Forging Fun! :)

Saturday the scouts came over to do some metal work, and had some forging fun! :)

They, and their leaders, had hands-on time taking turns pounding the metal! :)

I think the leaders had as much fun as the scouts did! :)

It became a team effort, as often one would brush the metal while another was pounding it! :)

Three potential knives in the forge! :)

The metal comes out bright hot, ...

but cools right before your eyes, which explains the saying "Strike while it's hot!" When the color fades, you can get a few more strikes in, and then it's back into the forge! :)

Rud enjoyed having the scouts company in the shop and seeing them taking an interrest in a hobby that he loves! :)

Since there wasn't enough time to finish the knives they've started, they have already planned a return activity to work on them again! We look forward to their return! :)

One of the Elders expressed some interrest when he heard how much fun they had, - so perhaps there will be another group visiting Rud in his shop, to enjoy a little forging fun! :)