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The blacksmith of today is literally on the cutting edge - - providing custom tools to industry and artisans, and producing dramatic ironwork as a bold art form.

Journeyman Blacksmith Robert Vaughan demonstrates the art and power of modern blacksmithing.

Watch as the smith works a single piece of red hot steel as he practices his craft.
With techniques three thousand years old, combined with modern technology today's blacksmith can produce unique items that cannot be made any other way.

For some the ring of the anvil brings back nostalgic memories of days gone by. Younger visitors gaze in wonder at the sight of steel made as soft as modeling clay being transformed into new and useful things...

Join the blacksmith as they stoke the forge, hammer the iron and resurrect the sights, smells and spirit of blacksmithing at the Gloucester Fair.

Look for our blacksmith in the Kidz Zone where you too will...

Hear the Anvil Ring!

Part blacksmith, part storyteller and part historian the blacksmith invites your participation as they work the red hot steel on the anvil, changing its form before your eyes...

The smell of soft coal smoke, the roar of the bellows and the steady rhythm of the hammer and anvil blend to create a magical environment that will transport you back into the past...