Rise Of The Forge - Crafting The Steel Connections For The Gates

Help us finish the forge! Our crowdfunding page - northmen.com/forge
Next movie about assembly and raising of the gates coming soon!
For the past two years the Northmen Guild have been working on an exciting and unique project, the construction of a historically faithful, timber framed forging workshop to act as a new centre for the Guild’s blacksmiths.
The forge, designed as a space to exalt the creativity of the artisans and inspire visitors and students, will be open for all to visit as part of the wider woodworking museum and forest park at “Vienkocu Parks, Ligatne.”
Designed and constructed in large part by master blacksmith and timber framer Soeren Uhlmann (@uhlmann_blades on Instagram) the building has risen steadily over the months and now stands close to completion. Soeren has travelled widely across the world for the last decade, from Northern Europe to the South Pacific, honing and expanding his skill set working with numerous master craftsmen in blacksmithing, leatherworking, jewellery making and carpentry. The raising of the forge marks the culmination of this journey to mastery, setting down solid roots with the aim of continuing the spread of knowledge and expertise in these ancient crafts.
The Guild’s vision for the forge encompasses artistry, education and preservation.
We seek to create a space where blacksmiths from all corners of the globe will be welcome to practise their craft, share their expertise, and create beautiful and functional works of art.
We seek to educate beginners, amateurs and enthusiasts by offering intensive, two to three week long training courses in blacksmithing. Utilising the established model of the Northmen Guild timber framing courses, these masterclasses will teach the skills and confidence to begin (or continue) participant’s education as blacksmiths and craftspeople.
We seek to preserve and protect the skills and traditions handed down to us by generations of masters from ancient times until today. Not only are the techniques, methods and skills of the trade worthy of preservation, so too is the philosophy that underlies them. The exaltation of craft over business, value over price, quality over quantity, artistic creation over mass production.
One final push is necessary to finish and round off the project. Whilst the building stands ready, it is empty of much of the specialist equipment required for a fully equipped, multi functional blacksmithing workshop to reach its full potential.
All donations will go towards purchase and installation of equipment that will make this forge a world class centre for blacksmithing.
We hope to have you as part of the team that will make this guild's community forge the most special place to create, learn and teach.

[@northmenguild]

Help us finish the Northmen Guild’s Forge! Crowdfunding - northmen.com/forge To win an axe forged in the new workshop, you can participate in the raffle by buying tickets. After each 1000 tickets we will announce one winner for one axe. By buying more tickets you increase the support for the forge and also your chance of winning the axe - northmen.com/raffle For the past two years the Northmen Guild have been working on an exciting and unique project, the construction of a historically faithful, timber framed forging workshop to act as a new centre for the Guild’s blacksmiths. The forge, designed as a space to exalt the creativity of the artisans and inspire visitors and students, will be open for all to visit as part of the wider woodworking museum and forest park at “Vienkocu Parks, Ligatne.” Designed and constructed in large part by master blacksmith and timber framer Soeren Uhlmann (@uhlmann_blades on Instagram) the building has risen steadily over the months and now stands close to completion. Soeren has travelled widely across the world for the last decade, from Northern Europe to the South Pacific, honing and expanding his skill set working with numerous master craftsmen in blacksmithing, leatherworking, jewellery making and carpentry. The raising of the forge marks the culmination of this journey to mastery, setting down solid roots with the aim of continuing the spread of knowledge and expertise in these ancient crafts. The Guild’s vision for the forge encompasses artistry, education and preservation. We seek to create a space where blacksmiths from all corners of the globe will be welcome to practise their craft, share their expertise, and create beautiful and functional works of art. We seek to educate beginners, amateurs and enthusiasts by offering intensive, two to three week long training courses in blacksmithing. Utilising the established model of the Northmen Guild timber framing courses, these masterclasses will teach the skills and confidence to begin (or continue) participant’s education as blacksmiths and craftspeople. We seek to preserve and protect the skills and traditions handed down to us by generations of masters from ancient times until today. Not only are the techniques, methods and skills of the trade worthy of preservation, so too is the philosophy that underlies them. The exaltation of craft over business, value over price, quality over quantity, artistic creation over mass production. One final push is necessary to finish and round off the project. Whilst the building stands ready, it is empty of much of the specialist equipment required for a fully equipped, multi functional blacksmithing workshop to reach its full potential. All donations will go towards purchase and installation of equipment that will make this forge a world class centre for blacksmithing. We hope to have you as part of the team that will make this guild's community forge the most special place to create, learn and teach. northmen.com/forge

[@JesperMakes]

Those gates... 🤠 can't wait for the build video Stefans!

[@josephllanes3012]

I can’t wait to see more and take a class with you all.

[@marionlesniewski7415]

Amazing work!

[@mikecurtis2585]

Amazing work.

[@bettyh.3656]

Oh, what a good idea and how wonderfull projekt ! Carpenters are such special kind of people working with fire. This craft is useful for centuries for every day life and now for castless and other historical buildings renovation too. Mabye your courses will attend some men who participated on Hefaiston festival Helfstyn Castle in Moravia, Czech Republic. We visited that castle many times and the festival twice. I hope, your activity will succeeded and you will find new technologies for you craft each other and many new friends all over the world. It is pitty, I am woman 65 yet 😉. Best regards from the Czech Republic 🍀

[@Pyroteknikid]

So cool to watch the forging process. Too hot for me to participate. 🔥

[@ParanChuring]

오랜만이군요

[@blacksmith8606]

Nice work and shop👍...and 3:04 how to forge coffee 🙂

[@stenzeliron6818]

Nice

[@of_Tree]

오랜만이네요

[@1neAdam12]

🤠

[@nofunclub]

Are you also releasing this as a longform video aswell?

[@northmenguild]

This video will be included in the next movie “Part III - The Gates” that will be a longer video. But if you mean to ask if there will be a slow paced long version of this - unfortunately no. The filming approach is more cinematic than documentary so we focus more on the art of the process rather than tutorial.

[@nofunclub]

@northmenguild so your answer is yes, cool

[@RobertMorales-c8j]

How do I donate? I want that ax!?

[@soerenuhlmann7078]

Follow the link in the first comment by northmenguild. 🙂

[@soerenuhlmann7078]

If you wanna higher your chances. Get several tickets. There are only about 60tickets left for the first raffle. (5euro one ticket)

[@northmenguild]

northmen.com/raffle