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Fire in the Swamp 2012

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