Artisans of Dartmoor - Book - Page 21
LEFT: Greg hammers a steel rod flat while it’s
white hot.
MIDDLE: By twisting a length of hot steel around a
former, Greg creates a set of curtain rings.
RIGHT: A newly forged hook is quenched in a
bucket of water to cool it down. Greg will then scrub
it with a wire brush to remove oxide scale, before
applying a protective coat of beeswax.
The Blacksmith • Greg Abel
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