hey,
I was lucky enough to be able to go on a 5 day blacksmithing course last week.
I had taken loads of photos throughout the week but my phone went crazy and I lost all of the photos. So here is what I got up to for the week.
The first day covered safety, managing a coke forge and some simple techniques. We make a ring of different sample pieces to demonstrate the skills.
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0002_zps77823432.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0003_zpscf8a267f.jpg)
My first Rams head poker! Hopefully not my last.
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0004_zps635e06f1.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0009_zpsc3bdbbab.jpg)
Another poker
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0010_zps3e90b47b.jpg)
Letter opener
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0014_zps6383811a.jpg)
Door handle
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0019_zps2dd4e1ad.jpg)
We also got the opportunity to design and make our own projects, I decided to make a boot scraper. It was more so that I could develop the skills used than my need to own a boot scraper.
I made my own punch, slot punch and drift to complete this project. The scraper is mortised to the frame
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0020_zps202da40b.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0022_zps43816618.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0023_zpsa7dacedb.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0021_zps5e8124c2.jpg)
Sorry if some photos are a bit blurry as they were taken on my phone.
I was lucky enough to be able to go on a 5 day blacksmithing course last week.
I had taken loads of photos throughout the week but my phone went crazy and I lost all of the photos. So here is what I got up to for the week.
The first day covered safety, managing a coke forge and some simple techniques. We make a ring of different sample pieces to demonstrate the skills.
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0002_zps77823432.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0003_zpscf8a267f.jpg)
My first Rams head poker! Hopefully not my last.
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0004_zps635e06f1.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0009_zpsc3bdbbab.jpg)
Another poker
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0010_zps3e90b47b.jpg)
Letter opener
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0014_zps6383811a.jpg)
Door handle
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0019_zps2dd4e1ad.jpg)
We also got the opportunity to design and make our own projects, I decided to make a boot scraper. It was more so that I could develop the skills used than my need to own a boot scraper.
I made my own punch, slot punch and drift to complete this project. The scraper is mortised to the frame
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0020_zps202da40b.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0022_zps43816618.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0023_zpsa7dacedb.jpg)
![](http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/thejollyroger1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0021_zps5e8124c2.jpg)
Sorry if some photos are a bit blurry as they were taken on my phone.