Andrew Hall FWCB Master Blacksmith

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Wishing all my customers a very happy new year and many thanks for your business in 2013. Christmas was, I am glad to say, a very busy time for us as ASH Ironworks. We were busy 7 days a week at both our forges in Devon at Branscombe and Powderham during both November...
Exeter Christmas Market

Exeter Christmas Market

We will be at the Exeter Christmas Market on Cathedral Green every day from Thursday 21st November until the market closes on Thursday 19th December. Come and get into the Christmas spirit and soak up the atmosphere, visit us and find that perfect Christmas gift for...
British Live Blacksmith Champion 2013

British Live Blacksmith Champion 2013

I was confirmed as Champion Live Blacksmith of the year 2013 at the Dorset County Show on Sunday 8th September for the 5th time in my career. This title is given by the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths to the blacksmith who earns the most points in “live...
Devon Air Ambulance 21st Birthday

Devon Air Ambulance 21st Birthday

Visit us at Devon Air Ambulance 21st Birthday celebrations at Darts Farm, Topsham on Saturday 7th September 10am to 4pm. We will be giving live forging demonstrations amongst the other fun and activities including BBC Radio Devon live broadcast and emergency services...
Live Show Champion at Edenbridge & Oxted

Live Show Champion at Edenbridge & Oxted

I competed at the Edensbridge & Oxted Agricultural show last Sunday in the live blacksmithing competition. The brief this time was to create a wine caddy within 1 hour 30 minutes. I had never made a wine caddy before and wasn’t even sure what one looked like...