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In 1979, Blacksmith and Farrier Dan Harding AFCL RSS, moved down to Cornwall with his family from Sussex and bought Pencarn Forge.<\/h4>\n

Born in Sanderstead in Surrey in 1947, Dan spent many great holidays in Cornwall, and it was this love of Cornwall that ultimately led to the decision to move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dan’s career started with a 5 year apprenticeship with F. R Granthams in 1964, before he set up his own business in Sussex in 1969, a business that was to last 10 years until the decision to move down to Cornwall.<\/p>\n

(photo on the right was taken from the Daily Telegraph Magazine in 1973) Dan has been running Pencarn Forge successfully since 1979, working as both a Blacksmith and Farrier, shoeing horses and creating various types of local ironwork as can be seen on the gallery<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dan’s son, Dan Jnr. somewhat followed in his fathers footsteps and has created the award winning Hotpod Multifuel Stoves<\/a>, and is an art metalworker in his own right. His grandsons, Lanyon and Ewon also work at the forge occasionally with their Dad and Grandad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In 2011, Dan won the Champion Live Forging Competition at the Royal Cornwall Show and became the overall show champion that year.<\/p>\n

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