WILL
WILL MAKE
WILL MAKE YOU FORGET ALL OF THE
WILL MAKE YOU FORGET ALL OF THE@ BAD THOUGHTS YOU HAD ABOUT THIS
VEGETABLE AS A KID. 4@
>>> FIRST, TONIGHT YOU HAVE
PROBABLY HEARD THE STATEMENT
THAT A YOUNG PERSON ENTERING
THE WORK FORCE THESE DAYS WILL
HAVE 5, 7,4@ 10 OR WHO KNOWS HO
MANY JOBS IN THEIR LIFETIME.
>> THE NUMBERS VARY BUT A LOT
OF OCCUPATIONS ARE GOING TO
DISAPPEAR AND BE 4@REPLACED BY
NEW ONES BUT SOMETIMES, A JOB
THAT IS NOT JUST OLD BUT
ANCIENT MANAGES TO AND DOOR.
>> Reporter: IN 4@1840, MAINE'S
HENLEY HENRY WADSWORTH FELLOW
WROTE A POEM CALLED THE
BLACKSMITH.4@
BLACKSMITH.4@ IT IS NOT HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT
INSPIRED HIM.
INSPIRED HIM. IN THE EARLY 1700S, VIRTUALLY
EVERY4@ TOWN HAD A BLACKSMITH,
OFTEN SEVERAL.
OFTEN SEVERAL. THEY FORGED TOOLS 4@THAT FARMER
THE CARPENTERS AND BRICKLAYERS
USED TO FORM A NATION.
AND THEY MADE HORSESHOES,
UNCOUNTABLE NUMBERS 4@OF
HORSESHOES.
HORSESHOES. AS AMERICA CHANGED, BLACKSMITHS
DISAPPEARED, ALMOST.
DISAPPEARED, ALMOST. IN WATERBORO,4@ THE SOKOKIS FOR
IS ONE OF WHAT ARE BELIEVED TO
BE JUST 3 ACTIVE BLACKSMITH4@
SHOPS IN MAINE.
>> IN THE LATE 18th CENTURY,
THIS 4@STYLE WAS INVENTED.
>> Reporter: THE MAN AT THE
FORGE IS SAM SMITH. YES, HIS
NAME IS SMITH 4@AND YES, IT IS
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. >> BY THE TIME I WAS 18 OR 19 I
KNEW WHAT I WANTED TO DO AND I
WANTED TO MAKE MONEY DOING IT
IN MY PROFESSION.
>> Reporter: SMITH DID NOT GET @
A LOT OF ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN HE
DECIDED TO TRAIN AS AN
APPRENTICE LOCKSMITH.
APPRENTICE LOCKSMITH. >> EVEN FROM MY OWN PROFESSION
I WOULD 4@HAVE DISMISSED TELLIN
ME, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE A
BLACKSMITH AND THIS CAME FROM
PROFESSIONALS DOING IT FOR 20
OR 30 YEARS.
>> Reporter: TRANSPORT A
BLACKSMITH FROM 1719 TO 2019
AND HE 4@WOULD HELP4@ -- FEEL 4
AT HOME IN THE SPORTS4@.
THE ELEMENTS OF THE CRAFT HAVE
NOT CHANGE.
NOT CHANGE. FIRE, IRON, A HAMMER AND4@ TONG
AND A BLACKSMITHS HA4@MMER.4@
>> YOU COULD COME HERE AND WORK
AND CREATE THINGS, BUILD
THINGS, RIGHT?
THINGS, RIGHT? >> YES, IF WE HAD BREAKDOWN OF
CIVILIZATION, BLACKSMITHS COULD
STILL PERFORM THEIR TRADE VERY
MUCH LIKE A WOODWORKER WHO
WORKS WITH THEIR HANDS OR A
MASON COULD 4@STILL DO THEIR
CRAFT.
CRAFT.
CRAFT. >>
CRAFT. >> Reporter: YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH
USE FOR MACHINE MADE PRODUCTS? @
YOU MADE AN 4@LIKE THINGS MADE
HAND?
HAND?
