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"The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands."
By:- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Jens is an extremely talented blacksmith. He has been forging for over 20 years and approaches his skill as an art. He firmly believes in the importance of all the elements working together and the respect of the flame and intent as he forges blocks of iron into beautiful masterpieces. Whether its the hard iron ore or soft bronze and delicate steel, he understands the metals and their needs and uses his experience and knowledge to create his work. It has been such a pleasure getting to know him and Clara and working with them as he demonstrated his craft. I am also proud to say that he used several of my photographs from our recent shoot for his new brochure advertising his business!
Farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of a horse's hoof and the placing of shoes to the horse's foot. A farrier couples a subset of the blacksmith's skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with a subset of veterinary medicine (knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb) to address the care of the horse's feet.
as seen on my blog: www.drewperkinsphotography.blogspot.com
GSM had a real blacksmith in their forge on Sunday. You might remember him from World Blacksmith competition I photographed three years ago.
Vanellus armatus
Lake Nakuru National Park, Rift Valley province, Kenya.
Other name: Blacksmith Plover
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Historical Re-enactment of Traditional Ironwork by a Real Blacksmith
"The Blacksmith Shop reconstruction was modeled after a shop originally built by the Stroecker family in the latter part of the 19th century and last used by Johnny Hauser in the early 20th century. Built of native stone from local quarries, this shop's construction was designed and engineered by volunteer Les Schrader. The forge, anvil and a majority of the tools were used for over fifty years by Henry Wohead until 1978, when his shop on Olsen Lane closed as the last working blacksmith shop in town. "
Naper Settlement Museum
Photo taken my Michael Kappel in Naperville
View the high resolution image on my photography website
Blacksmith Bracelet
From time to time a friend asks me to make a gift. I’m not much on making small things, but that doesn’t mean I can’t. Enjoy the beauty of copper and stainless steel with hint of leather.
Contact me if interested,
Briron Raley ~ Blacksmith
0512-331-18-1
The Blacksmith at Meadowcroft Rock Shelter provides demonstrations while educating visitors.
In John Wayne's "The Alamo", there was a fight scene where Crockett was jumped by several men. The odds are evened when Jim Bowie jumps in and saved Crockett from a sure thrashing.
The altercation occurred because Crockett was taken by the lovely Flaca, who was already spoken for.
A new volunteer event happening every other Saturday morning this summer at the MLF Village. A small team of learning blacksmiths (both volunteers and homeless friends) trying our hands at metal beautifications for the Village and then joining in the Genesis Garden program's amazing Cowboy Brunch after! It's a beautiful thing!
Title: Blacksmiths Needle
Artist: Members of the British Association of Blacksmith Artists 1996
Location - Promenade
Materials - Forged Steel
Commissioned by - TWDC
The Needle is conical in form with six sections. Each section contains objects, which relate to one of the senses including the sixth. The objects were made in public “forge-ins” with a mainly maritime theme. The work was inaugurated in May 1997 by Evelyn Glennie, the percussionist ringing a bell which hangs inside the needle.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Bontkiewiet
(Vanellus armatus)
Bontkiewiet
(Vanellus armatus)
The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa. The vernacular name derives from the repeated metallic 'tink, tink, tink' alarm call, which suggests a blacksmith's hammer striking an anvil.
Blacksmith lapwings are very boldly patterned in black, grey and white, possibly warning colours to predators. It is one of five lapwing species (two African, one Asian and two Neotropical) that share the characteristics of a carpal (wing) spur, red eye and a bold pied plumage. The bare parts are black. Females average larger and heavier but the sexes are generally alike.
The blacksmith lapwing occurs in association with wetlands of all sizes. Even very small damp areas caused by a spilling water trough can attract them. In South Africa they are most numerous in the mesic grassland region, less so in higher-rainfall grasslands. Like the crowned lapwing, this species may leave Zambia and Zimbabwe in years of high rainfall and return in dry years. It avoids mountains of any type.
Blacksmith lapwings expanded their range in the 20th century into areas where dams were built and where intensive farming was practiced. Consequently, they are now numerous and established in the western Cape region of South Africa, where they were absent until the 1930s. In this region they have also entered estuarine mud flats in winter where they aggressively displace other waders. Although they are partially migratory, they do not seem to engage in large-scale, regular migrations.
During the breeding season, the species often reacts aggressively to other lapwings or African jacanas that may enter its wetland habitat. Nests are shallow depressions on bare ground or short grass, close to water, and tend to be spaced at least 400 m apart. The blacksmith lapwing breeds in spring, but its choice of nesting site and timing may be opportunistic. The young separate gradually from their parents and do not return to natal areas afterwards. This lapwing feeds on aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates.
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A new volunteer event happening every other Saturday morning this summer at the MLF Village. A small team of learning blacksmiths (both volunteers and homeless friends) trying our hands at metal beautifications for the Village and then joining in the Genesis Garden program's amazing Cowboy Brunch after! It's a beautiful thing!
The Blacksmiths' Needle - 1996
(on the Newcastle quayside opposite Gateshead's Baltic Gallery
A 7.6 metre conical steel sculpture with a maritime theme, represented by mermaids, bells, shells and sea creatures.
There are six sections in total: the first five represent the five senses, the last the 'sixth sense'.
All sections are joined to form a complete sculpture.
A bell hangs from the centre of the Blacksmiths' Needle.
Concept by Alan Dawson; created by blacksmiths from the British Artist Blacksmiths' Association (BABA), at a series of forging sessions around the country: commissioned by: Tyne & Wear Development Corporation: materials used: Hot dipped galvanised Steel.