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become popular because it is a usable craft.
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A professional blacksmith demonstrated his
craft to students of Centennial College Tuesday
in a special workshop at Lincoln Steel Company,
545 W.OSt.
Joe Pehoski, leader of the workshop, is a
blacksmith at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island
one of three blacksmithing schools in the
country. It teaches ornamental smithing and
basic tool smithing, Pehoski said.
The workshop was arranged by Roger Wclsch,
Centennial fellow and UNL professor of Iinglish.
The four participants were shown basic
blacksmithing techniques and told some history
of the craft.
. Earthy feel
"Iron smithing is an art with a feel of the
earth," Pehosky told participants. "It has a sort
of magical essence and a basic look which appeals
to people."
"Iron work and blacksmiths have always had
superstitions surrounding them because of the
'magic' things the smith does with iron and the
dedication of the man to his work."
Pehoski related several folk talcs about
blacksmiths, telling of how good luck became
associated with horseshoes.
"Blacksmithing is an art 5,000 years old- not
many people realize how old it is." he said.
His start in blacksmithing came about six
years ago when he attended a blacksmithing
school in Santa Fe, N.M to "learn how to make
my own tools and things like that.
Now an obsession
"It started as a curiosity and became an
obsession." Pehoski said. "I discovered this is
what I want to do no matter how much money I
make or anything- 1 really enjoy the work."
Blacksmiths have a tremendous pride in their
craft, Pehoski said. "They are some of the most
hardworking, underpaid people, but they are
dedicated to their work and have a right to be
proud the blacksmith is an American
institution," he said.
The future of blacksmithing is uncertain, but
Pehoski said "there is an emerging popularity ol
hand crafts and blacksmithing will probably
desire to '
said.
Iron work is both artistic and useful. "So
many things can be made with iron," he said. "It
is a basic, appealing medium to work with."
To familiarize his students with the craft, he
identified and demonstrated the basic tools
necessary for smithing.
Pehoski also showed how to start a lire in an
open forge using coke and coal. Different grades
of coal are used for smithing, he explained. lie
said the smith can use any grade, but a hard,
high-grade coal with low ash and sulfur content
which produces large quantities of coke is
preferable.
Pehoski also explained differences in types ot
iron and steel used in blacksmithing. Wrought
iron used until about 100 years ago has been
replaced by mild steel for ornamental work, he
said. Wrought iron is much more expensive and
less desirable because of its fibrous structure.
Tool steel
Tool steel, rather than mild steel, is used in
making work tools. Tool steel is
temperature-sensitive and can't be heated too
much or it will deteriorate. Pehoski said.
The typical "glamous" picture of the
blacksmith shows him hammering iron with
sparks flying around him, Pehoski said. The only
time metal should be heated hot enough to spark
is in forge welding, he said. Forge welding is
heating two pieces hot enough to melt them
together and make one piece of metal.
Ornamental smithing has become popular in
the past few years, he commented. Wrought iron ,
jewelry- is only one example of ornamental
smithing, but is probably the most well-known
ornamental work, he said.
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