Fire in the Swamp 2012

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