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24.01.2022 Custom made sliding barn door hardware. All parts custom made and hand forged, except the roller wheels. just needs couple of coats of special lacquer. Next to forge the matching set of door handles.

21.01.2022 Rollers in action

20.01.2022 Finally got around to install my stuff, forged to client wishes. He is happy I am glad he is happy and all the neighbour’s are stoked how it looks. So all around win win.

19.01.2022 Still waiting for the screws to turn up so I can finish the assembly. Unfortunately the antler given to me was a smidgen to small,so the fit was a close call to keep the gaps as small as possible. Once finished and polished

18.01.2022 Finished the door handles for the barn door. Pineapple twists and Rosettas.

16.01.2022 Dee cruding old rusty wok and pan for the quick and nasty improvised WOK and BBQ oil drum grills

14.01.2022 Finished hand forged kitchen utility hanger and S hooks.

14.01.2022 What happens when you drop your cleaver on the tiles. On closer inspection I found a micro fracture in the steel. So I just reshaped the tip.

13.01.2022 Update photo, the copper planter boxes inside the grills. Just have to wait for the geraniums to grow.

10.01.2022 Hand forged Barn door furniture. Hot cut and chiseled. Waiting for the wheels to turn up. And the door handle is still in the works.

09.01.2022 Jig for the drifted rods with twists.

08.01.2022 Some of the behind the scenes photos made during making of the National Geographic doco, Only in Oz (Trailblazers ). Forging of a Ned Kelly style armour were I was able to lend a forging hand. It was a great day and experience and I was happy to assist. Thank you everyone

07.01.2022 Had to make some anvil tools, about time Cutting plate and two styles of third hands. Goose neck hold down and spring operated clamp down.

06.01.2022 Made a prototype hoist for a folding electric wheel chair for my friend and neighbour. So less of a struggle to get mobile.

05.01.2022 And we have been given a new victim to restore from last years Bushfires.

05.01.2022 3mm sheet and a couple of thousand hammer blows later. dishing a large scale pan.

05.01.2022 Take 2 on wheel chair hoist.

04.01.2022 Putting the twisty bits in by hand, 32mm solid .

03.01.2022 Tools for the BBQ Bonfire so you have some sort of reach, to not scorch your hands Fork, spatula and steak turner.

03.01.2022 First bracket sample done for the sliding barn doors.

03.01.2022 And a thank you to Shane Hitchen for the bucket of Horse rasps. Given them a vinegar bath to de-rust. They will keep me going for a while.