CLOVERDALE FORGE

“How can you discern it’s a blacksmith’s dog?”
No dogs were harmed in the making of this door bolt. Just trying to clean some old and almost abandoned pieces, off the bench. (at Cloverdale Forge)
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Morning light in the showroom/gallery.
(at Cloverdale Forge)
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I really like interjecting contrast into a design. Some hard turned next to some soft curves keeps the eye interested and following the line. (at Cloverdale Forge)
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Well that was a busy and fun couple weeks. The second week I was fortunately to take Clay Spencer’s table project class with Clay and Mike Lamar at the @johnccampbellfolkschool. I hope that I can still be demonstrating how to forge weld at 91 years of age. It’s always humbling to be in a class where there is some frustration because I am trying skills and techniques that are out of the groove that I have worn for myself. If you get a chance to hang with Clay I recommend it. Nice to return home and “chill”…. Ready to catch up on the backlog at home. (at John C. Campbell Folk School)
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After a week of teaching it fun to be on the other side for a week @johnccampbellfolkschool . Learning lots here this week in Clay’s table class. Still swinging a hammer at 91. #blacksmith #folkschool #lifelonglearning (at John C. Campbell Folk School)
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Weaving and joggles. (at John C. Campbell Folk School)
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A new set of double callipers for the shop took a little more time to make these ones. Big improvement over the last set.
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Headed to the @johnccampbellfolkschool for the next couple weeks. Teach one, take one. Can’t wait for the week to get going.
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The cold weather has me wanting to sit in and relax.
#forgedsteel #cocktailpicks #blacksmith (at Cloverdale Forge)
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Working on the handles for the fireplace tools. #blacksmithart #localwinnipeg #fireplacedecor (at Cloverdale Forge)
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Ready to trim a bunch of these quick tennons for fire place brooms.
#madeincanada #blacksmith #forged (at Cloverdale Forge)
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Sometimes you have to work through a lot of iterations to find the one that works best for your design. Product development takes time. (at Cloverdale Forge)
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Forged a run of nail style coat hooks. Threaded the ends so that they can be fastened with screws and a plate on the backside or the board they will be attached to. (at Cloverdale Forge)
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Spent too much of the day driving in the truck to get this job fitted up and mounted. Didn’t have a lot of time to get the old text tool done today, but found something simple. Check out the reel for that …. (at Clearwater Bay, Kenora)
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