Given that yesterday was forecast as wet and windy, I thought it perfect to get the forge out and have a day hitting hot metal.
My forge is obviously outside, which has its good and bad sides. The open air can be a double edged sword of course and today I hardly needed the blower.
I started off with the finial for an obelisk I am making for a friend and moved on to a stand for a gallon (literally) kettle, bought from a local reclaim centre.
I also hardened off the surface of the portable anvil I made a few weeks ago, so that it now has a nice ring to it. To say it needed a big fire is an understatement, but at least it gave me the opportunity to try out the new heat baffle I made to protect the forge base. It obviously worked.