Earlier today we visited the Heritage Forge Blacksmith Shop in the Homestead Craft Village to see the projects being prepared for this year’s Fair. Here’s what we found:
Heating the iron for fireplace pokers
Student striking the hot iron
Teacher and master craftsman Caleb eplaining the heating process
Working the tip of the poker
Striking the hot end
Hot iron!
Showing how to finish the end of the poker
Nearly finished!
Finished! Fireplace poker. Second year student, age 13.
Our students and master craftsmen alike are all preparing for this year’s Fair! The blacksmiths are hard at work creating hand-forged tools, knives, steak turners, dinner bells and more! Want to try it yourself? Stop by the Homestead Forge during the Fair for the hands-on, make your own blacksmithing projects!
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