Foundation
8 course days · 09:30–16:30
€ 2.295,00 per person incl. VATBook Foundation
Blacksmithing courses in SoestFeel the steel.
Find your rhythm.
Step inside a real working forge and make something lasting from glowing steel, guided by an experienced blacksmith.
Safe, personal instruction Small groups · maximum 6 Koningsweg 6A, Soest
Foundation · Premium · complete route
Blacksmithing Apprenticeship
Learn to read the fire, control hammer and steel, and watch your skills grow with each lesson. You work towards a set practical project; the detailed programme is shared in advance.
Foundation: €2,2958 course days · VAT included · minimum 4, maximum 6 participants
- Eight course days on Saturdays
- Personal instruction in a small group
- Fire control, hammer technique, shaping and traditional joints
- A personal Smeedlokaal certificate after successful completion
The Foundation course with a 3 October 2026 start date is fully booked. The new Foundation intake starts on 22 May 2027.
Book the 2027 Foundation courseNew apprenticeship · starts 22 May 2027
Twelve practical course days, with a planned summer break
Begin with eight Foundation Saturdays. After the summer break, continue with four Premium Saturdays. The break is part of the planned schedule, so you can arrange your holiday in advance.
Foundation · 8 days
- 22 May 2027
- 29 May 2027
- 5 June 2027
- 12 June 2027
- 19 June 2027
- 26 June 2027
- 3 July 2027
- 10 July 2027
Planned summer break
After 10 July 2027, lessons resume on 4 September. This planned break lets you arrange your holiday in advance.
Premium · 4 days
- 4 September 2027
- 18 September 2027
- 2 October 2027
- 9 October 2027
Choose your booking
Premium
4 course days · 09:30–16:30
€ 1.995,00 per person incl. VATBook PremiumFoundation + Premium
12 course days · 09:30–16:30
€ 3.995,00 per person incl. VATBook Foundation + PremiumThis is a practical training programme with a Smeedlokaal completion certificate, not an officially recognised vocational diploma. Premium can also be taken separately if you have sufficient experience; please discuss your background with us first.
OOM Kickstart may be possible for employees. OOM assesses each participant and course separately. Contact Smeedlokaal before paying if you want to explore funding; reimbursement is not guaranteed. Ask us about it.
Want to forge during the summer break? Our separate A Taste of Blacksmithing and A Day in the Forge remain available on their published dates. Additional summer dates will follow only after instructors and times are confirmed.
Introduction → full day → apprenticeship
Choose the course that suits you
From a first experience to a complete apprenticeship. Choose how much time you want to spend learning at the forge.
An accessible first encounter
A Taste of Blacksmithing
Learn the basics of blacksmithing in 2.5 hours and take home a bottle opener you forged yourself.
What will you do?
After a safety briefing, you learn to shape hot steel and practise forging points and curls. Then you use those skills to make your own bottle opener.
- For whom
- Beginners
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- You make
- Your own hand-forged bottle opener with a curl
- Price
- € 145,00 per person incl. VAT
Upcoming sessionsFriday evening9 Oct 202619:00–21:30Booking closedSaturday morning7 Nov 202609:30–12:00Checking availability…Saturday afternoon7 Nov 202613:30–16:00Checking availability…
The course runs with at least 4 participants. Small groups, maximum 6 per session.
A complete craft experience
A Day in the Forge
Spend a day at the fire and forge a matching pair of bookends under expert guidance.
What will you do?
Your instructor demonstrates each step. You learn to control the fire, heat and shape steel, straighten it and finish two bookends that belong together.
- For whom
- Beginners ready for more depth
- Duration
- Approx. 6 hours incl. break
- You make
- A matching pair of hand-forged bookends
- Price
- € 319,00 per person incl. VAT
Upcoming sessionsSaturday24 Oct 202609:30–15:30Checking availability…Zondag6 Dec 202609:30–15:30Checking availability…
The course runs with at least 4 participants. Small groups, maximum 6 per session.
