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Brothers in Smithing - Monthly Metal Challenge

Brothers in Smithing - Monthly Metal Challenge

Written by: Andrew Cirtwill and Kipling Campbell
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What happens when a blacksmith is best friends with a tinsmith?
Andrew Cirtwill of Deer Run Forge and Kipling Campbell of Tapley Tinsmith challenge each other every month to make something great out of metal. We talked about our projects, lessons learned, and other things that come up.

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  • Fierce Courage
    Feb 26 2026

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    This month's Challenge is to create an art piece inspired from the phrase "fierce courage”.

    Kipling got out his casting equipment and made a copper child holding a teddy bear about to open their closet door with a ghost behind it. Andrew made a baby bird leaving the nest for the first time.

    This month we talk about annoying consumables and our esoteric eggel gets us talking about what odd things we have in our closets.

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    @brothersinsmithing to see other details for our conversation.

    Challenge will be posted for live voting on February 27, 2025

    The March challenge will be to create an animal from March Mammal Maddness.



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    44 mins
  • Viking build with hidden compartment
    Jan 25 2026

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    This month's Challenge is to make a viking inspired piece with a hidden compartment.

    Andrew made a metal shield that stores post it notes inside. Kipling got a bit more completed and made a viking ship with a removable mast and deck to store stuff, maybe pens or something.

    This month we talk about how we deal with scraps pieces of metal (so fun). Our esoteric eggel gets us talking and exploring and planing a new podcast. lol.

    Check us out on social media to vote for your favourite

    @brothersinsmithing to see other details for our conversation.

    Challenge will be posted for live voting on January 27, 2025

    The February challenge will be to create a art piece inspired from the phrase "fierce courage”.



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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Lighthouses
    Dec 16 2025

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    This month's Challenge is to make an art piece with a lighthouse in it.

    Andrew made lots of metal scrolls from past work and made them into a crashing ocean that seems to threaten two small metal people in the piece. Kipling used copper to create a cliff scene with a lighthouse high on a hill and an epoxy sea below.

    This month we talk about our least favorite part of these challenges. Our esoteric eggel gets us talking about our muppets.

    Check us out on social media to vote for your favorite @brothersinsmithing to see other details for our conversation.

    Challenge will be posted for live voting on December 18, 2025

    The January challenge will be to create a hidden compartment in a viking themed piece.

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    54 mins
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