{"id":7,"date":"2014-04-10T18:02:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T18:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-11-22T08:43:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T08:43:51","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/homepage\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Forging Ahead<\/strong><br \/>\nA Blacksmith&#8217;s Life<\/p>\n<p>Here, you&#8217;ll find a news feed straight from the forge written by myself, Juliet, Richard&#8217;s wife and business partner. Richard and I love beautiful objects so design is a hugely important aspect of our company. We&#8217;re thrilled to be working with a variety of British designers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s here you&#8217;ll find updated product information as well as personal observations about Richard&#8217;s craft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/istock_000021664981_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-639 \" style=\"margin-right: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/istock_000021664981_small-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"Blacksmith\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/istock_000021664981_small-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/istock_000021664981_small.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard at work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forging Ahead A Blacksmith&#8217;s Life Here, you&#8217;ll find a news feed straight from the forge written by myself, Juliet, Richard&#8217;s wife and business partner. 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