This Week at IAStudios

Hello again,

This week at IAStudios, we have a pretty average week in the forge followed by a promisingly epic weekend. In the forge this week, we have Dan making tongs, Elliot is working on some U bolts for trailers, a bracket for a church lantern and also some - you guessed it - windows. Joe is working a replacement window handle, his Uruk-Hai sword pendants in the lead up to the Tolkien festival at the end of the month and organising which markets over summer IAStudios will have a stall at.

Now, for arguably the more exciting stuff… the weekend. This weekend we have a forge-in and a barbecue here at the forge. A forge-in is a blacksmithing social event. We invite friends, family and fellow blacksmiths to the forge for some fun. There will be some group forge work, no doubt some competition and probably some stupid ideas. Following the forging we will all settle down for a barbecue and beer. Forge-ins tend to be one of the highlights of the year on a blacksmiths calendar, as naturally quite solitary creatures hiding away in their workshops, a forge in is a rare social opportunity for blacksmiths to come together. A forge in is a brilliant opportunity to meet blacksmiths and other creatives in a social and welcoming environment so if you are interested in joining us for a jolly, come to the forge this Sunday! Bring some food for the barbie and if you want to have a bit of a play in the forge, it’ll be just a fiver.

Cheers to another week, and perhaps we shall see some of you on Sunday!

~IASTUDIOS

Box Jaw Tongs by Dan

Elliot making a U-bolt

Replacement window handle by Joe - Ready for the powder coaters