Oregon Field Guide
Oaks Bottom Forge
Clip: Season 28 Episode 2809 | 8m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
The art of the blacksmith is making a come back in urban Portland.
Blacksmiths used to be an integral part of every community. Today, we can get pretty much anything we need at the store and blacksmiths are few and far between. But that's changing. One traditional forge in an urban Portland neighborhood is attracting everyone from engineers to chefs who want to learn how to forge their own tools. It's part of a resurgent interest in old-world craft.
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Oregon Field Guide
Oaks Bottom Forge
Clip: Season 28 Episode 2809 | 8m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Blacksmiths used to be an integral part of every community. Today, we can get pretty much anything we need at the store and blacksmiths are few and far between. But that's changing. One traditional forge in an urban Portland neighborhood is attracting everyone from engineers to chefs who want to learn how to forge their own tools. It's part of a resurgent interest in old-world craft.
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