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I
have been a working Blacksmith since I was sixteen years
of age and in 1989 I established my business, Black Barn
Forge.
I have had past commissions from The Texas Ballet Company
for a hand drawn Cinderella coach and I have made some very
ornamental balustrade for a British TV drama. I have also
made props for several successful films i.e. medieval hand
held fire lanterns and four large fire baskets for one,
and lift shaft gates for another.
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of my work is generated from the general public and
from previous satisfied customers, their requests ranging
from large driveway gates to small garden gates, railings,
security grills and smaller jobs such as candlesticks.
Other metalwork companies often approach me for handcrafted
components, such as scrolls, leaf work, nails, rings,
twisted bars, etc.
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I
also carry out renovation work of cast iron and wrought
iron, bronze, copper and brass. I have recently renovated
two copper, brass and cast iron lanterns, as well as
two large sets of cast iron gates at Waterloo Bridge.
Much of my most satisfying work has been making personalised
sculptures, these include a bride and groom, a pair
of airplanes for a gravestone and a three-tier floor
mounted flower for a garden centre, approx. 4 feet high.
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