Volume: 3 Issue: 14

Sunday March 14th, 2010

Featured Artist: Steve Berry In 1999 I entered a gallery showcasing functional blacksmithing. I was inspired by the form and function of the work. This visit motivated me and so I began creating and designing pieces of work from my own ideas. After working on some of my creations, through trial and error, I started seeing improvement but was not fully satisfied. I then attended a blacksmithing class at John C. Campbell Folk school, which further improved my technique and the quality of my work. To create one of my pieces I heat a piece of mild steel using a forge until it is malleable. I then shape the steel using various jigs, tongs, hammers and a tapering machine. I custom built my own tapering machine as well as different jigs. The piece is then cooled ... Steve's full profile >>

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