Fire in the Swamp 2012

Pouring bronze into sand molds
ladle for iron pour pre-heat
oxygen lance clears a blockage with John Periloux
John Perilloux feeds the cupola
Iron flows freely from the cupola
breaking of iron for the iron melt
Kelly and her class
At the Anvil, Fire in the Swamp 2009
Teaching of Blacksmithing by Chuck Averett
Forging a Knife Blade
hand made tool box and black smith tools given away 2011
molten iron flowing from the cupola
Hot cutting iron by Wayne Cash
Master Smith Chris Marks at Gas Forge
Freshly cast bronze horse-head cane handle
Hand Forged Iron Work by Tom Walker
Hand Forged knives by Edd Scafidel
Throwing pottery
Deborah at the forge
Hunter Averett at the forge
scraping the doss off the bronze
John Perilloux
Sue Lincoln making a pewter mold for casting
Chuck and his son
Working at the anvil during Fire in the Swamp 2009
Bronze crucible being transferred to pouring shank
Youngsmith Chucks son
Deborah Davis forging a hummingbird
Wood fire to pre-heat the cupola and light the coke
The first iron pour from the new cupola
Fire in Swamp 2009 Gets Underway
Chris Marks forges a knife
Raku kiln and pottery being pre-heated
Kelly Landrum preparing her kiln for Raku
Mykaela forging
Iron starts to flow
Forging
Bad ass knife
Pouring an Iron Cross in a mold carved in the ground.
Copper leaf making with Patrick Branan
John Perilloux charging the cupola
Raku pottery by Kelly Landrum
Bronze pour
Kelly Landrum making Raku