excellent review Ben, It was so great to meet you all and teach such a brilliant group! I hope you are all pleased with your first work , it was hard work but you all put in the graft and did an excellent job, well done! and hope to see you again soon"