Rural Blacksmith

Adventures in traditional blacksmithing from Field's Blacksmith Shop at The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, NY.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Why did the Ducks cross the road at The Farmers' Museum?

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To get the the pond, of course!  Our Cayuga ducks were busily working in the field this spring after a late snow.  They forage much of the d...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Traditional Barn and Gate Hinges at The Farmers' Museum.

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The Farmers' Museum has a wealth of traditional buildings, garden gates, and farm gates with forged hinges.  Our hardware is purposefu...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Making Maple Syrup at The Farmers' Museum!

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Each Sunday in March the Farmers' at our Museum prepare to gather Maple sap and boil it down to make Maple Syrup.  Here at The Farmers...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Winter Snow on the Blacksmith Shop.

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Winter is here in Central New York as we head into the Holiday Season. Warmest Holiday wishes from all of us at the Peleg Fields Blacksmi...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Candlelight Evening at the Blacksmith Shop - 2011

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Our busiest night of the year is Candlelight Evening, Saturday Dec. 10th, 2011. Thousands of candles and several bonfires will light up our...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Blacksmith Tool Making: Forging a Flatter.

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One of the more unusual tools used in Blacksmithing is the Flatter. It looks like a strange square hammer, but is really a tool that is held...
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Tool Making: Forging a Tobacco Spear

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At the Peleg Field Blacksmith shop we get to make or repair a lot of tools. This year the Lippitt farm experimented with Tobacco, a crop on...
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