Frodillicus Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I promised a month ago to the Iron Dwarf I'd write a review for his forge and what I learnt, and as I hope you'll all understand, if you don't do it there and then life gets in the way and by the time you get to it a month has passed and you're also apologising. So, when I started posting in April, Iron Dwarf kindly invited me to learn a thing at his place Glendon Forge in Kettering, I believe he's open most weekends unless hes away at a show and readily welcomes old and newbies alike to chat or have a go heating and hitting, In the short time I was there I was introduced to another chap, Copper Elf who showed me how much to heat, twist, taper, flatten, scroll, rat tail, cut, bend and blacken, I made a bottle opener and a hammer in hook, and I'm using them both, Thanks CE.I am really impressed with his forge design, Very simple and easy to use, and they're available to buy at about a tenth of the price of some ive seen as he has said in previous threads, and they're completely transportable, and really quickly put up and taken down, the air intake is particularly ingenious and can even be used as a BBQ or spit, with the right coal of course, he also makes cut off hardies and is currently designing a power hammer. All in in all my first introduction to blacksmithing on a personal level has been amazing and very helpful and I definitely think Anyone who wants to get into it should spend just a couple of hours with someone who knows what they're doing, is there a visit my forge thread? There should be. Iron Dwarfs forges are available and they are brilliant . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 We love pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 thank you, we are not open this saturday as john is at an event and im busy making new stock but contact me next time you want to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Designing a power hammer eh? I'll watch that one with interest. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 been using it for 18 months now, works well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Were are the pictures? No proper report is complete without . . . PICTURES! Don't make me start making up funny things using your handle . . . FrodillicusMy goodness, what ARE they teaching kids in school these days?Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 How about a picture of your forge/s and your new thermocouple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodillicus Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 You'll have to ask Iron Dwarf for pictures, I only have what I made, and my own forge is pretty useless at the moment, but when I get one of IDs ill put up what I have :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 You have a Cell phone made in the last 10 years don't you? I'll settle for a couple pics of what you made. . . For now that is.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 will sort a few pix later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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