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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It looks like one (1) gram of meat is back on the menu, boys!!! Here’s a fun little Uruk cleaver and shield, available as a pair on my website. They’re heavy and spiky and pretty grumblesome www.thepocketforge.com/shop/p/l7jq1...

An Uruk Hai cleaver and shield, leaning against a tree

An Uruk hai cleaver and shield leaning against a tree, the shield is backwards showing the arm strap

The Uruk hai sword and shield are held in a pair of hands showing that they are miniature, with a tree in the background

Another picture of the orc cleaver and shield in a hand, with a tree in the background

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Here’s some new stuff I’ve been working on recently! It’s not been a great start to the year but I’m just keeping my head down and cranking out my silly art like a good little gnome

A miniature fantasy sword with a wooden scabbard and bronze fittings

A miniature katana divided into its components

A miniature katana held in a human hand with two 1/6th scale plastic hands around the handle

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I’m still alive! I’m trying to limit my social media use to 2hrs a day, but accidentally just applied that to instagram, and forgot about the other platforms I use. But here’s an update on what I made for those who are out of the loop: Boobs! Worms! Tiny Swords! That is all. www.thepocketforge.com

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Ever wondered how worms are made? It was me all along!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Spoiler, it worked! I haven’t smoked for many years, this tobacco is probably older than the pocket forge itself and was dry as an MF

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Tiny pipe tomahawk! Who wants to guess if it’s functional or not?? P.s it’s also available on my webshop www.thepocketforge.com/shop/p/16-sc...

A black gift box containing a miniature tomahawk axe, with a pale linen background

A closeup of a miniature pipe tomahawk head, showing the smoking bowl

A hand holding a miniature tomahawk, against a pale linen backdrop

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Hello! It’s been a minute since I posted here- I’ve just been busy making tiny swords and other miniature gubbins. Check out my website to see what else I’ve been up to! www.Thepocketforge.com

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Here’s some ASMR content! These are some brass bucklers that can be worn as rings. It’s nice to be able to do a bit of cold work on the anvil, even the induction forge makes my workshop a little foisty in this weather!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Who can spot the odd one out? These are four pieces I finished this week, preparing for Fantasy Forest in a few weeks time! I’ll have a mixture of historical, pop culture, fantasy originals and wearable pieces, but dang another couple of weeks to prepare would be nice 😅

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I’m still alive!!! I kind of forgot to post for a few weeks because the world is terrifying and I’m quite busy. But here are some recent pieces I’ve been working on that are available on my website (www.thepocketforge.com) if you want to support me and own a lil stabby doodah! #swords #miniature

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Busy 2 day market weekend! Always good when it’s in your hometown and you can leave your table set up for the next day. If anyone is in Norwich UK, we are back tomorrow, so pop by!!!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Works in progress! A few different types of dagger that I hope to finish today- everything made by hand and no two will be quite the same #handmade #metalwork #WipWednesday #miniature

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This is what nearly 3 solid months of work looks like! I worked on these over the last 5 months amongst other projects, but these were all for a specific event and it’s weird how so much time fits into one tiny box. Time to get ready for Friday! #Miniature #Artsmarket #Swords #MetalFeed

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

More tiny tiny gubbins! The kris was a fun little challenge. I started with an attempt to carve a Buddha, but it turned into a monkey, which I felt was more appropriate. Not long now til the show! (Tiny violin made by Sergio Macedo Netto) #miniature #miniaturist #artsanscrafts

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Getting closer to completing this extra tiny collection. If anyone in London wants to encounter me or my tiny swords in real life, I’ll be at Kensington Dollshouse Festival on the 16th and 17th May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kensington...

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Ever wondered how a weaponised steel lute for a tiny battle bard is made? #Dnd #miniature #metalwork #metalfeed

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Extra tiny zweifinger! I’m still getting to grips with 1/12 scale, but I’m pleased with how this one turned out without too much reduction in detail- here’s a 1/6 scale one I did a couple months ago for comparison!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Thank you! Thats freshly made today! I made two, one even smaller

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Sorry, it’s been a MOMENT since I last posted here! Busy as always making lots of tiny things, trying to thrive as an art person in this silly little thing we’re still calling an economy! Here’s some highlights 1. Italian Billhook 2. A horseman’s axe 3. Assorted 1/12 scale swords 4. A hairpin sword

