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Hamerslagdag 2011 ThomasIronworks 49 views Hamerslagdag 2011 Roggell Netherlands
Several Hundred Year Old Drop Hammer in Operation, May 2011 ThomasIronworks 1,402 views Several hundred year old drop hammer in operation at the shop of Sepp Eybl in Ybbsitz Austria. Sepp's web site www.eyblhammer.at Sepp has two of these hammers in his sh...
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PowerHammer Safety Final.avi ThomasIronworks 1,398 views Barry Wheeler's Comical Power Hammer Safety video. On Barrys .25lbs miniature Little Giant.
Forging on a Nazel 2B hammer. ThomasIronworks 2,170 views Forging cold chisels from semi truck leaf springs on a Nazel 2B hammer at Jims shop.
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Rice's Landing ThomasIronworks 3,526 views April 18th 2008 there was a joint meeting of the Pittsburgh Area Artists Blacksmiths Association (PAABA) and the Appalachian Blacksmith Association - (ABA). Held at W. A. ...
Forging Scroll Tongs ThomasIronworks 14,852 views Note the table added to the power hammer. I have also added a break on the flywheel and a guard over the spring and pitman arm. Also note how I use flat dies and add vario...
Hold down for hot chisel work on the anvil. ThomasIronworks 12,962 views Here I've made a plate for chiseling metal on the face of the anvil that fits into the hardi hole and protects the face of the anvil and it has a hold down as well. This h...

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Kim Thomas started blacksmithing in 1985
spurred on by the desire to make muzzle loading long rifle's
using the traditional methods used 200 years ago.
Encouraged and guided by other smiths he started out making simple items
for trade at rendezvous'.

Kim then joined the Artist-Blacksmiths Association of North America
(ABANA)
where he met and learned from master smiths from around the world.
Its here he learned the art of forging Damascus, or pattern welded steel.
His passion for working with metal has lead him into all forms of blacksmithing such as
knife making, ornamental, repousse, medieval,early American, and even contemporary.

Kim Thomass work has appeared in
Back Woodsman, Blade, Anvils Ring, and Knives 95, 96, 97, 98 & 99.

In 1995 he was chosen as one of the top 200 craftsmen in the United States
by Early American Life
and was featured in their August issue.
He was chosen again in 1997 by Early American Homes.
And a third time in 2005 by Early American Life

He demonstrated several years at the Cuyahoga Valley Folk Festival
in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

His work has been displayed at the Wayne Center for the Arts. In 1996 Kims video FORGING DAMASCUS was chosen by his peers
as the BEST INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO at the biennial conference of the
Artist-Blacksmiths Association of North America. (ABANA)

He taught Blacksmithing classes for several years at The Log Cabin Sports shop and
has taught the last three years at Touchstone Center for Crafts in Pennsylvania.

Recently Kim's work has turned to restorations of original masterwork.
Most notably the works of the Master of Ornamental Iron
Samuel Yellin of Philadelphia

Kim was a founding member of the
Western Reserve Artists and Blacksmiths Association
and in 2001 was awarded their lifetime achievement of
BLACKSMITH of the YEAR.

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Master Blacksmith

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