Andrew Hall FWCB Master Blacksmith

Devon County Show 2013

Devon County Show 2013

Its the start of the Devon County show, today Thursday 22 May 2013, and I will be at the showground all day competing in the 3 live blacksmithing competitions. The first is to make a book rest of your own design with 2 hours to complete. The second is to copy an item...
ASH Ironworks take First and Third at North Somerset Show 2014

ASH Ironworks take First and Third at North Somerset Show 2014

It was a beautiful day at the North Somerset Show this  in the live blacksmithing competition. The competition requires blacksmiths to make an item within a specified time limit. For this years competition the brief was to create a Hip Iron, the time allowed was 1...
Toby Buckland Garden Festival

Toby Buckland Garden Festival

We are delighted to be participating in the Toby Buckland Garden Festival at Powderham Castle on May 2nd & 3rd where we will be doing live demonstrations of the traditional art of blacksmithing. A wide range of our products will be on display and available for...
Easter Opening Hours

Easter Opening Hours

We will be open from 11am-4pm every day over the Easter weekend at both Branscombe and Powderham. At Powderham, weather permitting, we will be workingon the outside forge so you can watch us at work. I may be making some of my monk figurines so you can see how it is...
Patterned Damascus Steel

Patterned Damascus Steel

The picture shows a sample of patterned Damascus Steel that I made. Damascus steel is a type of steel used in the middle ages in the middle east for making swords. The method used in modern times is probably not exactly that of the middle ages as the art was lost....