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Posts Tagged 'blacksmith'
Molten Iron Fireworks [video]
Published April 26, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: blacksmith, China, Chinese New Year, Da Shuhua, Fireworks, Molten Iron Fireworks, Nunquan, video
A Modern-Day Blacksmith
Published November 27, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: anvil, artisan, blacksmith, Connecticut, craftsman, Danbury, Edinburgh, forge, metalwork, Nicolas Wicks, Scotland
When Nicolas Wicks walked into a blacksmith’s shop in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2011, he didn’t know the visit would shape the rest of his life. As an American college student majoring in ecological economics, Wicks was spending his time in classrooms and on computers, and wanted to work with his hands. He became an unpaid apprentice for the blacksmith, learned the craft, and came home to make another discovery—his grandfather’s welding tools were waiting for him.
Recreating Ancient Viking Swords [video]
Published April 27, 2016 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: blacksmith, Richard Furrer, sword, sword making, swordsmith, Ulfberht, video, Viking, Wisconsin
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