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, dedicated to producing fine hand-forged ironwork. We individually hand craft functional and ornamental ironwork using the centuries-old techniques of hammering hot iron on the anvil. We also utilize modern equipment when it serves to reduce cost but consciously attempt to prevent this use from showing in finished pieces. Alex Bealer wrote this of blacksmiths in his 1976 book, The Art of Blacksmithing,“...they were |
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| a solid link with the past, a constant reminder of man’s slow struggle upward from animal oblivion by his own ingenuity...without them civilization would have vanished in a few short years.” The first working of iron predates written history but comes long after mans artistic skills were well developed. The mastery of iron, the stubborn metal, in the forge fire brought a new sophistication to technology. The blacksmith shop remained an essential element of progressive communities until circumstances in the mid-20th century nearly extinguished the forge fires permanently. There is at least one generation of Americans who grew up not likely seeing a blacksmith working at a commercial forge. The publication of Alex Bealer’s book roughly coincides with a revival of interest in blacksmithing in America and the reevaluation of the importance of hand craftsmanship. While blacksmiths do make practical things, the resurgence of work largely is focused on the artistic element. |
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