Home What´s New   Search this site   About this site   About R & T   Overview   History   Membership   The Whistle   Photo Albums   Reg. Events   Special   Articles   Visitors Info   2008 Schedule     Tractor Pulls   Regulations   Register form   Exhibitor Info   Gift Shop   Organization   Officers&Dir's   Committees   Volunteer Corner   What is it?   Contacting Us     October 2, 2000		Special Blacksmith Demonstration Spring Steam-Up May 7-8, 2004   Kelly Smyth, nationally recognized historical blacksmith, will present demonstrations on colonial era techniques in the newly renovated Rough and Tumble Blacksmith Shop on the afternoons of May 7-8, 2004, during Spring Steam-Up.   A graduate of Northeastern University, Kelly spent three years as a shoreside industries interpreter at Mystic Seaport Museum, and a year at an architectural blacksmith shop near Kiel, Germany. She then worked nearly five years working in costume as an 18th century blacksmith at Colonial Williamsburg. Kelly left there to work for shipbuilder Allen C. Rawl, handcrafting hundreds of authentic hinges, hooks, plates, and hardware pieces for replicas of the 17th century Susan Constant, and the 18th century Sultana, and Kalmer Nyckel. Currently, she is the blacksmith in residence at the Newlin Grist Mill in Concord, PA, where in addition to teaching numerous workshops, she fashions authentic metal work for 18th century restoration projects. Kelly has been chosen as one of the top 200 traditional craftsmen in the country by Early American Life magazine six times. This annual selection of the best practitioners of traditional trades is based on the quality of workmanship, fidelity to the period design an traditional methods. She has also served as a consultant at the Smithsonian Institution. The photos above are samples of some of Kelly's work. Everyone is invited to come visit us at the blacksmith shop.
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