Kids could do some metal forging projects, and here is a close-up of the little garden stick that my kid got to make. I liked how the metal was glowing against the dark background.
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Thank you so much for your comments! It was fun to watch, and I am happy I took a picture of it. Tomorrow there might be more hot metal (maybe), as tomorrow is the day where the old blacksmith shop will be open for visitors :)
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Thank you so much for your comments! It was a great opportunity, it's the second year around that we did it - as a part of the garden expo in the park, they set up a small forge that teaches kids about working with metal. You get to wear gloves and glasses, see how they make the metal hot, then you get to pound on it with a heavy hammer and help to shape it in various ways. No doubt, the guy does all the major work, and "turns" the metal part just the right way so the hammering shapes it the way it needs to be shaped. But kids are so impressed by their own "doing", I think in their own eyes it looks like they are the ones who is doing all the work. Maggiemae, I didn't need to wear glasses, as I happily relied on my zoom lens to get that close :) Let's see what we are going to see tomorrow - the city's historic blacksmith house is open for demonstrations.
Thanks for your comments on the glowing garden stick! Between the kid's forge and the old blacksmith shop on the next day, we had an almost full weekend of watching the metal working! I am glad you enjoyed the picture.
Thank you so much for your comments! It was fun to watch, and I am happy I took a picture of it. Tomorrow there might be more hot metal (maybe), as tomorrow is the day where the old blacksmith shop will be open for visitors :)
Thank you so much for your comments! It was a great opportunity, it's the second year around that we did it - as a part of the garden expo in the park, they set up a small forge that teaches kids about working with metal. You get to wear gloves and glasses, see how they make the metal hot, then you get to pound on it with a heavy hammer and help to shape it in various ways. No doubt, the guy does all the major work, and "turns" the metal part just the right way so the hammering shapes it the way it needs to be shaped. But kids are so impressed by their own "doing", I think in their own eyes it looks like they are the ones who is doing all the work. Maggiemae, I didn't need to wear glasses, as I happily relied on my zoom lens to get that close :) Let's see what we are going to see tomorrow - the city's historic blacksmith house is open for demonstrations.
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