Reproducing the Iron Stand from Sutton Hoo. Part 1: The shaft. 

In this episode, I commence the reproduction of the Iron Stand from Sutton Hoo. Here, I create the shaft for the stand, which tapers from 20 X 16 down to 10mm square at the top - the longest continuous taper I have ever forged. I then create two twists on the top section and forge-weld a pair of scrolls above the base.