I really love this black and white movies… Take a look at this blacksmit’s forging this huge chunk of iron under this earth shaking steam power hammer 100 years ago.  I wonder how much the iron weights, i think a few hundred kilos or maybe a ton, and this guys are moving it just using some chains and the muscles. I know this day’s there is an iron manipulator, a feeder that’s moving the iron under the power hammer taking the heavy loads from the hands of the blacksmits and mimimizingi the risks of enjury.  The blacksmiths in this movie are cutting the material using a special power hammer chiesel, you can see two of them are handeling the big chisels from the sides of the steam power hammer

Beautiful black and white comedy inspired by the blacksmit’s life,Once apon a time a important figure in the city… now just a common man doing his best to make a living. Just look at the movie and smile ! I did so Buster Keaton is just grate !

Trailer - with sound-

Buster Keaton , The blacksmith - part 1-

Buster Keaton , The blacksmith - part 2-

Buster Keaton , The blacksmith - part 3-

This is another black and white movie showing how forging work was done in 1904. They where welding the iron in this manner not only because in that period welding equipment was not standard in the shops but also because this process is resulting with a very good bond between the materials. I can only admire the work that this people do and look at them with respect for the hard work that they used to do so easy.

The hard work that this people do… i am sure it makes they`er spirit more powerful. It’s not very easy to dance with the sledge hammer on those beats. Each peace of the chain is forge welded. Quite hard to find a week link when so much work is involved. I am sure that this people do what they do with passion and this is the reason why they stand all the hard work in the shop. First part : Second part: