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What happens when a blacksmith is best friends with a tinsmith??. Andrew Cirtwill of Deer Run Forge and Kipling Campbell of Tapley Tinsmith challenge each other every month to make something great out of metal. We talked about our projects, lessons learned, motivation to create and other things that come up.
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Send us a Text Message. This month's Challenge is a Metal House Plant . Kipling made a copper money plant from scrap copper cutoffs using a broken texturing die and Andrew made a steel Venus Flytrap with multiple heads and sharp pokey bits.. As now tradition, we talk about our shop woes and wonders and share an esoteric eggle about some vintage mus…
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Send us a Text Message. This month's Challenge is a Bird Bookend. Kipling made a brass and copper woodpecker with fancy cutouts and Andrew made a hummingbird with small flowers on a heavy metal base. As now tradition we talk about our shop woes and wonders and share some esoteric eggels too. Check us out on social media to vote for your favourite @…
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Send us a Text Message. This month's Challenge is Fairy Doors. Kipling made a whimsical fairy doors based on the four elements and Andrew made a more traditional door with forged hardware. Check us out on social media to vote for your favourite @deerrunforge and @tapley_tinsmith and @#brothersinsmithing to see other details for our conversation. Ch…
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Send us a Text Message. This month's Challenge is Bookmarks. Kipling made a bunch of different bookmark designs using new patina techniques and Andrew tried his hand at copper inlay on a flattened piece of wrought iron. Check us out on social media to vote for your favourite @deerrunforge and @tapley_tinsmith Challenge posted on March 25, 2024…
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