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Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.

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Suitable for adults 18+

About this workshop 
Learn to make a Tomahawk with Rob Hayes. One of the most iconic items of the North American colonial era is the Tomahawk. Produced across Europe and in the early American colonies, these axes were very popular among European and Indigenous people as tools, weapons, ceremonial pieces, and trade goods. In this full-day workshop, you will learn how to forge weld a wrapped eye tomahawk in the classic colonial era style, heat treat it in the historical manner, and mount it to a tomahawk handle. At the end of the day, you will leave with a tomahawk of your own creation.

Snacks, lunch, water bottle, notepad and pen.

Workshop appropriate - closed toe shoes, no hanging jewellery, hair tied back

Small class size – max 6 participants

All instruction, tools and materials included

You will learn to forge weld several metal components together.

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The Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades - 383 – 389 Bradshaw Street, Ballarat VIC 3350

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Forge a Colonial Era Tomahawk

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Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades | Forge a Colonial Era…

Learn to make a Tomahawk with Rob Hayes. 
 
One of the most iconic items of the North American colonial era is the Tomahawk. Produced across Europe and in the early American colonies, these 
axes were very popular among European and Indigenous people as tools, weapons, ceremonial pieces, and trade goods. 
 
In this full-day workshop, you will learn how to forge weld a wrapped eye tomahawk in the classic colonial era style, heat treat it in the historical manner, 
and mount it to a tomahawk handle. 
 
At the end of the day, you will leave with a tomahawk of your own creation. """

Forge a Colonial Era Tomahawk

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