All the way from Maine, Adam’s Forge is proud to host Nicholas Rossi M.S and offer our students the exciting opportunity to take a four-day Hunting Knife course.

Don't miss your chance to take a class of a lifetime with Nick Rossi as you forge a hunting knife with a hot-fitted bolster. Valuable instruction on blade forging, grinding, heat treating, tempering, handle fit up, as well as all sorts of neat tips and tricks from an accredited ABS Master Bladesmith will be covered. Forging to the final dimension will be stressed as well as hammer control to elevate the student’s skill at the anvil and ensure that they get the most out of each hammer blow. This is your chance to learn from an experienced knifemaker from New England who has been teaching bladesmithing for almost two decades and carries with him a serious passion for not only bladesmithing, but blacksmithing as well.

Nick’s interest in metalworking began with a boyhood fascination with knives and swords. At the age of 15 he started working at one of the state of Maine’s largest cutlery shops and was introduced to the world of custom knifemaking by local craftspeople. With the combination of books, advice and seminars, Nick developed his skills as a bladesmith and began selling his work under the “Rossi Knives” name. Nick’s work is most influenced by Japanese, Southeast Asian and Scandinavian design as well as literature, fine art and nature. Nick is a certified  Master Bladesmith in the American Bladesmith Society, a member of the Maine Craft Guild, the Maine Craft Association, the Portland based Metals Collective and a member of the New England Bladesmith Guild. Nick teaches workshops and gives demonstrations all over the country.

Students can expect to leave the class with a unique handmade hunting knife.

Prerequisites: Letter Opener Discovery plus Introduction to Bladesmithing or 2-3 of our bladesmithing classes.  Exceptions to the prerequisites are subject to administrative approval.