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Richard Fishenden
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Farriery was my first love. Horse shoeing is a wonderful skill and something that I still do every week. It also gave me the skills that I needed to serve my new clients at Made by the Forge. I believe in a good old fashioned service where the customer is the number 1 asset.

21 February 2013

What to do in your garden in February

Written by Richard Fishenden
Planting potatoes in pots or bags is our tip of the day and something we are going to do before February is out.
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07 February 2013

Clever positioning of curtain poles to make the most of small windows

Written by Richard Fishenden
We saw this great advice on making a small window look its best – simple but it works! Same size of window but look how much grander the one on the right seems! http://honeyandfitz.blogspot.ca
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31 January 2013

New brochure to view online or print off

Written by Richard Fishenden
Made by the Forge have updated their online brochure which is available to view online or print for you to browse at your leisure. It showcases all our curtain rails and associated products.
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03 January 2013

Happy New Year 2013

Written by Richard Fishenden
Well we have made it into the New Year. Made by the Forge’s New Years resolutions are displayed on our noticeboard in our kitchen for all to see and for us to do! We are also thrilled to be supporting the Suffolk Wildlife Trust in their plight to save and protect the Dormouse.  Made...
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13 December 2012

Beautiful new photographs

Written by Richard Fishenden
We are delighted to have updated our website with some beautiful photographs taken by the local professional photographer Bruce Head. We gave Bruce the task of show casing our curtain poles and finials so that our pictures show the detail and quality of our products. He has been so clever with his lense that...
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06 December 2012

Hedgerow trees progressing well

Written by Richard Fishenden
We are delighted to say that the majority of the hundreds of trees we planted early on this year 2012 are looking very healthy and strong. We pledge that every product sold has one tree planted to offset CO2 and to give a little back to our wonderful environment.
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29 November 2012

Products for life

Written by Richard Fishenden
Our products are made to last a life time. One of our clients who has an old barn has a huge 5 metre window opening. In their case one of the middle brackets needed to be a lot longer than the standard bracket. We at Made by the Forge were able to make this...
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15 November 2012

How to measure up for a curtain pole video

Written by Richard Fishenden
We have been busy here at Made by the Forge making a video to help all our clients measure up for their curtain poles. Click on the link above to check it out.
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08 November 2012

Beeswax from the local bee keeper

Written by Richard Fishenden
Most of our ironwork is finished in the traditional way.  While the metal is still hot we seal it with a natural beeswax. This gives the iron a beautiful finish. We sourced this particular beeswax from near Needham Market about 4 miles from home. The bee keeper has over 15 hives and this must...
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01 November 2012

Handmade Hessian Door Stops

Written by Richard Fishenden
Janet our fabric product designer has just finished working on these attractive door stops. She has been truly economical with the remnants of our bespoke hessian sacks she uses when making our fabulous notice boards. Not wanting to waste any of the wonderful old sack cloth Janet has created these useful door stops ideal...
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