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NEXT, WE MEET DAVE KOENIG, A
BLACKSMITH WHO KEEPS THE CRAFT

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OF FORGING ALIVE.
KOENIG USES TRADITIONAL

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BLACKSMITHING METHODS TO CREATE
UNIQUE, YET USEFUL OBJECTS.

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♪♪

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I REALLY ENJOY SOLVING
PROBLEMS.

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MY NAME IS DAVE KOENIG.
AND I BUILT THE SHOP 30 YEARS

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AGO.
I BUILD ABOUT ANYTHING I WANT.

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I COME UP HERE AS A HOBBYIST
BLACKSMITH, NOT A PROFESSIONAL

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BLACKSMITH.
MARILYN AND I WENT TO A LOT OF

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ESTA ATIONS.S.
I SAID, OKAY, THESE ARE

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BLACKSMITHING TOOLS.
INVESTED 25 BUCKS IN IT.

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BOUGHT THE STUFF, JUMPED IN THE
CAR, CAME HOME, DECIDED I WAS

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GOING TO BUILD A FORGE.
THE LAST TIME I SAW A FORGE, I

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WAS PROBABLY FOUR YEARS OLD, AND
THAT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING I KNEW

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ABOUT IT.
BUT IT WAS SOMETHING DOIPPED I

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WANTED TO DO, SO I BOUGHT A
FORGE.

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I GOT THE COAL, LIT A FIRE AND
I'VE BEEN BLOWING AND GOING

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SINCE.
WHEN WE BUILT THE SHOP WITHOUT

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ELECTRICITY, WHAT I LEARNED IS
TH THE WORLD IS A MUCH BETTER

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PLACE WHEN YOU'RE NOT LISTENING
TO SCREAMING EQUIPMENT.

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IT WAS WONDERFUL.
I LOVED IT.

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YOU CAN CONCENTRATE.
YOU CAN THINK.

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THE QUESTION THAT IS INTRIGUING
IS WHEN DID PEOPLE FIGURE OUT

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HOW TO MAKE A HOT FIRE?
YOU NEED A HOT FIRE TO HEAT UP

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METAL.
YOU NEED A HOT FIRE TO MAKE

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METAL.
HOW DID THAT ALL START?

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I SINCE FOUND YOU WANT TO GO
BACK 1.2 MILLION YEARS AGO, OUR

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ANCESTORS WERE PLAYING WITH FIRE
IN A CAVE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

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I FEEL A CONNECTION TO THAT
PAST.

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PEOPLE WONDERED ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO MADE METAL BECAUSE THEY ARE

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OUT THERE GATHERING UP DIRT.
THEY ARE THROWING IT IN A FIRE.

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VOILA, YOU'VE GOT METAL.
NOW, NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND

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CAN DO THAT.
THESE BOYS MUST BE IN LEAGUE

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WITH THE BADUG.
THEY MUST HAVE SOLD THEIR SOUL

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TO GET THAT KNOWLEDGE.
ALL OF THE OTHER CRAFTSMEN

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RELIED ON THE SMITH TO MAKE THE
TOOLS.

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SO THE JEWELER, THE BOAT ANCHOR
MAKER, THE FISH HOOK MAKER, ALL

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THESE PEOPLE RELIED ON THE CRAFT
OF FORGING.

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FORGING MEANS YOU TAKE A PIECE
OF METAL.

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YOU GET IT HOT OR COLD AND YOU
FORCE IT INTO SOMETHING BRAND

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NEW.
THE BASIC TOOLS OF A BLACKSMITH

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SHOP ARE BELLOWS, A TWEER, A WAY
OF GETTING THE AIR TO THE BOTTOM

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OF THE FIRE.
THE FORGE TABLE ITSELF.

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OTHER BASIC TOOLS ARE GOING TO
BE A VICE AND THEN, OF COURSE,

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THERE'S THE ANVIL.
I'VE GOT ANNAN VILLE IN THERE.

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IT IS AN ENGLISH PATTERN ANVIL.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE WILE E.

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COY OATY THREW OFF THE CLIFF.
IN MY SHOP, I HAVE A COLLECTION

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OF HAMMERS.
THEY ARE DIFFERENT SIZES.

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THEY HAVE DIFFERT PEENS.
SOME ARE ROUND, SOME ARE CROSS,

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SOME ARE IN DIFFERENT SIZES.
DIFFERENT WEIGHTS.

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SOME ARE ALL BALLS DEPENDING ON
WHAT I WANT TO DO.

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EVERY TIME I USE A HACKSAW, I
USE A FILE, I USE A HAMMER.

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IT'S HOW MUCH INFORMATION COMES
THROUGH YOUR HANDS INTO YOUR

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BRAIN.
YOU CONTINUE TO BUILD ON IT.

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IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
IN 1997, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY

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TO GO OUT TO THE BETTERINGTON
LIVING HISTORY FARM THAT WAS

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BEING CREATED.
THEY NEEDED HARDWARE FOR THE

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KITCHEN, FOR THE SMOKE HOUSE,
FOR THE CORN CRIB, A BARN.

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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HALF HOOKS,
HINGES, FIREPLACE CRANE,

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ALTERNATIVETTES.
WE GATHERED UP SMITHS FROM

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AROUND TEXAS AND DIVVIED UP THE
WORK.

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SO WE MADE THESE THINGS IN A
TRADITIONAL MANNER.

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IT IS SOMETHING THAT A SMITH
BACK THEN WOUL HAVE DONE.

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THE MAGIC OF THE SHOP, THE WHOLE
THING IN MY HEAD ABOUT WORKING

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THE WAY I DO IS IT NEVER CEASES
TO AMAZE ME WHAT I CAN DO WITH

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THE SIMPLE STUFF I HAVE.
I'M ALWAYS SOLVING PROBLEMS.

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I JUST HAVE A BALL WORKING WITH
SIMPLE THINGS TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL

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THINGS.
YOU DON'T NEED FANCY TOOLS TO

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MAKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
habairon.org.

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AND THAT WRAPS IT UP F