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New forged gate commission sneak peek
Here's the design for a lovely hand forged garden gate that is in the pipeline
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stainless gate awaits electropolish
At long last this commission is complete and awaits finishing, I have had to get up to speed on the possible finishes for stainless, deciding in the end to have the gate bead blasted and then electro polished, this should give a satin like polish while also giving maximum corrosive protection. Heres a pic of [...]
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New web site and hot stainless
Last week my new website was launched, the content has had a thorough overhall and redesign, enabling me to showcase recent commissions more clearly in the portfolio pages while maintaining a record of past work in the archive.
Meanwhile In the forge I am working on a forged stainless steel gate commission. I have been sweating [...]
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bigger power hammer…
I have just acquired a 2 cwt. massey clearspace, increasing the capacities I will be able to work.... Very exciting. I look forward to getting her working. Although no longer made they are widely regarded as one of the best power hammers out there.
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Fernbank public art commission fitted
After months of work the 9 panels were installed by a team of skilled craftsmen. The day started at 5.30am and we were on site until 6 pm, the scissor lift gave up the ghost at around 3pm leaving us to ingeniously install the last remaining panel, some 5 metres off the ground!!
The panels all [...]
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More Fernbank
Here's some more pics of this work in progress, 6 down, 3 panels to go..............
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Catalpa gate fitted
A lovely new piece of work recently fitted in Brighton, the gate takes its form from the nearby Catalpa tree, more info on this job in the gallery pages.
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Fernbank work in progress
Here's some photos of this project under construction, these photos show the second panel, the hooped design, under way.
So far 2 panels are made with a further 7 to go. Bending 40x10 stainless on edge for the first panel design proved a little tricky but in the end we prevailed with superior fire power!
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New public art commission
I have just been appointed as the artist for an exciting public art commission in Crowborough. This involves the designing and forging of 9 wall mounted panels which draw upon the history of the area. These are to be mounted in the Fernbank centre and are a fantastic opportunity for exciting and creative work. watch [...]
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leaf gate fitted
I have just fitted a new gate for a client, she is a great customer with a fondness for forged birds which always feature whenever I make work for her. This gate is very fluid and is constructed of veined leaves which are forged under the power hammer. Lots of curves in the design and [...]
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Forging 2009 and onwards
2008 is out of the way, lots of nice projects completed including a foray into the world of public art, the image to the right being part of this commision, more images from this project can be seen within my new public art pages within the gallery.
Commissions underway include several gates both pedestrian and entrance [...]
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Upcoming shows and exhibitions, dates etc.
I will be exhibiting at both the South of England show ( June 5/7) and the Edenbridge and Oxted show (Aug 28/29) as well as an exhibition at the Weald and Downland museum as part of the British Artist Blacksmiths Association's (BABA) AGM; this exhibition runs from the 24 July - 3 August.
I shall also be exhibiting at several Sussex Guild shows throughout the year.
Ludlay - [...]
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On site and balancing
I spent the day on site in Brighton fitting the art nouveau balcony. This turned out to be a fairly ambitious feat for one pair of Blacksmiths hands and involved a particularly perilous moment suspended over a drop clutching a balcony trying to get the returns in their holes and not get pulled over the edge, [...]
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Scrolls,scrolls,scrolls and a bit of site work
The art nouveau balustrade is finished, looks great and awaits the galvaniser, meanwhile onto the next job. This is a series of scrolls which interlock to form a repeat pattern for a series of step plates. I have spent the last couple of days forging the scroll dogs and drawing out 60+ tapers under the [...]
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Between furnace and forge ,
I started a new commission today, a lovely Art Nouveau style balustrade, lots of fire welded tulip leaf motifs. I have spent the day sandwiched between a roaring gas furnace and a raging coke forge, Its been a few weeks since I have had a day of solid fire-welding and I am always reminded the magic of it.Left [...]
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Ardingly college Pelican unveiled