Tools of the Trade
This is the first plate in Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises or the Doctrine of Handy-Works. It is taken from a reprint of the third edition originally published in 1703.
Figure 1 at the top is the forge and bellows, figure 2 is the anvil. Figure 4 to the left of the anvil are tongs and hammers, figure 5, rest below the anvil. Figure 6 is the vise.
Making a Latch
is a description, with photos, of the steps we go through to make a Suffolk Latch.
Making a Hinge
is a description, like Making a Latch, that shows the steps we go through to make a Butterfly Hinge.
Making a Grip
shows the process for making a Cabinet Grip.
Blacksmith's Blog Posts
collects posts we created for the Horton Brasses blog in 2010 and 2011. There's information about the shop, what we make and how we make it, including links to two videos.
Tools of the Trade
shows some of the tools in Molly’s blacksmith shop.
Making a Living
describes how we became blacksmiths.
Glossary of Blacksmithing Terms
is linked to various words that are not commonly known by non-smiths throughout this section of the site.