{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nigel Tyas Ironwork Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.nigeltyas.co.uk\/blog","title":"Forging Skills That Come With Experience - Nigel Tyas Ironwork Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5sX6UNA6lQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigeltyas.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/04\/04\/forging-skills-that-come-with-experience\/\">Forging Skills That Come With Experience<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nigeltyas.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/04\/04\/forging-skills-that-come-with-experience\/embed\/#?secret=5sX6UNA6lQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Forging Skills That Come With Experience&#8221; &#8212; Nigel Tyas Ironwork Blog\" data-secret=\"5sX6UNA6lQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.nigeltyas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.nigeltyas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/forging-skills-that-come-with-experience-banner.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":417,"description":"Whilst this jumble of scribbles and numbers might not make sense to you, the happy blacksmith always has his French chalk at hand and these annotations were part of ensuring the \u2018gain\u2019 on a cottage pole is accurate. Starting with a stock steel bar and forging a taper at each end then curling the finials [&hellip;]"}