Blacksmithing for a Better Future
There has been a resurgence of interest in the old crafts, and not a moment too soon. This memoir is about my experience on the trail of that resurgence. The Seneca Treehouse has, as far as I know, the only coal forge in the South Carolina Upstate that is accessible to the public. Three years ago, I was attracted to blacksmithing by a medieval handbook on metalwork I happened upon. I had made pilgrimages to Greenville’s Artistry and Clemson’s art department to use gas forges