Carter & Duck Blacksmiths Ltd

06/10/2026

Modern meets traditional.

Hand riveted gates with slotted bars made the proper way.

Brought into the 21st century with automation, security camera and combination lock.

02/10/2026

15/07/2026

A great bit of sculpture for a recent project.

We made this stag to go above the door of the

21/02/2026

Stamping some veins into oak leaf blanks using our 50kg Sahinler Power Hammer.

We prefer a protruding vein which requires a lot of force to move the material, into cut chisel lines of the tool, due to a large surface area under the dies.

25/01/2026

A nice nature inspired design for this fire guard. Forged leaves entangling together with rams heads watching over.

10/01/2026

Two new handrails that we made for St Paul’s church in Longridge. These are yet to have the wooden handrail tops fixed in place.

They had a nice forging at the base of the stem where we fluted the square bar. Forging under the power hammer with some 20mm round bar fullering dies.

For instillation it’s all about details. We didn’t want any plates with bolts at the bases so we’ve taken the carpet up, core drilled and resined the posts into the stone floor. Then cut the carpet round the posts for a clean joint.

16/12/2025

We refurbished a wrought iron gate recently. As an added bonus for the client I used an off cut of the original material to forge them a little leaf keyring.

When you get used to forging steel all the time it’s a welcome moment when you get to switch to wrought iron! It’s surprising how different it feels under the hammer.

11/12/2025

Always nice working at heritage properties.

We were called out to Gawthrope Hall, which was originally built in 1605, to fix a gate on the property. Not an original piece of work but still a nice back drop for the morning!

08/12/2025

A recent security gate, this has a double sided combination lock and a self closing floor spring.

We’ve left this with the raw zinc finish after galvanising dulled off with a bit of mordant solution to give it some texture and take out the shine. This leaves a very durable and low maintenance finish.

30/11/2025

Tapering and bending the hook of our St George’s dragon’s head wall hook.

We’ve just done a big batch of these along with our Highland Cows and Ron Carter Ram’s versions.