![The Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg stores many hand tools...]()
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The Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg stores many hand tools used for Smithing while a C.W. interpreter walks by the shop window. (2008)
![Before he can start working, Shelton Browder works the bellows...]()
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Before he can start working, Shelton Browder works the bellows to heat up his fire for the days work at the Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg. (2008)
![Ross Weeks answers questions while fellow junior apprentice Ed Kwasnik,...]()
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Ross Weeks answers questions while fellow junior apprentice Ed Kwasnik, demonstrates blacksmithing. (1980)
![Master Blacksmith, Peter Ross, finds something to chuckle about as...]()
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Master Blacksmith, Peter Ross, finds something to chuckle about as he assembles the weather vane, which will be placed atop the reconstructed Public Hospital. (1984)
![Stephanie George of Denbigh tosses a few pieces of wood...]()
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Stephanie George of Denbigh tosses a few pieces of wood onto the fire inside the Anderson Blacksmith shop in Colonial Williamsburg. (2001)
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Colonial Williamsburg blacksmith. (1979)
![As in a giant jigsaw puzzle Bill Weldon first pre-cut...]()
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As in a giant jigsaw puzzle Bill Weldon first pre-cut pieces to frame in the reproduction of the James Anderson Blacksmith Forge. (1984)
![Roy Underhill, master housewright, quenches his thirst while reconstructing the...]()
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Roy Underhill, master housewright, quenches his thirst while reconstructing the James Anderson blacksmith forge using only colonial tools and methods. (1984)
![Dave Wagner planes the wood before the work begins. (1984)]()
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Dave Wagner planes the wood before the work begins. (1984)
![One of the Blacksmith shop's anvil stands ready next to...]()
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One of the Blacksmith shop's anvil stands ready next to the side door. (2008)
![Shelton Browder is hamming a red hot steel rod that...]()
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Shelton Browder is hamming a red hot steel rod that makes sparks fly while making nails first thing in the morning at the Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg. (2008)
![Pilot Elementary School fifth graders, their teachers of Greensboro, NC,...]()
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Pilot Elementary School fifth graders, their teachers of Greensboro, NC, and other visitors listen to Mark Sperry, right, of Anderson Blacksmith Shop, in Colonial Williamsburg. (2004)
![Roy Underhill and a handful of men asked spectators for...]()
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Roy Underhill and a handful of men asked spectators for assistance in pulling up a wall for the James Anderson Blacksmith Forge. (1984)
![Work benches inside the Blacksmith shop holds some of the...]()
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Work benches inside the Blacksmith shop holds some of the files and drills used in Smithing. (2008)
![Ken Schwarz fires up the forge to a toasty 3,000...]()
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Ken Schwarz fires up the forge to a toasty 3,000 degrees. (1984)
![David Harvey and Ken Schwarz begin shaping a door hinge...]()
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David Harvey and Ken Schwarz begin shaping a door hinge for another project. (1984)
![One of the interpreters, Shelton Browder, at the Blacksmith Shop...]()
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One of the interpreters, Shelton Browder, at the Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg places the axe head into the fire to heat it up. (2008)
![Master blacksmith Peter Ross checks to see if the weather...]()
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Master blacksmith Peter Ross checks to see if the weather vane turns freely. (1984)
![Shelton Browder hammers the side the of the axe head...]()
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Shelton Browder hammers the side the of the axe head to shape it on the anvil while it's red hot at the Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg. (2008)
![The makersmark is added by hammering the mark into to...]()
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The makersmark is added by hammering the mark into to the axe head. (2008)
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Peter Ross, Master blacksmith, checks his work. (1984)
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