Top Ipswich Art & Culture

Learning the Ancient Art of Blacksmithing and taking your work home with you. This class is beginner-friendly, no experience is required. This class is great for solos or groups and is a perfect gift for a friend or loved one.

Discover the haunted history of Ipswich Cemetery including The Boy, Ghost of the Walloon Saloon, Dan Kelly, The Haunted Castle and more… On the edge of the city, opposite a former mental asylum, is a morbid museum. Explore eerie Ipswich General Cemetery on this 2 hour guided historic ghost tour. Hear stories of a boy made of stone, forgotten graves, a haunted castle, convicts and bushrangers. Ipswich’s original historic ghost tours (est.1998) operated by haunted-historian Jack Sim, author of Ghost Trails Series HAUNTED IPSWICH.

Discover the haunted history of Ipswich’s CBD including The Baby in the Well, Mystery of the Skulls, Ginn Cottage, The Church Ghost, and The Old Flour Mill…... Ipswich is an old, gothic city haunted by its past. Come “spook spotting” as locals call ghost hunting and learn about the creepy Cribb house, a secret hidden under the police station, woman in the attic window, and be watched by the man in the museum on this 2 hour guided historic ghost tour through Ipswich’s city centre… Ipswich’s original historic ghost tours (est.1998) operated by haunted-historian Jack Sim, author of Ghost Trails Series HAUNTED IPSWICH.

Things we cover in our classes - The whole knife building process from start to finish Designing a knife Shaping the knife Heat treating specialty stainless steels Hand grinding techniques on the 2x72 grinder How to prepare a knife for hand sanding Hand sanding your blade to get a perfect satin finish Learning resin theory using 24hr epoxy resin Learning colour theory with mica powders, alcohol inks and acrylic paints Time management Knife instruction and care How to advertise yourself and your product How to take photos of your products to get the most interest How to price your products Workshop safety and OHS Machine finishing knife style Going through the recommended tools to begin the hobby of knife making Making a Kydex sheath (depending on knife chosen)

Have you ever thought about making your own knife? I have a friend who is always telling people about how his dad's built a chef knife over 30 years ago that he still uses to this day! Come make a custom knife with us, make some memories and a knife you can pass onto your children who can tell their friends this same story in 30 years time.