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This crumbled building was a blacksmith's shop back in the 1700's.
I saw this while I was driving to one of my jobs down in Chester County, just south of Coatesville.
The Blacksmith House (1808), where Longfellow's "The Village Blacksmith" worked, on Brattle Street in Harvard Square. It's now owned by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.
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!
The forge at the blacksmith shop at Fort Gibraltar, Festival du Voyageur 2014
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A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (compare to whitesmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils, and weapons