It has been a busy two weeks as I prepped for my first event of this year. It is exciting to be able to go to sun event after so many were cancelled last year. My wife and I have been spending some weekends from time to time at the antique malls looking for a bargain. We found a good little kettle, but it lacked a lid. Seems like an easy fix for a blacksmith.
The first task was to figure out how to make a dome lid. One method of dishing metal was to use an iron form, but I don’t have any that are the size needed for his kettle. But I did have a spare log lying around. I pulled that out and made several cuts with a saw then built a small fire 🔥 on the top. It took a few hours of stoking and chipping, but the log took shape. The lid was a bit of a challenge, not with the dome, but I wanted a lip to keep it on the kettle. My forge welding is not good, so I had to cheat a little and weld a ring around the edge.
It is satisfying to be able to make things for myself, and it is getting easier with each skill I add to my set. Being a blacksmith has it’s rewards like this, and I feel like I am prepared for an apocalypse, should we have that uprising of zombies.