Coming soonComing soon
From Fire to Form
This five-part course is being developed. Want to start sooner? Choose A Taste of Blacksmithing or A Day in the Forge.
What will you do?
Five structured lessons build your skills step by step. Dates and the final project will be announced later.
- For whom
- Beginners to improvers
- Duration
- 5 lessons of 3 hours
- You make
- A five-part learning journey
- Price
- Price to be announced
The course runs with at least 4 participants. Small groups, maximum 6 per session.
3 October fully bookedEight days of professional foundations
Blacksmithing Apprenticeship — Foundation
An intensive foundation course in which you learn to recognise, practise and apply classic blacksmithing techniques.
What will you do?
Each Saturday builds on the last, covering fire control, hammer technique, shaping and traditional joints.
- For whom
- Motivated beginners and improvers
- Duration
- 8 Saturdays
- You make
- A practical project and skills record
- Price
- € 2.295,00 per person incl. VAT
Upcoming sessions8 course days on selected Saturdays3 October–12 December 202609:30–16:30Booking closedAll course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 3, 10, 17 and 31 October 2026 · 14, 21 and 28 November 2026 · 12 December 20268 lesdagen op zaterdag22 May–10 July 202709:30–16:30Checking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 22 and 29 May 2027 · 5, 12, 19 and 26 June 2027 · 3 and 10 July 2027
Eight selected Saturdays. Minimum 4 and maximum 6 participants.
Learning routeFour days of technical depth
Blacksmithing Apprenticeship — Premium
Four focused Saturdays in which you practise more complex techniques and apply them in a demanding project.
What will you do?
Premium follows Foundation after the planned summer break. If you already have sufficient practical blacksmithing experience and know the basic techniques, you can join Premium directly after discussing your experience with us before booking. With little or no blacksmithing experience, you must complete Foundation first to build the skills needed for this advanced course.
- For whom
- Participants with solid foundations
- Duration
- 4 Saturdays
- You make
- An advanced practical project
- Price
- € 1.995,00 per person incl. VAT
Upcoming sessions4 course days on selected Saturdays19 December 2026–30 January 202709:30–16:30Checking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysPremium: 19 December 2026 · 9, 23 and 30 January 20274 lesdagen op zaterdag4 September–9 October 202709:30–16:30Checking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysPremium: 4 and 18 September 2027 · 2 and 9 October 2027
Four selected Saturdays. Minimum 4 and maximum 6 participants.
3 October fully bookedThe complete twelve-day route
Foundation + Premium
Book the eight-day Foundation and four-day Premium courses together and receive a €295 combination discount.
What will you do?
Start with professional foundations, then progress after the planned summer break to more complex techniques in one coherent learning journey.
- For whom
- Those ready to learn the full craft
- Duration
- 12 course days
- You make
- Foundation and advanced skills
- Price
- € 3.995,00 per person incl. VAT
Upcoming sessions12 course days on selected Saturdays3 October 2026–30 January 202709:30–16:30Booking closedAll course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 3, 10, 17 and 31 October 2026 · 14, 21 and 28 November 2026 · 12 December 2026Premium: 19 December 2026 · 9, 23 and 30 January 202712 lesdagen op zaterdag22 May–9 October 202709:30–16:30Checking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 22 and 29 May 2027 · 5, 12, 19 and 26 June 2027 · 3 and 10 July 2027Planned summer break between Foundation and Premium.Premium: 4 and 18 September 2027 · 2 and 9 October 2027
Twelve selected Saturdays. Minimum 4 and maximum 6 participants.
Small groups — maximum 6 participants per session.
Your path at the forge
Which course suits you?
Choose by how much time you want to spend making and learning. No experience is needed for the first two options.
2.5 hours · beginners
Try blacksmithing
Feel the heat, learn your first hammer strokes and make your own piece.
A Taste of Blacksmithing About 6 hours · beginnersSpend a day at the forge
Take more time at the anvil and forge a pair of bookends.
