Shaker Village Black Smith

Here we see the blacksmith work station.  Note that there is a chimney coming up from the roof of the building.  In the background, you see the main barn of the Shaker community.  black smith.jpg (34069 bytes)

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The blacksmith knew that there are two different fires he can build.  If he wanted to heat the middle of the iron, he made a flat fire.  This way, he could lay the iron down flat. Now, if he wanted to heat the tip of the iron, he could pile the coal up for a deep fire.

The blacksmith brushes the iron when it is hot.  The surface of the iron becomes shiny.

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