CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR - SALTRAM HOUSE PLYMOUTH NOVEMBER 23 2013

Last minute addition to my good friends Mr and Mrs Chadwicks lovely Glass work stall at Saltram Christmas fair. We decided last minute to put a few pieces of forge work in to see how they sold. No problem with the selling, just the scared people trying to sell!!! We started the morning like scared Rabbits frozen in front of car headlights!! By the end of the day we were a little too confidant. Good day and a very good learning curve. It is one thing hiding in a workshop and another dealing with the general public!!

STAINLESS STEEL FORKS

Back in February I managed to blag a couple of hours with friends in their glass workshop. Really enjoyable making beads, well trying to make beads and some fused glass plates. Although not really for me, the whole experience was very worthwhile and you never know I might have another go soon. Anyway moral of the story?? I found some old forks whilst clearing out the original workshop, me being a mini hoarder could not possibly throw them away, so a use had to found. Result..............

Why not make some small plate holders for the fused glass. Here is the result. Nothing special, and a pain as I was using the left overs of an old Mapp gas bottle. Interesting to forge and quite a bit different from mild steel, but the result was pleasing.
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