A Day in the Forge 8 Saturdays · foundationBuild your skills
Develop control and technique step by step.
Foundation course 12 days · complete routeContinue to Premium
Combine Foundation and Premium in one learning route.
Foundation + PremiumNot sure yet? Ask us for course advice.
For companies and private groups
Forge with your team
A team experience with real fire, genuine collaboration and a tangible result. Your group works together on one shared forging challenge. We can arrange food and drinks as part of a full team day or evening.
- Duration
- Tailored to the group and project
- Price
- On request
- Group size
- 4 to 15 participants
- Food and drinks
- Optional, by arrangement
More than 15 people? Contact us to discuss a suitable programme.
By request
Looking for something different?
For a private course, a day focused on a particular technique or a full blacksmithing weekend, ask us about a programme for your group.
Discuss the possibilitiesA handcrafted gift
Give fire,
steel and a story.
Surprise someone with a real experience in the forge. Choose a course or an amount from €10 to €4,000. After payment, you receive a personal gift card as a digital PDF.
- Give a complete course or choose your own amount
- Personalised with a name and message
- A digital PDF for you to give to the recipient
- Also valid for food, drinks and Smeedlokaal products
Smeedlokaal · by Smederij Tupker
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3 October–12 December 20268 course days on selected SaturdaysBlacksmithing Apprenticeship — FoundationBooking closedAll course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 3, 10, 17 and 31 October 2026 · 14, 21 and 28 November 2026 · 12 December 202609:30–16:30
19 December 2026–30 January 20274 course days on selected SaturdaysBlacksmithing Apprenticeship — PremiumChecking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysPremium: 19 December 2026 · 9, 23 and 30 January 202709:30–16:30
3 October 2026–30 January 202712 course days on selected SaturdaysFoundation + PremiumBooking closedAll course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 3, 10, 17 and 31 October 2026 · 14, 21 and 28 November 2026 · 12 December 2026Premium: 19 December 2026 · 9, 23 and 30 January 202709:30–16:30
9 Oct 2026Friday eveningA Taste of BlacksmithingBooking closed19:00–21:30
24 Oct 2026SaturdayA Day in the ForgeChecking availability…09:30–15:30
6 Dec 2026ZondagA Day in the ForgeChecking availability…09:30–15:30
7 Nov 2026Saturday morningA Taste of BlacksmithingChecking availability…09:30–12:00
7 Nov 2026Saturday afternoonA Taste of BlacksmithingChecking availability…13:30–16:00
22 Nov 2026Sunday afternoonA Taste of BlacksmithingChecking availability…13:30–16:00
11 Dec 2026Friday eveningA Taste of BlacksmithingChecking availability…19:00–21:30
2 Jan 2027Saturday afternoonA Taste of BlacksmithingChecking availability…13:30–16:00
15 Jan 2027Friday eveningA Taste of BlacksmithingChecking availability…19:00–21:30
16 Jan 2027SaturdayA Day in the ForgeChecking availability…09:30–15:30
13 Feb 2027Saturday morningA Taste of BlacksmithingChecking availability…09:30–12:00
10 Apr 2027SaturdayA Day in the ForgeChecking availability…09:30–15:30
22 May–10 July 20278 lesdagen op zaterdagBlacksmithing Apprenticeship — FoundationChecking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 22 and 29 May 2027 · 5, 12, 19 and 26 June 2027 · 3 and 10 July 202709:30–16:30
22 May–9 October 202712 lesdagen op zaterdagFoundation + PremiumChecking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysFoundation: 22 and 29 May 2027 · 5, 12, 19 and 26 June 2027 · 3 and 10 July 2027Planned summer break between Foundation and Premium.Premium: 4 and 18 September 2027 · 2 and 9 October 202709:30–16:30
4 September–9 October 20274 lesdagen op zaterdagBlacksmithing Apprenticeship — PremiumChecking availability…All course days · selected SaturdaysPremium: 4 and 18 September 2027 · 2 and 9 October 202709:30–16:30
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