Scythe being straightened with a tinman's or saw setting hammer
Making a horse shoe
Scythe straightening tools
Scythe straightening
Hammer raised
Hot work
Happy hammering
Shaping a horse shoe
Faster than the camera.
The horse shoe progressing
Too fast to photograph.
A hot job working the bellows
Two hammers are better than one
Scythe straightening
Starting again
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