{"id":1737,"date":"2015-07-03T11:46:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T11:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2023-12-17T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T12:04:10","slug":"your-village-blacksmith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/your-village-blacksmith\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Village Blacksmith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Made by the Forge is your village blacksmiths shop even if it is not in your village! We still use the same tools and the same skills as our ancestors did. ‘The blacksmith, master craftsman throughout the centuries, came into being with the discovery of iron as a workable metal some 2,500 to 3,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

Historically, Blacksmiths were central figures of the community ‘a man not only a blacksmith and farrier, but, at times, wheelwright, carpenter, tinker, veterinary surgeon, doctor, dentist, sportsman and many other things.’ Ronald Webber
\n\"Book<\/a>
\nA blacksmith could make anything out of metal and mend anything too. The blacksmith worked iron and shod horses in his own ‘shop’ at the centre of the village. These were places that were once filled with the noise of horses and hammering and the smell of burning hoofs. It was a place to gossip and mostly now these blacksmiths shops have gone to other uses. We are proud to be keeping the craft alive here in Suffolk.<\/p>\n

Richard’s life is powered by the fire and drama of the forge and by the beauties and dangers of horses.
\n\"Rich<\/a>In the forge he still uses traditional skills but has adapted this craft for the modern day market as seen in our range of iron products for the home<\/a>. By working with product designer Anthony Dickens<\/a> we are moving with the times and producing useful objects, that serve a purpose, which are beautifully designed.
\n\"Blog4\"<\/a>
\nRichard and Anthony Dickens at Heal’s Queens showroom<\/a> with our new collection of Farrier’s Cage chandeliers which are now available.<\/p>\n

The poem attached was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) and describes a local blacksmith and his daily life when blacksmiths were very much the focus of village life.<\/p>\n

The Village Blacksmith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under a spreading chestnut-tree
\nThe village smithy stands;
\nThe smith, a mighty man is he,
\nWith large and sinewy hands;
\nAnd the muscles of his brawny arms
\nAre strong as iron bands.<\/p>\n

His hair is crisp, and black, and long,
\nHis face is like the tan;
\nHis brow is wet with honest sweat,
\nHe earns whate’er he can,
\nAnd looks the whole world in the face,
\nFor he owes not any man.<\/p>\n

Week in, week out, from morn till night,
\nYou can hear his bellows blow;
\nYou can hear him swing his heavy sledge,
\nWith measured beat and slow,
\nLike a sexton ringing the village bell,
\nWhen the evening sun is low.<\/p>\n

And children coming home from school
\nLook in at the open door;
\nThey love to see the flaming forge,
\nAnd hear the bellows roar,
\nAnd catch the burning sparks that fly
\nLike chaff from a threshing-floor.<\/p>\n

He goes on Sunday to the church,
\nAnd sits among his boys;
\nHe hears the parson pray and preach,
\nHe hears his daughter’s voice,
\nSinging in the village choir
\nAnd it makes his heart rejoice.<\/p>\n

It sounds to him like her mother’s voice,
\nSinging in Paradise!
\nHe needs must think of her once more,
\nHow in the grave she lies;
\nAnd with his hard, rough hand he wipes
\nA tear out of his eyes.<\/p>\n

Toiling,–rejoicing,–sorrowing,
\nOnward through life he goes;
\nEach morning sees some task begin,
\nEach evening sees it close
\nSomething attempted, something done,
\nHas earned a night’s repose.<\/p>\n

Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
\nFor the lesson thou hast taught!
\nThus at the flaming forge of life
\nOur fortunes must be wrought;
\nThus on its sounding anvil shaped<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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