Jude Berry, owner and blacksmith, has over 15 years experience working with metal. He now runs the Blackberry forge, a small blacksmiths based in St. Albans, Hertfordshire and specializes in creating bespoke fabrications for commercial spaces and unique one off pieces of metalwork utilizing techniques such as making Damascus steel and Mokume Gane.

BLACKSMITHING & KNIFE MAKING COURSES:

The Blackberry forge runs courses regularly for beginners, where you will learn the fundamentals of blacksmithing and knife making, up to advanced where over the course of two or three days you create your own unique project.

Our courses cover blacksmithing, knife and axe making. Or for those looking for an extra special way to tie the knot, we even have a course where you can make your own pair of unique wedding rings using Mokume Gane, an ancient technique, no two pairs of wedding rings are ever the same.

BESPOKE DESIGN AND FABRICATION:

The Blackberry forge makes custom fabrications and installations including bespoke storage solutions for restaurants and bars, dining tables and seating, sculptures and furniture and have been commissioned by the likes of Google and Sotheby's.

PATTERN WELDED JEWELLERY:

Jude specialises in pattern-welding with stainless steel. Unlike many makers who import industrially produced stock, he has developed his own process. There are very few blacksmiths making their own stainless steel pattern welding and even fewer who will use traditional methods to forge the rings. Jude's process for making stainless steel rings is 90% using traditional methods and as a result every ring has a very unique pattern that can never be duplicated. No two rings will be the same.

BLACKBERRY FORGE COURSE GIFT VOUCHERS:

If you would like to book an experience day as a gift but want to let the recipient book the date themselves then a gift voucher is the perfect way to do it.

Courses are family friendly, you can learn everything from making your own Damascus steel to forging a throwing Axe.

A unique gift ideal for a birthday or Christmas gift.