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Will our railings be in a Disney movie? Yes!
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
Disney have been filming in downtown Fernie since October. They’ve transformed the front of City Hall into a Christmas scene. The Miners’ Walk poles and banners have been taken down, our insects covered with snow and the miner’s face hidden by a tree. However, our circular railings remain. A giant Christmas tree…
Bronze casting in Scotland
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Five days of intense learning culminated in a remarkable 90 second pour of molten bronze into our prepared ceramic shells. David…
Elk Valley Herald article
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
Reporter Nicole Liebermann came to Fernie Forge and interviewed Sandra about the forge and the Columbia…
ABANA 2012 Conference
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Rapid City, South Dakota on Thursday July 19 was the hottest place in America at 107˚F. Where else would blacksmiths…
Wheelwrights at Fort Steele
Sunday, May 27th, 2012
David demonstrates to wheelwrights at Fort Steele
The Western Canadian Wheelwrights’ Association invited David Barrett to demonstrate…
Fernie Brownies visit
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
Fernie Brownies came to visit the forge on Thursday evening, 17th May. They had fun looking round and meeting with the…
Sisters in steel
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Photo of Sandra by Henry Georgi
A “virtual gallery” of women’s ironwork, exhibited in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was…
Award winners!
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
We have joined Fernie Chamber of Commerce this year, and to support them with their three day winter Griz Days festival…
Blue is the colour…
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Once David had researched the market and we’d decided to buy a Big Blu power hammer, we flew to Asheville…
CanIron VIII Fergus ON
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
David and Sandra with Paul Allen
The theme of the 2011 Canadian National Blacksmiths’ Conference was forging friendships. It was a special event for us as one of the demonstrators was master blacksmith Paul Allen from England, who trained both of us in the UK.…
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