Tom, looking Surprisingly full of energy after 2 longs days hard-work, forging his rams-head toasting fork and hanging basket bracket
Penny wanted to incorporate a beautiful piece of drift wood she had found for her sculptural piece for the second day. She brought it with her and made the base, plus three ammonites, to fit into the gaps in the wood.
The finished item! hanging basket bracket - made on day one of the ‘oberon course
Proud creator of a fire tool set and hanging basket bracket
Rams head toasting fork & hanging basket bracket, made on the Oberon course.
Some of the early stages of the ram’s-head toasting fork, made on the Oberon course
the humble front entrance of The quinnell School of Blacksmithing, hiding the fire, sparks, red hot iron & forging-fun
Sparks flying - Roger, forge-welding the head on his rams-head toasting fork on our ‘oberon’ course
complete concentration, Liam, perfecting his taper before it is formed into the hook for a hanging basket bracket on our ‘Oberon’ course.
Helen designed and made a fantastic heart tea-light holder on the second day of the 2-day Introductory Course
Our main course area accommodates UP TO 10 participants, each with their own FORGE, work area , tools and equipment
Giles demonstrating one of the ‘splitting’ processes on one of our Oberon courses
Mother and son - creating beautiful chestnut roasters!
Our 70-seat demonstration arena, used for events
Asterides - smiling throughout!
Max, demonstrating how its done before everyone gets stuck in!
Filming the Sky TV series: ‘The Prince’s Master Crafters’ with Jim Moir
The test…. Smiles all-round show that the bottle openers, made that morning, worked!
Our Fire & Iron Gallery - jam-packed full of items for sale, made by both ourselves, and a selection of leading artist blacksmiths, sculptors and jewellers from all over the UK.
The bottle openers worked!
Tapering and shaping the split ends of the backplate for the hanging basket bracket, before punching a square hole
Billie’s creation for the second day of our 2-day introductory course - tall bracket for her garden, to hang bird feeders. Amazing.
Paula busy making wine glass holders/stands for her garden, with items she made earlier in the foreground.
Masterclass with Douglas Pryor, in the art of raising and chasing (repousse)
Jonathan came on a one-to-one course where we worked with him to create this awesome, fully adjustable BBQ with attachments.
4-tool fire set! made on day two of the 2-day introductory course
