Description
No prior experience is needed and the class will guide you through :
- Exploring the various Norse styles of embelishment both the theory of and the practical espects of drawing designs
- The use of the dremmel to carve and other carving techniques Thermocycling
- Fitting the carved handle to the blade
- Forming the leather Sheath
- toolingthe leather Sheath
- finishing the handle and sheath
- toolingthe leather Sheath
- Dying the sheath and handle
This 5 Day Class will give you the rare opportunity to learn Norse Art style carving techniques from one of the world’s most talented, decorative bladesmiths – Petr Florianek. Petr who is based in Prague specializes in this stunning decorative work.
Over the 5 days, with Petr’s guidance you will fit an antler handle, design and carve decorative knotwork with a dremmel (a rotary carving tool) and hand tools onto the antler handle ending up with your very own Norse Art style decorated Viking Knife to take home with you. You will then make a decorated tooled leather sheath to house your knife.
You will stary the class woth one of Owens wrought Iron and steel blades, either a broken back seax or viking knife, if you would like a patternwelded blade Owen can supply one at an extra cost of £80. please enquire.
Petr is an amazing teacher of the craft and manages to combine an incredible knowledge of the history and aesthetic of knotwork styles. He combines this with a practical down to earth approach in applying these techniques onto your work. He is one of those rare craftspeople who can explain exactly why he is doing what he does. He knows the best way to get it done. He also speaks perfect English!!
Owen often does collaborations with Petr and in Owen’s words “Petr has the skill to take one of my blades weave an authenticity into his knotwork that makes you feel like you are holding a piece of a story in your hand. A knife of Viking legend, a Seax of a Great Warrior or even the humble the eating knife of a hobbit !….”
