Types of Work

Ian has made a number of public commissions such as the main entrance gates for the Victorian Walled Garden at Saumarez Park for the Guernsey Botanical Trust and the “Welcome to the Old Quarter” arch for the entrance to Mill Street in St. Peter Port. In 2016, he started the Metalwork Sculpture Group for the University of the Third Age (u3a) in Guernsey, which encourages older people to discover how much fun you can have with with sculpting scrap-metal objects, such as old tools. Most of the group members are women who have never had any previous experience of metalwork. Projects involving use of the forge are the most popular!

Coming from a background in archaeology, my name is Dan Goodwin and I’m a jack’o’all’trades blacksmith with a passion for this wonderful craft. I offer teaching and educational demonstrations, as well as designing and producing commissioned ironwork alongside creating my own designs for sale.

Graduating from the National School of Blacksmithing in 2016 with Triple Distinction, I played the role of Journeyman for two years and settled myself in the 18th century grounds of Catton Hall, South Derbyshire, in 2018. From here, I’ve had the pleasure to teach a colorful array of people and take on an ever increasing range of jobs.

I’m happiest when I’m travelling the country and bringing the craft out into the sunlight, telling and learning the stories and history that accompany the people I meet and the trade I practice. Though the village smithy may not play the same role it did in pre-industrial times, I still firmly believe the smith has a role to play in both supporting and working within the local community.

Always happy to discuss bespoke projects, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at FirehoundForge@outlook.com

Anvil Forge is a small Blacksmith and Metalworking company specialising in small and medium size projects with a bias for traditional and contemporary designs but willing to consider most proposals. We work with clients , architects , local authorities , schools etc etc. and try to offer an cost effective design without compromising design and quality.
Anvil Forge also offer experience days with various themes from the traditional ‘blacksmith day’ to one or two day knife making classes or maybe our ‘starwars / sci fi classes for something a bit more unusual !
for more information please get in touch and ask us your question .

Hot forging is at the core of what I do at Bringsty. I will design and make items to commission, for galleries, exhibitions and demonstrations. I will also repair and restore existing and historical ironwork, and make items to a client’s specification. The process of producing bespoke ironwork to suit the site and client is what I enjoy. Taking a client’s vision for an empty space, and realising their vision by guiding them through the possibilities and practicalities that hot forging, traditional and contemporary techniques can bring to items of originality and longevity.

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Adam Varley….Born London 1969. Served a blacksmithing apprenticeship and then as a journey man working throughout the UK with many notable artist blacksmiths. Adam founded Ferro Design with designer Beau McClellan in 1994 forging many sculptural and architectural works in Portugal including large artistic installations. He also has had experience with production, working on events and film sets, also lighting, pyrotechnics and computer design. Most recently he has settled in La Creuse, France to set up his own workshop.

There has been an Overwrought Ironworks in Hastings for many years providing the community with the traditional services of an iron worker. However it was only in 2014 when Tobias Cobrin took over the sadly silent workshop, and built and then lit his handmade forge, did it spring back into life and become Overwrought Forge, providing the full range of handcrafted and handforged products from small domestic items to gates and railings.