In Fontenilles there is a group of passionate people, working iron like they did centuries ago. They have a little forge and once a year they're open to visitors.
cast iron
what you collect from the oven
The oven
A traditional melting oven
opening of the bottom
starting the disassembly
tear out the cokes
This is a pretty hot moment
the iron
first sledges
iron hammering
still compacting the iron
the oven master staff
As you can expect, they made it. Heavy but nice work
forge
this is the classical forge
the hammer
The hammer used to stretch the iron in all directions
red hot iron that is shaped and re shaped in all directions
temper
the secret
singernaute
just a name, not real
Date: 03/07/2004 Views: 653