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| Rendell Forge |
Heart’s Content Rendell Forge Opening Hours July 27 – Aug 5, 2022
Our blacksmith for this summer, Sarah MacAulay, is currently doing training in Ontario and will be opening the forge July 27, just in time for Come Home Out Of It activities in Heart's Content. Please see the following schedule and share with friends!
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| Sarah MacAulay, Blacksmith Apprentice. |
(Note: The Rendell Forge, Main Road, Heart’s Content, has been recently restored by the Heart’s Content Mizzen Heritage Society and Heritage NL with financial assistance from the provincial government’s Come Home Year 2022 funding. It will be closed from July 2-26 for blacksmith training and will be open to the public during the following times. Watch for more openings for later in August.)
July 27, 2-6 pm
July 28, 10-3 pm*
July 29, 10-1pm
July 30, closed
July 31, 2-6 pm (3-4 pm demo basic hooks and points)
August 1, 9-4 pm (11-1 pm demo one prong fire poker) *
August 2, 11-1 pm (demo basic knife blade)
August 3, 11-1 pm (demo scroll work/decorative spiral work)
August 4, 11-1 pm (demo fire poker)
August 5, 11-1 pm (demo fine work- hair pins)
*The forge will be closed from 1-2 pm for lunch each day
To learn more about the history of the Rendell Forge, and the Rendell family of blacksmiths read our fieldnote about the forge here!
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| Ian Gillies and Sarah MacAulay. |
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| Ian Gillies, Blacksmith Mentor. |
