Posts tagged “blacksmith”

November 10, 2008

Recreating a Cannon

Revolutionary-era cannon are artifacts of war technology’s evolution. Director of Historic Trades Jay Gaynor and Master Blacksmith Ken Schwarz describe the process of recreating a light infantry three-pounder.

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August 8, 2005

Ken Schwarz on the Life of a Blacksmith

Noise, smoke, dirt – blacksmiths endure it all to turn raw materials into useful objects.

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