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I kept seeing that nasty AI starter pack doll trend and it was great to see so many artists reject it by recreating it with actual hand drawn versions! I decided to make a physical one instead AI is a poisoned chalice. IP theft and environmental impact aside, it hurts art and you don’t need it!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

First market done! It was a good event but we made a loss. It can happen, they are a gamble and sometimes you don’t sell enough to cover the costs of the table, fuel and parking costs, if the right customers don’t show. Long story short, there’s a 10% sale on my Etsy shop! 😅 thepocketforge.etsy.com

Ben and Molly pose behind their market stall, stocked with tiny swords

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

These are some medieval battle implements known as “bönks” or, as the French would say, “bonqués”! Steel, oak, leather and a pinch of copper #MetalFeed #Miniatures

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Lovely, it’ll be cool to meet you in person if you can make it! Here are the details

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Bit of a roundup, my first market of the year is this weekend in Brighton and I’m both stocking up and making a new set of display stands! I always have like 6 fewer weeks than I think I have. Search for the Nightfair market if you want to encounter me in the wild!

A miniature sword that bears a resemblance to that used by Finn the Human

Two light up display stands designed to hold tiny swords

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

More tiny stabby fellas!!!! It’s so nice to finally have good light outdoors for better photography. The guards and pommels were cast from bronze, which saved some time, although a couple I did forge and grind to final shape #Miniatures #Fantasy #Swords #Blacksmith #MetalFeed

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Here are some tiny bonking implements, ideal for imbuing with holy might and bonking skeletons, both in and outside of living bods #Miniature #Dnd #Fantasy #Blacksmith

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Bebe daggers! These are 12th scale, and probably the smallest I can go with hand forging. I also have to hand sand, because my belt sander gets a little too chummy with my fingernails

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Tiny cinquedea! I’ve been horribly ill the last couple of weeks and had trouble focusing on one set of fullers and this one has 6! Might be something I try again in future as a brooch or pendant, it’s broadness lends itself to being blunt and dangly

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Here’s a lil matching set with a slight swamp hag ranger feelio about it. Everything you need to battle through your favourite bog

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

This tiny fantasy sabre has what I like to call the streaky bacon grind! It looks impractical but it’s actually found in historical examples and essentially lengthens the cutting edge without lengthening the blade itself- a similar principle to a flamberge blade

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Couple o’ tiny round Viking style shields! Despite what you might see on a lot of games and TV, the one on the left is not historically accurate as metal rims were not generally used, instead they were leather or rawhide like the one on the right!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Got a mixture of little projects underway, I’ve been too busy to post regularly but hopefully I’ll have a bunch of cool finished stuff to post about next week!!!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A complete set of starter gear for a fresh DnD Group! I thought I’d work out how much this would cost both in game and IRL based on 5e pricing. Assuming pure gold and coin weight of 4.5 grams, 198 gold coins is about 891g. Gold costs £73.94/6 so this collection would be worth just over £65,880!!!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Done a tiny crossbow today! Very satisfying getting that tiny trigger to clink smooth. Now experimenting with different bowstring lengths and tensions because the physics goes a little skewiff at this scale and I can’t rely purely on the flex of the arms or it’ll damage the wood

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Some highlights from this week A quartet of 1/12 scale wood axes in various styles. Polymer clay Larry Bowlcut, my leading NPC in the DND game I run occasionally A little die for making tiny cup hilts A pair of tiny cup hilt rapiers, in 1/12 scale! Hope everyone has a great weekend #Miniatures

Four miniature axes with metal heads and wooden handles, in the palm of a normal
Sized hand.

A 1/6 scale action figure of the ideal male physique

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Finally finished these pieces! All fantasy based commissions, they required a bit more detail than normal so I carved the fittings out of wax and got them cast in bronze and silver. Wax carvings a whole new skill so hopefully I can get a little better at this and it’ll open up more possibilities!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m sure it’s doable! But I have no experience working with sinews. Here’s a bigger miniature Japanese bow I saw at the Royal armouries museum in Leeds, it was about 2ft high!

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Tiny bows! The challenge is that tiny wooden bows are way too fragile. Perhaps a wood-whisperer could successfully choose a perfect stave, season it and create something that’ll flex and not snap but I am a clumberous oaf with hams for hands, so instead my tiny bows will be forged from leaf springs!

