[TheForge] 1830-1840 forge

Sat Aug 9 14:34:00 2003

Mike:  Smithies came  all shapes and sizes back then.  Some were completely
enclosed buildings while others had a finishing room with an awning type
extension of timbers and shingles attached where the striking was done.
Some fully enclosed buildings had a crane for shoeing oxen, which folded
against the wall.  many had blocks and tackle and other running rigging
attached to roof beams.  A good example of a 19th century smithy is the
Waldie Blacksmith Shop in Ontario, Canada.  I think there are pictures of it
on the web.  Another good example of a smithy is at Fort Vancouver in WA, an
NPS site.  Both of these sites had coal/coke forges constructed of masonry.

Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Linn" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:34 PM
Subject: [TheForge] 1830-1840 forge

> One of the conservators of Ft. Mitchell, GA is looking at rebuilding the
> blacksmith shop for a living history museum, and is wanting to know the
> size of the shop.  I cant find anything on this particular Fort, but one
> would assume it was similar to other Forts of the era. Anyone have any
> information as to the dimensions of a blacksmith shop of this time frame.
>
> thanks,
>
> mike
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>             Mike Linn
>       Artist Blacksmith
>           McCalla, AL
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> Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for
> anything, but you still can't help but smile when you
> see one tumble down the stairs.
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