Then get out of the blacksmithing tent.
Banging away at what would become a wall hook.
Andy took his blacksmith course Saturday and seems to have loved every single minute of it! Jack and I walked over to the site (a 4.25 mile trip, by the way) to watch the second half. By the time we got there, Andy had already made a six-link chain, several wall hooks and was well on his way to completing a lovely-and-industrial-strength doorstop. He went on to add a steak turning tool and the stock of a custom-made tool that I think is meant to pull spark plugs from cars.
My husband can bend iron with heat, a hammer and his bare hands. Sweet!
Not bad for nine hours!
He was covered in soot, sweating over the heat of an open flame, shooting sparks from his hammer and grinning from ear-to-ear. The instructors told him to stop by any time to keep honing his skill, so I don't doubt that many a summer weekend will be spent with Andy working over the anvil and me walking laps at the magnificent Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site.
This is one of his first chain links.
What can I say? The man has talent! I can't wait to see what else he comes up with as he hones his considerable skills.
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