Tools for the Kitchen

At this intensive weekend blacksmithing course you’ll learn the fundamentals of hand-forging as you make tools for the kitchen with Pete Mattila.

This is a perfect primer for anyone interested in the craft of blacksmithing. We explore and practice a range of forging techniques, while deep-diving into a range of tools and processes that are specific to the iron vocabulary. Each participant will make a set of cooking tools that display a number of practical forging processes.

This knife making course takes place in Hobart, Tasmania at artist blacksmith Pete Mattila’s waterfront studio.

What's on:

Events and points of interest around Hobart.

26 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025
Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! Hobart
The World Premiere season of Gabby's Dollhouse Live! will tour Australia from March to April 2025. Tickets are now on sale – book today.
9 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2025
Leap and Wander Studio, pottery workshops
Leap and Wander Pottery Workshops will help you discover your inner potter. Workshoppers pinch, roll, sip and nibble our way through a few hours.
11 Jun 2022 - 27 Dec 2025
Salamanca Market – Weekly
Salamanca Market offers food, music, art and craft, clothing, antiques, collectables, books, bric-a-brac, jewellery.
11 May 2024 - 2 May 2026
Geeveston parkrun
A free, weekly, timed 5km walk/jog/run at 9am every Saturday. Open to all ages and abilities. Organised entirely by volunteers. Friendly and fun. Join us!
16 Nov 2024 - 15 Nov 2025
Tasmanian Produce Market
The Hobart Twilight Markets showcases a wide variety of Tasmanian eats, drinks and artisans, along with live music from local talent.
20 Apr 2024 - 11 Apr 2026
Willie Smith’s Artisan Market
Willie Smith's Artisan & Produce Market, every Saturday 9am - 12pm at The Apple Shed.
26 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025
Gabby’s Dollhouse Live | Hobart
TEG Life Like Touring and Universal Destinations and Experiences announce the Australian premiere season dates for the live show version of DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse
26 Feb 2023 - 7 Feb 2027
Farm Gate Market
Tasmanian Farm Gate is Hobart's farmers' market showcasing and selling direct from the producer to the public.
25 Aug 2024 - 28 Dec 2025
Cornelian Bay and Queens Domain Bushcare
Protecting Hobart’s rare grassy woodlands on the Queens
Domain and picturesque Cornelian Bay area.
25 Aug 2024 - 28 Dec 2025
Lambert Gully Bushcare
Working along the slopes of the Lambert Creek waterway under a canopy of giant blue gums.
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