A hand holding two miniature recurve bows, made entirely out of steel and held together by rivets with leather wrap handles

A sketch book showing hand drawn designs for a composite recurve bow

A tiny 10cm bow, whittled out of ash wood, held in a full sized human hand, with an engraved leaf motif

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

ZweiFINGERRRR *wah waaaah wah* (muted trumpet) This lil gubbins was slightly too big to fit into the gift box, so I made a display stand as an apology. I always forget that traditional blacksmithing is hard and I never practice so it was nice figuring out this simple design

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Here’s a tiny zweifinger that’s currently in the works! The flamberge type blade in these types of swords always varies, but in most cases I’ve seen the spine is straight and doesn’t actually follow the undulations of the edges, which makes for interesting and slightly awkward geometry

A tiny zweihander type greatsword that is being held in a normal human hand, on a small cutting mat

A sketch of a zweihander type greatsword in a notepad, with a pencil

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Workshop upgrade!!! @molcard.bsky.social and I built this space together nearly 3 years ago and it’s amazing to be able to work from it but budget and time constraints meant that it was pretty basic and sterile. I took some advice on how to make it cosy, did a sketch and then we made it real!

A small blacksmithing workshop with an anvil, desk, forge, bandsaw, cabinets and a few pictures on the wall. The walls are white and the floor is bare concrete, making it feel a bit cold and sterile

The same picture of a workshop has been digitally drawn over, to paint the back wall and ceiling dark green, add some wooden cladding and introduce some plants

The completed renovated workshop, in real life

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

A bushel of tiny arrowheads complete! Next is a fletch-quest to gather a heck load of tiny feathers

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Making some tiny quivers today! Which… means I need to make a bunch of tiny arrows… which I am a little more worried about but hopefully after some practice they’ll be less fugly than my first attempt! #Miniatures #Fantasy #Artsandcrafts

Two tiny quivers, held on two fingers by their leather strap

A tiny leather quiver, with a miniature leather belt and buckle

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

My New Year’s resolution was to try and talk a bit more! I used to be great at public speaking, but since I stopped being a musician and became a guy who works alone in a shed, I have nearly lost the ability and want to do better at sharing the context of what it is I’m doing

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Hope everyone is doing ok and keeping the existential dread at bay! I’m just focusing on the one thing I can do right, and bringing this tiny armoury to life one pointy fella at a time #swords #miniature #handmade #metalwork

A sketchbook, depicting a selection of miniature weaponry, including some swords, daggers, and axe, hammer, bow, crossbow and a large potato masher. The drawings of the swords and daggers are covered up by the actual objects, which are laid on top.

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Today’s commission- a tiny battle-ready tater masher. A kriegsmasher, if you will! #potato

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I had to redo some wax sculpts that I posted to the casters before Christmas and the Royal Mail kindly decided to lose! It’s always annoying having to repeat work, but at the same time it gives you a second chance to do it better. Also, I get to do it indoors, while watching the LOTR appendices!

Three miniature swords, with the guards and pommels carved out of wax, to be cast in bronze and silver

A tray of wax carving tools with a sketchbook and work light, with a TV in the background which is a living room

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Here’s a couple of normal bois (proper historical term). I find it really helpful to revert back to historical after working on lots of fantasy pieces, just to remember what swords actually look like! That is to say, like swords except smaller #Blacksmithing #Metalfeed #Miniatures

A pair of miniature swords, crossed on the palm of the makers hand

Two miniature swords, measuring about 7 inches each, crossed on the face of an anvil

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The Pocket Forge @thepocketforge.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Here’s a funky lil elvish style messer! Steel, walnut and brass, with copper handle pins. Curved blades are tricky to make scabbards for, recurve blades are an absolute ball ache! The solution is to give it a little extra wiggle room and extend the mouth if the scabbard to allow it to be drawn

A hand, holding a miniature 6 inch sword and scabbard. The sword is of a fantasy, elvish inspired design with a curved blade, and the scabbard has decorative brass accents

A miniature 6 inch sword and scabbard. The sword is of a fantasy, elvish inspired design with a curved blade, and the scabbard has decorative brass accents. It is in the scabbard, on top of a normal sized anvil

A hand, holding the miniature sword. A workshop is in the background, including an anvil and toolbox

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