Last Friday David Etcheison and I had a cold but fun day of forging and assisting a senior class to get the feel of hot steel under hammer. Here are a few shots of our day.
       Pics by Ruth Etcheison

I'm the old guy taking to the group here.
   

An overview of our setup.
   

David assisting this young lady.
   

Me helping a future blacksmith.
   

David giving a helping hand.
   

This is a link to a slide show of a little cutting demo.
  Rope Cutting Demo  

Thanks, Lin

Lin
Thanks for the show, It's nice to see young people learn a little history.
Dana

Thats cool Lin,looks like everyone had fun.

Lin.....Thanks for supporting these 4-H'ers.  It's a great organization that teaches worthwhile skills and implants real life values.
Both of my now grown daughters participated in 4-H for several years.  Mostly in Ag related projects...but both often reflect on their experiences postively and are glad for them.
Tom I.

Way cool pics on the rope.

Looks like all had a good time learning and teaching the past...

Later.....Buzz

I don't know if I could forge with some guy like that looking at me from the background!


David giving a helping hand.
   

Karl,
    The only reason I was behind him is that he could not get between me and the firplace.  :D   It was about 12-15 degrees that day. To our right(in the photo) was a beautiful lake, partially frozen, but beautiful. All in all, a good day to be forging. Lin

Lin,

Good on you!  That must have been a very rewarding afternoon.   Jeff

Lin, very cool "Photo Stream"!

Looks like a fun event!

Steve
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