Following in the wake of such successful Oakeshott Institute crafting classes as ‘Blacksmithing 101’ and ‘Make your own parrying dagger’, we are happy to announce our ‘Make your own singlestick’ class. A stout hickory stick mounted with a leather basket hilt has been use as a singlestick for sword training and tests of skill since … Continue Reading
Build your own training dagger in this one day skills building workshop. The Renaissance art of Rapier and Dagger combat is still practiced today and if you would like to create your own dagger this is the class for you! The Oakeshott Institute will lead you through the finishing of your hilt and assemble of … Continue Reading
Blacksmithing 101 Here are some pictures from a recent intro to blacksmithing class we hosted. The participants learned about some of the basic skills of working steel hot and cold and some techniques for finishing. Giving folks their first taste of hitting hot steel with a hammer is always fun for everyone. Many got to … Continue Reading
Admit it, you’ve always thought of yourself as a swashbuckler. All you lack is an authentic 14th century shield, called a buckler, to get your swash on! The Oakeshott Institute is here to help! We are happy to announce our first adult smithing event of the year. Come and fulfill the dream. We will provide … Continue Reading
Oakeshott Summer Camps are a blast. Kids of all ages love learning about swords, spears, axes, shields, military tactics, how to make helmets, and throw axes. But that’s not all we teach our campers and students at The Oakeshott Institute. Our approach is much more rounded than just bashing each other with foam swords, or … Continue Reading