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Yes, it was a proper old fashioned blacksmith - though he did have an electric blower - we weren’t pumping the bellows :) It was exhausting - towards the end I
by iamflimflam1 4y ago
Yes, it was a proper old fashioned blacksmith - though he did have an electric blower - we weren’t pumping the bellows :)
It was exhausting - towards the end I could barely lift the hammer.
I did it here - https://www.hotmetalworks.co.uk/ https://www.hotmetalworks.co.uk/
The museum it’s in is worth a visit as well - especially when they are running all the steam engines.
- jacquesm 4y agoWell, if you're just tired and you didn't end up with a couple of burns to remember your first day of blacksmithing by then you did very well.
- iamflimflam1 4y agoCame very close - dropped it at one point and picked it up by the now non-glowing end. We were wearing some good gloves...