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  • by Jenny Reed
  • Jul 28, 2026

A new sign for Tansor Village

When we take on a commission for a bespoke village sign, often it will be for a place I've never visited, so I always think it's so important to fi...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Jul 17, 2026

Framed Metal Art - Experiments in Blacksmithing

Recently I've been working on some framed hand made pieces that are a natural evolution of our style of art nouveau inspired metalwork. The leaves ...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Jun 22, 2026

Bespoke Weathervanes - Three Different Projects

This month we have designed and manufactured three interesting bespoke weathervanes. This blog goes into detail about the different challenges we o...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Jun 02, 2026

Hosting our first Blacksmithing experience day

Last weekend we ran a Blacksmithing experience day for 4 people. Other than having some close friends mess about on the forge, it’s the first time ...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • May 26, 2026

Why I Started Forging Flowers (and What I’ve Learned So Far)

I’ve always loved including leaves and flowers in Black Fox’s work, taking inspiration from Aubrey Beardsley’s Art Nouveau style of Illustration. A...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Apr 29, 2026

What makes a Hanging Sign 'just right'?

There are so many options for hanging signs these days, for us it has to be bespoke, and quality. There is no point in buying something generic onl...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Mar 31, 2026

What 10 Years Away Taught Us: Our Craft Fair Return

The weekend just gone was an exciting and slightly chaotic one for Black Fox Metalcraft; Reivers market in the Hawick, our first craft fair in near...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Mar 02, 2026

7 Things you probably didn't know about Black Fox Metalcraft

Read on to learn more about the family behind Black Fox Metalcraft.

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Feb 11, 2026

Behind the Scenes : Forging Metal Leaves

I've been enjoying experimenting with forging flowers recently, so making leaves from scratch seemed like a great extension to this to develop my s...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Jan 06, 2026

Not all weathervanes are created equal

2025 was an odd year. Though the spring and summer we had a reasonable amount of work on, we can say with certainty that the days of being rushed o...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Dec 08, 2025

Designing the perfect hand forged hook

Hawick and the Borders has a lot of very talented artists and craftspeople; we've visited a few makers markets recently that seem to be quite well ...

  • by Jenny Reed
  • Nov 25, 2025

Why Black Fox Metalcraft does not have a Black Friday sale

Ten years ago, Black Friday was something we saw on the news - Americans having punch ups over discounted tellys, it was amusing and horrifying in ...