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His way We lit the forge the way Paw-Paw did it.
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Grandaughter Sandra adding coal to the fire. Other family and friends in attendance.Left Myself with the oil, Jim's wife Sheri adding kindling, son Jim Jr. watching. |
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Daughter Avis adding coal to the fire
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Grandson Johnathan defacing the touchmark
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Grandaughter Sandra defacing the touchmark as I hold the chisel.
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Apprentice Chase Utter taking the last cut.
Paw-Paws Fiction becomes reality. In his book The Revolutionary Blacksmith the central character defaces the master's mark after his death so that no one else can use it. LEFT Book 3 chapter 5 - Illustration by Jock Dempsey |
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First Smoke, His flag at half mast Paw-Paw had made ringing of the anvil at the passing or a smith an international tradition and imortalized it in his writing. If for nothing else, let us not forget him for this. As Paw-Paw had organized for Francis Whitaker in 1999, comerated by his touching Requim for a Master and described in his book, we ended the evening by solemly and with tears in our eyes, ringing his anvil 64 times. Sixteen family members each rang the anvil 4 times at a death march pace. Goodby old friend. Photos by Jim McGuiness |
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May-June, 2005 Edition PPW - SBA Comments to: Editor at anvilfire.com |
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