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How
long have you been a metal artist?
"I have been self-employed as a metal artist come blacksmith
for 15 years, working mainly with mild steel and stainless steel."
Steve's
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What's
been the biggest piece you've ever made?
"A new pair of gates for the entrance to Downham Hall. The
originals were stolen! They took three months to make as they had
to be hand forged just as the original gates were."
What's
been your favourite piece?
"A heron with a trout in its beak."
Do
you do traditional blacksmith jobs too?
"Yes I do traditional work but I don't shoe horses!"
What
advice woud you offer to anyone interested in a career as a blacksmith/metal
artist?
"Find out who your local blacksmith is and offer to help in
return for some tuiton.
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A
horse made from horseshoes!
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What
are you working on at the moment?
"I've made a stag from horseshoes but for the antlers and I've
been asked by Myerscough College to display the stag and also a
horse sculpture at their stand at Tatton Park in July."
Any
hobnobbing with celebrities who've visited the village?
"Last week I gave some tuition to an actor from the series
Born and Bred. The following day the BBC set up in the forge and
filmed him playing the part of the village blacksmith. I was asked
to be on hand to keep the fire going and advise on the correct use
of tools and steel etc."
Hope
they paid you! And finally, what's been your strangest metal-related
request?
"A very petite lady called and asked if I could repair her
marital bed. Seems it was bending in the middle! When I saw her
husband I could see why - he was 6ft 5ins and 18 stones, she was
5ft 2ins and eight stones!"
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