New Anvil from a railway track
I spotted a little anvil on ebay and though it would make a good addition to the Workshopshed. Before purchasing this, I only had a tiny anvil on the back of my vice and previously when I’ve tried to do
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
Posted in: Blacksmithing
Tags: forge
Jackdaws and mouldable firebrick
My father reported that he’d had a jackdaw fall down his chimney whilst he’d been sailing around the Clyde and Aaran. Being a helpful son, I looked up some websites for “pot toppers”, “chimney hats” and “Bird Guards”. Whilst looking
Posted in: Heat Treatment
Tags: firebrick, Flowerpot furnace, forge, hearth
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
