That looks like a good spread. It's always a gamble as to what will or won't sell at shows, just no way around it. Having good samples of your high end work is a must and I think you've chosen well in what you're bringing. Pot racks, fire tools and railings are not only popular items in themselves they're good showcases of your skills.

 

Having a good selection and quantity of easy to carry items is always good ad you have a good lot. Did I miss the key fobs and bottle opener? Key fobs are pretty popular here, they double as zipper pulls and everybody around here has winter coats that can be hard to open or close wearing glove so a nice easy to feel and hold pull is popular.

 

If you don't sell out or even sell a majority, you'll still have the benefit of improving your skills sets making them and there's always the next show.

 

Frosty The Lucky.

What an exquisite job! Why forging is such a cool thing. Such great details. Impressive workmanship.

Great looking projects and functional build as well. Like most the utensil rack. I'm sure they will all sell well. Great job and good luck!

I started this thread to offer answers to the often asked question of what is brought to a fair. 

 

Here is more stuff :

 

a hook rack with pointy hooks to hang garlic tresses for instance.

 

another hook rack with chubby hooks this time for utensils in the kitchen or keys in the hallway. I sell it mounted on pine.

 

 another hook rack for the kitchen. The bar is made in cherry this time. The hook's design is inspired by an 18th century kitchen hookrack of the Hotermans collection. I screwed them on with brass screws 

 

S hooks, of course.

 

short skewers to tie a roast or fowl.

 

four hooks to hang garlic tresses in the kitchen.

 

these hat hooks I have shown in a previous thread. Since I was asked to forge some more, I decided to make some for the Xmas show (two shows in fact). I also made a variation. These are mounted on pine. The following are mounted on mohogany .

 

I had to offer a bottle opener. I tried to forge something that I would not entirely owe to Brian Brazeal ;)  , .

 

This year, I'm trying a foray in the latch world. I saw impressive latches dating from the 18th century in Normandy. I forged one and immediately made a sale. It might go at the fair.  .

 

a "whatever-hook" riveted to a plate and mounted on a piece of cherry and 3 hooks of the same variety mounted on a piece of peruvian black walnut 

 

There are still two more weeks before the first fair. I'll try to forge 18th century utensils. I might try my hand at a lazy Suzan and tripods.

Being we are talking about Christmas, I'd be thinking about some nice forged hooks to hang stockings with as a possible seller. Just remember to bring a stocking with you for display.

Nice batch of projects, all very well executed. I also checked out your blogs- very impressive. Loved your smithy, but I would need a much younger feller to shovel that walkway!

Wish you weren't so far away- know that I would enjoy a visit to your place :)

Thanks for posting these treasures!

Dave