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Dennis Gibson of Glover works on making a tool at the new blacksmith shop at the Old Stone House in Brownington on Saturday. It was the grand opening of the shop and International Blacksmiths’ Day, which means blacksmiths all over the world held a “Hammer-In” the same day to celebrate and demonstrate their trade. Photo by Bethany M.

Blacksmith Dennis Gibson
Dennis Gibson of Glover works on making a tool at the new blacksmith shop at the Old Stone House in Brownington on Saturday. It was the grand opening of the shop and International Blacksmiths’ Day, which means blacksmiths all over the world held a “Hammer-In” the same day to celebrate and demonstrate their trade. Photo by Bethany M. Dunbar

Dennis Gibson smiles
Left to right, are Dennis Gibson of Glover, Craig Marcotte of Danville, Courtney Mead of Troy, and Joel Howes of Derby. The shop will be the location for blacksmithing classes this summer. A beginning blacksmithing class running on three Wednesdays will start on June 23, with one-day classes in tong-making on July 10, and decorative touches on July 17. For more information, call the Old Stone House at 754-2022.

Inside the shop
Ben Barnes of Glover worked with an adult timber frame class designing and starting to build the shop, and children in Time Travelers Day Camp helped make pegs and raise the barn. Paul Moffat of Westmore and Shelburne, co-treasurer of the Old Stone House and himself a blacksmith, has been working toward this goal for a number of years. Photos by Bethany M. Dunbar

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