Alongside the blacksmithing, I
also cast one-off pieces and limited runs of items in
bronze, brass, pewter, silver and gold.
Throughout this website you will
see examples of my work. They illustrate the diversity
of pieces I can create, from the delicate to the robust,
from decorative to practical.
It has been a dream of mine to live
and work on a small holding, running my forge in the
Gloucestershire/Herefordshire area. Early this year
(2019) I moved to the beautiful village of Didbrook for
the once in a life time opportunity to take on the 17th
century forge and house on the Stanway Estate.I am
looking forward settling into the community as the local
blacksmith.
This will give me the breathing
space to focus my technique while experimenting/
learning new aspects of metalwork and also being able in
the near future, to give work placement/experience/
training to student of the craft. This combined with the
ever popular 'Taster Days' and the space to run
' Forge-Ins', I am enthused and excited by the
future.
The 'Taster Days' will
(as before) be set as a one-to-one or two person bases over a
one/two day period at appropriate level of the student(s)
in my forge. One of my plans for the future is to re-fit
the second hearth with a set of refurbished original
tear drop bellow, giving the option for students to use
these or the electric blower hearths. Once this is done
this also opens up the forge to groups of three/ four
students at a time. Please note that every item
and Taster Day is
made/tailored to order and is therefore a unique piece.
The items on this site are just
a selection of what is possible, if you have an item you
wish to commission then have a look at that section of
the site and feel free to drop me a line.
Steve of the Fires |