Blacksmithing
Bending jig
The other week I had an idea regards bending stainless steel sheet to form a cone shape. To help this process along I’ve made a former from some heavy steel bar. It was made from 8mm bar heated on the
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Tags: Bending, Jig
Making a spoon
On international women’s day, I put a shout out for all the women blacksmiths and welders I know on twitter. The result was a request from welder Stephanie from ASingleSpoon for a spoon for her project. My first thought was
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Materials: Mild Steel
Tags: women makers
A day at the forge
Thanks to my relatives I had the chance to spend the day as a blacksmith. Up at Standalone Farm next to Letchworth Garden City, Jo Fry runs a one day blacksmith course. After a chat and a safety brief we
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Tags: forge
Sam’s Welding
I stumbled upon v when a friend on twitter posted a message telling me to have a look at their excellent work. I had a look and got in touch to find out a bit more. Sam’s Welding is run
Posted in: Blacksmithing, Interview, Welding
Tags: etsy
Blacksmith Supplies
Though I’d follow up on my previous blacksmith post with some suppliers of blacksmith tools. I’ve not actually purchased from any of these but I have been in contact with Vaughans (anvils.co.uk) as they also have casting equipment such as
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Tags: anvils, Tools
Train to be a blacksmith in milton keynes
The great thing about having Analytics setup on your blog is that you can see what keywords people have used to find your articles. One I found today was… “train to be a blacksmith in milton keynes” I don’t know
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Tags: course
Gatergrotto MetalWorks – Sculpture from reclaimed materials
This week, I got a chance to quiz Tim Adams from Gatergrotto Metal Works. Tim is a self motivated artist working with metal, rock and salvaged parts. He uses a mixture of tools and techniques from his “redneck forge” for
Posted in: Blacksmithing, Interview, Welding
Tags: Metal, recycling, Workshop
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
