Having talked in general about the origins of this series and then about hearths, we’ll move on in the next part of this series to the anvil. It’s the most iconic of blacksmith’s tooling ...

They put the walls back up, put on a roof, found old tools (like the trip hammer in the foreground) and outfitted it with anvils and tongs. Everything you need for a working blacksmith shop.

The metallic clang of hammers rang out when members of the Cleveland County 4-H Blacksmithing Club forged their own tent ...