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Firehound Forge Blacksmith with a passion for the craft, producing small scale historical and contemporary ironwork with modern technology and traditional techniques.
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05/11/2026

Certain plans off the backburner and making moves; tooling arrived, adjustments made, measurements & maths figured out.

Twenty sided dice being hot pressed to rough shape & refined with cold forging, for those curious for the specifics.

Nice to see some progress :)

These two Santoku-inspired kitchen knives are the result of two student's celebrating an anniversary & the very last les...
04/11/2026

These two Santoku-inspired kitchen knives are the result of two student's celebrating an anniversary & the very last lesson I taught in 2026. And I think they did exceedingly well!

Santoku is my favourite style of chef knife, so I have a soft spot for teaching them. Fully hardened edges made from 5160 tool steel & handled in seasoned Hereford ash, for the curious :)

A rather daunting cleaver & charmingly whimsical spoon made by a gentleman over an 8 hour lesson earlier this month. I r...
04/11/2026

A rather daunting cleaver & charmingly whimsical spoon made by a gentleman over an 8 hour lesson earlier this month. I really like the contrast & differents in the associated forging processes!

Fully heat treated and sharpened, but didn't quite get around the handling the chopper, but that may very well be a challenge for next time.

A good spread of items made by a student earlier in the month.Whilst some prefer a big project when doing a blacksmith e...
04/11/2026

A good spread of items made by a student earlier in the month.

Whilst some prefer a big project when doing a blacksmith experience day, producing a selection of smaller items can be just as challenging, cover more processes and make for rather snazzy gifts for birthdays and Christmas!

A wee' snake made from an old farrier's rasp, made on request as a birthday gift for a family member and enthusiastic re...
31/10/2026

A wee' snake made from an old farrier's rasp, made on request as a birthday gift for a family member and enthusiastic reptile enthusiast :)

It is dark and the farmyard bats are wondering what all the noise is coming from the smithy this time of night, but fina...
28/10/2026

It is dark and the farmyard bats are wondering what all the noise is coming from the smithy this time of night, but finally finished up the batch of iron roses for my upcoming festive markets. 75 of them, for those interested, and around a week's solid work.

Now, what to do for the next big batch I ponder... that is most certainly a quandary for tomorrow!

This week seems to have fallen into a cheerful routine of pancakes and admin in the mornings, lunchtimes working on comm...
27/10/2026

This week seems to have fallen into a cheerful routine of pancakes and admin in the mornings, lunchtimes working on commissions and evenings working late into the Autumnal dark on small stock.

The last couple of evenings have been rings, troll crosses, cloak pins and leaf keyrings, with a big ol' batch of iron roses nearing completion just off camera. Though please do forgive the lower quality on recent pics from the forge. Since my camera lens came down with a tragic case of hitting-the-floor, I've fallen back on my reliable but fairly venerable 2017 Android phone camera. Does the job until I can get around to getting a new lens!

With the nights drawing in and end of October fast approaching, how's Autmn treating you lot? :)

This October has left me a bit battered, if I'm honest! Coal and steel topped up, narrowboat moored safe against the sto...
24/10/2026

This October has left me a bit battered, if I'm honest!

Coal and steel topped up, narrowboat moored safe against the storms, biscuit stockpile secure from the forge mice, but it's been a lean month.

A sensible craftsman would have played it safe until the festive markets had a chance to top the coffers up, but... well, an opportunity sprung up that I couldn't turn down!

Some bespoke tools came up for sale, once in a lifetime really, all the way from across the sea and I couldn't say no. For those who've chatted with me out in the wild, you'll know I've usually got two or three projects on the backburner. One of my longest standing has been tooling for forging gaming dice, those D20, D12, D10, D8 & D4 that are used for Dungeons & Dragons. Well, this is now in the works!

That's the good news! The bad news is, after assembling the sizeable funds for said tooling, I got ambushed by £550 of import fees. Short of charging the forge mice rent, the well of my October funds have run dry.

With that in mind, might I interest you in some dice? 😁

Individual D20 will be £30, including postage & carrying bag.
A set will be £155 and include one each of the following; D20, a D12, a D10, a D8, a D6 & a D4. This include postage & carrying bag.

Each purchase also comes with a massive amount of blacksmith appreciation for helping keep me battle the malicious vicissitudes of international trade squabbles!

And, come hell or high water, these will be out in time for Christmas!

If you'd like some handforged dice, ping me an email at [email protected]

And if I might be so bold as to ask yet another favour of ye, please Like & Share this post around to help the word out. Thank you!

Now taking bookings for Christmas vouchers & January dates for the New Year!Not sure what to get that special / awkward ...
23/10/2026

Now taking bookings for Christmas vouchers & January dates for the New Year!

Not sure what to get that special / awkward / discerning person in your life? Pass them over to me for a day, I'll give them a hammer and by day's end, they'll have made a hand-forged project of their own!

No set dates, no set projects. Tell me what you want to make and we'll figure it out.

No previous experience is needed. Just enthusiasm, patience and respect for the fire. Over 18 year olds only for knife courses, though able to teach from age 10 up for other projects with responsible guardian present.

- 8 full hours in the forge.
- Guidance throughout, including health & safety, forge theory, advice on taking up forging on the professional and amateur level, craft history and folklore & modern blacksmithing.
- Traditional processes & tooling used to make a practical & decorative piece, built to last.
- Lessons for individuals or pairs;

£220 for one student.
£420 for two students.

(4 hour half-days also available).

Get in touch at [email protected] if you'd like to book in. Also available as gift certificates to give to friends & family for Christmas!

A much needed restock for the workshop and upcoming Christmas markets! Roughly 132 metres of steel in various bars, shou...
22/10/2026

A much needed restock for the workshop and upcoming Christmas markets! Roughly 132 metres of steel in various bars, should keep me going for a while!

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Catton Hall
Walton Upon Trent
DE128LN

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