CARBONDALE – An older man dressed in denim – a navy blue handkerchief stuffed in his back pocket – tends to a blacksmith’s fire.He sprinkles Borax over the glowing orange-hot coals, moving them around ...
The propane-powered forges at the hammer-in are circular and about one foot in diameter. Traditional coal-fired forges are usually found only at historic sites, such as Fort Vancouver. “We’re ...