HAND? >>
HAND? >> WHEN IT COMES TO
BLACKSMITHING, I WANT TO
PROTECT EVERYTHI4@NG AS IT WAS.
DOES THAT MEAN I DON'T LIKE
ANYTHING MODERN?
ANYTHING MODERN? NO, I AM BRACE A LOT OF THINGS
LIKE SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE.
I DON'T WANT4@ 19TH-CENTURY
DOCTORS.
DOCTORS.
DOCTORS. >> Reporter: HE SAYS THE NUMBER
OF REPRESSION ABOUT4@
PROFESSIONAL BLACKSMITHS IN
MAINE CAN BE COUNTED ON ONE
HAND.
HAND.
HAND. THE
HAND. THE WORK IS PHYSICALLY
CONDEMNING -- DEMANDING AND THE
WORK4@ CONDITIONS ARE SPARKLING
ONE SMITH ARRIVES AT WORK, THE
BARREL HE USES4@ TO COOL THE IR
HAS A CRUSH DEVI4@CE.
>> THE ICE IS ONLY ABOUT 1/2
INCH THICK.4@
INCH THICK.4@ >> Reporter: WATCHING A
BLACKSMITH AT WORK STILL HAS A
CERTAIN FASCINATION.
CERTAIN FASCINATION. STUDENTS COME ON FIELD 4@TRIPS @
THE MAINE BLACKSMITH GUILD PUTS
ON EXHIBITIONS4@ AND PROVIDES
TUTORING APPRENTICESHIP.
TUTORING APPRENTICESHIP. IT IS NOT HARD TO COMPETE 4@ON
PRODUCTS4@ MADE ON A LARGE
COMMERCIAL 4@SCALE BUT SMITH AN
TURNOUT SMALL DECORATIVE WORK
LIKE THESE 4@ITEMS OR SOMETHING
AS LARGE AS A BALCONY OR SPIRAL
STAIRCASE.
STAIRCASE. THIS IS WHAT HE MADE AS WE
WATCHED.
WATCHED.
WATCHED. SIMPLE, YET BEAUTIFUL.4@
HE PLANS TO KEEP DOING THIS
WORK FOR A LONG TIME.
>> MY INSPIRATION AS I MET A
BLACKSMITH WHO WAS 96 YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. HE
OLD. HE HELPED BUILD THE ANCHOR
CHAIN ON 4@THE BISMARCK.
HE WAS A GERMAN IMMIGRANT AND
VERY4@ GIFTED BUT 96 YEARS LATE
HE WA4@S STILL SWINGING A HAMME
HE STARTED WHEN HE WAS 10, I
BELIEVE
BELIEVE
BELIEVE >> Reporter: HERE IS WHAT MAY
BE THE BEST TRIBUTE TO WHAT SAM
SMITH DOES.
SMITH DOES. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO, FOR
EITHER AN HONEST MI4@STAKE OR
SHADY MARKET4@ING, BELIEVE HIS
IRONWORK WAS MADE BY 4@A
BLACKSMITH FROM THE 1800S. 4@
>> I'VE SEEN MY OWN WORK IN
ANTIQUE SHOPS IN THE PAST AND I
GET TICKLED WHEN I REALIZE THEY
CANNOT TELL 4@THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SOMETHING ANTIQUE
VERSUS SOMETHING I MADE 10
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. >> ONE OF MY FAVORITE LIES4@ 4@
THE WHOLE CONVERSATION IS
SEEING YOUR OWN STUFF AND IN
ANTIQUE SHOP.
ANTIQUE SHOP. >> THAT IS4@ IMPRESSIVE, ONE TH
HE CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE AND
THEY 4@CAN'T AND 2, YOU WOULD
THINK THAT STUFF WOULD BE MORE
TARNISHED IF IT WAS OLDER.
>> MY FAVO4@RITE THING IS FOR A
MARITIME AND MUSEUM IN
CONNECTICUT, HE HAS MADE HARPOO@
S. WE HAVE MORE ON SAM SMITH
AND THE MAINE BLACKSMITH GUILD