FORGING FAWKES NOV 4TH - 5TH 2011 PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF ART

JON SNOW (WINDYSMITHY)

RICHARD WOOD

LISA HARRISON (SMYTHICKFORGE)

JOFF HOPPER (METAL PIG FORGE)

THEME OF THE FORGE IN WAS SOMETHING TO WEAR - NECKLACE MADE BY LISA HARRISON

DAN 3RD YEAR DEGREE STUDENT FORGING A BOW TIE!!!

WINNING PIECE BY JON SNOW - BLACKSMITHS APRON COMPLETE WITH FRINGE!!!!!!!

BRACELETS BY JOFF HOPPER

UNFORTUNATELY MY ENTRY A BELT FELL TO PIECES JUST BEFORE JUDGING. BELT WAS ALL BUT MADE,  HELD TOGETHER BY A PIN THAT CONNECTED THE BUCKLE TO THE BELT. I MANAGED TO LOSE THE PIN  IN THE WATER TROUGH, MUCH TO THE AMUSEMENT OF THE JUDGE BEX SIMON. I THINK SHE IDENTIFIED WITH MY FRUSTRATION, AS IT WAS JUST BEFORE JUDGING THERE WAS NO TIME TO FORGE ANOTHER!!!!!!!!

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH AN AMAZING GATE

As a student of Blacksmithing, to come across such an amazing piece of work, and actually be able to talk with the maker proved to be a highlight of last years Forge In at PCAD. The gate was designed and made by Joff Hopper who runs Metal pig Forgehttp://www.metalpigforge.co.uk/ a nice guy to talk with who also happens to be quite Humble when given compliments about his work. This gate actually won Joff Hopper the award of National Champion Blacksmith

 2007. The detail and craftmanship has to be seen to be believed.

I love the door latch, the free flowing forged uprights providing the gate with structure and enough tension for the forged latch to operate.