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Smithing demo.
I did a bladesmithing demo for a highschool class yesterday. I had the boys try and bend a piece of anealed 1/4 steel then heated the same steel and quenched it in water and asked the girls to bend it. You should have seen the look on thier faces when it broke in 1/2.
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In Memoriam Comment by Scott King on May 26, 2010 at 8:15 -
Thanks Adlai for taking the time to expose youngsters to the craft.
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