devon blacksmith

Hi Steve
Glad to here you are on the way. I always use eastlake they have always been very good,and when you expand they do employers liability.
Good luck

where in the world are you ? I am looking for contacts in Bulgaria.

some of my forges http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f86/heating-oil-tank-forge-12285/#post117792 and http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/what-forges-made-8650/index2.html#post82766

Beth
next time I make some I will take stage by stage pics.

You could try the list of blacksmiths at BaseTemplate

Hi if you get to Devon any time call in (Meadow Forge)

Hi I have a SAF 625 runs on 415v and cuts up to1"but I have just replaced the torch and that cost me

Ill bet I have been asked to do work by the same architects.

Hi we remove and replace lead set railings all the time and we just drill four holes in the lead and then force the lead into the holes then the railings will lift out.

We use the fly press with ball tools to make these on 1" bar

Hi John are the dates fixed for this yet?.

hi just another way, cut with an oxy/gas torch as in weld prepping a large plate then grind the bevel smooth .

This opportunity is for a voluntary worker who will receive training in Lew of wages part or full time. we have run this for a number of years and volunteers have been given payed jobs after a time. The first lad to do this with us now has his own forge and is training his own apprentice,
The work that would be done covers all aspects of the blacksmiths work from tool making to forging to fitting and painting .Are work load is vaired in type ie restoration, artistic,we forge wrought iron ,mild steel and stainless steel, we also work with brass and copper.

Free training for voluntary workers we have a place for a volunteer to work with are team at Devon Blacksmiths Meadow Forge in Devon UK

The best way to make something look 500 years old is to leave it for 500 years apart from that we have to blend in repairs to old work so as not to look like they have been repaired the last job was 5 large church windows from 1717 all the iron section at that time was hand drawn and so varied in size along its length this is were you must start and then continue with the same tools and techniques that were used at the time the originals were made this takes a long time to build up the skills to make it look convincing,just keep trying it will come right in the end.

Any one have more info?

Hi Sam we nearly always use chem set an epoxy resin.But if lead is specified ,IE on a listed building then we cold caulk with lead sheet.

Hi all I am looking for a large press for sale in the UK.

It is a full time post, you must have welding and fabricating experience.forgework skills are not escential but would help

Hi all I am looking for a welder/blacksmith at Meadow forge devon anyone intested ?

It was being used as an ornament rescued from a garden the body is wrought the steel face is about 3/4 inch thick and made up from at least two pieces.

Here is my forge made from an old oil tank

we have five back blast forges and no bottom blast forges, I have used bottom blast forges but they have only been small forges I don't know if they would work so well if built as large as the back blast forges we have.wot size of material is generally heated in a bottom blast?

Hi all I have this anvil with no markings at all and would like to now more about it ie how old where from etc. the prictchal hole has been drilled at one side it has two hardy holes one I have reduced in size to acomadate my standard tools that fit most of the uther anvils in my forge, the overall length is 41 "

I have had a few apprentice's myself and looking at the family records my family have apprenticed lots mostly in c17 and 18 hundreds and in those days masters were paid a fee to apprentice mostly boys from the age of 9 and girls from age 11 were as now here in the UK we have a minimum wage that has to be paid by law so unless the person wanting to learn this trade is able to do it on a fee paid or voluntary basis we canot pay the minimum wage to start with.