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June 2009

Young Guns and Ol’ Geezers

by Sue Fruchey, Marketing Assistant and nature enthusiast on June 9, 2009

in Featured Teacher,New & Noteworthy

If you find yourself in Cleveland, Tennessee (or are looking for a really good reason to go to Cleveland, Tennessee), the Young Guns and Ol’ Geezers Pottery Exhibit is a not-to-be missed show at the Museum Center at 5ive Points. Mike Lalone, our Resident Artist in Clay has curated a wonderful exhibit showcasing the work [...]

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Wood Chips and Coal Smoke, part 2

by Keather on June 9, 2009

in Blacksmith Shop

Watch this clip from Jesse Knight:

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Test Fitting

by Paul Garrett, the Folk School's resident blacksmith on June 3, 2009

in Blacksmith Shop

The level of energy here is high in Festival Barn as the timber framing crew and class have reached full stride, and are making serious progress. Today they test fitted an entire wall section, and it looked massive as seen laid out on the floor. To do this, the individual timbers are checked again and then [...]

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Wood Chips and Coal Smoke

by Paul Garrett, the Folk School's resident blacksmith on June 1, 2009

in Blacksmith Shop

Today, the wood chips started flying, and there is sawdust everywhere. I love the aroma of fresh cut pine as it reminds me of trout fishing next to a small sawmill where I grew up in western Montana. Here, it mixed well with the smell of coal smoke wafting it’s way up from the blacksmith shop [...]

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