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Blacksmithing
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When I travel, I seek out other smiths.
I particularly enjoy seeing the craft being
practiced as it has been for generations. At
right, a father and son in Egypt |
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toolmaker in Czech Republic |
Triple
striking in Mexico |
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1986, I had my first opportunity to study abroad
while attending the First World Congress of Artist
Blacksmiths in Aachen, Germany. It was in
Europe, I feel, that blacksmithing reached its
peak as an art form. For me, seeing the work of
master blacksmiths is definitely inspirational. |
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smiths in Stia, Italy |
Alfred
Schmidt at his shop in Berlin |
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Of course we
have things we can teach also. Here Matt and
I are demonstrating at a conference in the south
of France. |
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