beth

how bout a boot scraper? that what im going to do this week for a friend...

wow didnt expect this work when i was glancing through the list - it s really unusual - they all have an insect kind of feeling to me, and armour in the way insects have armour too. looks very strong and at same time very delicate, also a dark vibe about the work? bit spooky to come across in the dark! like someone just said - you would definately notice going through those gates! for me the whole point is that your work grabs somebodys attention for a second and changes their day slightly...

hi elizabeth how cool to have a writer using the site for book purposes! i have not been using this site long but al these guys will tell you everything you need to know im sure its brilliant! and as for your smiting you should definately persue it yourself - nothing like the real thing for flavouring your books! im a mother of three young kids and havent done any metal work for a long time but am getting my teeth back in now and there is so much help and encouragement on here. so if i can do it - go for it! it is very mesmerising and will fire your imagination. ps wish my forge fired by dragon breath!

i think thats great - and im glad that someone on here is on their first try at this stuff - i want a go - am a bit intimidated but you have inspired me - so cheers! i think thats a real achievement.

must be great to put up an exhibition! i like the look of your work particularly like the grass panels - also the photos look good - hot metal is Soooo photogenic!

wow i love that ! love how you say he faces the wind too. yeah lucky client - i would really be happy with that on my roof.. the color is really vivid which is cool too. i really like how youve made that! im going to lookin your gallery to see if this is characteristic of your work and if there are any more shots! thanks!

ive never paid bells a awful lot of attention but i am starting to - i love your bell oscar it looks like it has shoulders, and also apprentice man the bell you shown us looks like a person as well to me! like the sides are clothes! i love them both, never seen bells like that before so thanks for that! i reckon i might try and make a bell...

hello nelson - sounds intriguing but i cant see it...? might be something im doing wrong tho!

yeah HI colleen id love to know how you did those ears of wheat too - they are beautiful...

hi xim im in south west uk too - glos - where are you? like the forge looks like youre going to have some fun.. ive only been using this site for a few weeks but already i found out alsorts from how to forge a hummingbird to how to grow garlic... theres loads of good stuff on the blue prints too - theres like a live teaching thing but its on us time so its at a stupid time for us sadly. anyway - hi im beth:)

i love this - it is so gentle and totally in tune with where it is living - not at all imposing itself - very natural. i really love it!

i love it Kate - its sure going to brighten up a school day too - love the steel glass combo, and love the colors youve chosen too. wicked to see another girl making stuff too!x

im amazed by the bird and the squid you make it look so easy - like all my fave forged things they look like they have been made out of plasticine not metal! they are both lovely and i dread to think what my work is if those are failures!! Respect to you - you are a perfectionist!

Hi Thorian sorry to hear about your burn - you obviously been drawn back to the fire despite your accident:) I reckon thats great - i am just starting really after years of bringing up my kids and im loving it - this site is great for practical advise ive used it alot - the blue prints are good to look through when you got time. ANyway just saying hi really, beth

i like getting in the garden too just got all my seeds ready for planting up mainly veggies and herbs going to grow my camomile this year i drink a lot in tea so i thought that would be good.. like the sound of the mead etc...! also do a bit of silver work, want to do some stuff with copper might ask diver mike up there bout that... love too kung fu and try hard not to get obsessed with it! its brilliant. tai chi too to provide balance but thats much harder! got any garlic tips then tech413? mine always grow but come up quite small...

thats a sweet leaf - i love how every hand made leaf is so different, lets keep making them!

anyone who is creative just for the love of it - doesnt matter what material they are using- also people who arent prescious and dont mind sharing the knowledge around xx

id love to do a leaf for those people -need all the above info tho, what a lovely idea.

tzonoqua you have made me laugh with your cheap bbq tongs! my husband is a tree surgeon and delivers beautifully cut split wood to everybody, whilst we are in our garden hacking up old furniture and lorry pallets... we are all doing it - you have to laugh!

hi colleen i love your shoe rack! how i could do with one myself.. i agree with finn its a shame that we always cut corners in our own homes and put ll the love and effort into things for customers and everyone else. tho theres nothing wrong with making a decision to speed up the process so that the job actualy gets done. i really like it

hi adrian, this is my first time on this site and yours was the first work i saw so im going to say hello to you! i love the pictures its always great seeing other peoples work, i really like the gates they are kind of cartoon like to me which i love. when i finish what im working on maybe i will be brave enough to stick a photo on..!