Blacksmiths forging ahead

Rode to the blacksmith festival today.  It was close by right on the bike track in Footscray. There is a permanent Blacksmith works there but for this show they spread out and take over the road.  One of our PB staffers helped to organise the event.  The sunshine was warm and when you add to it around 20 coal burning gas fired furnaces then this is a hot place and dangerous, including stamping machines, blow torches and hot anvils.

Nick's Bar

Griffiths & Baird

Stamping a hot bar