In mid-April we took an introductory blacksmithing class with David Robertson (http://www.artistblacksmith.com/). We were both curious and excited to get our hands dirty. During the class we learned how to make hooks, fire pokers, tongs, and a chisel. We also had 4-5 hours at the end of the class to work on a personal project, this was a great time opportunity to explore and play with all of the techniques that we learned during the class. Needless to say, we had a fantastic time with David and we were both so inspired that we immediately started making plans to set up our own workshop.
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| A selection of hooks. |
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| Our fire pokers and tongs. These are the only tongs we have so far so they will get lots of use in our new workshop. |
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| Chisels (we learned how to temper the steel to ensure it would hold an edge). |
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