In the video below George shows mostly the drawing process by hand. Drawing reduces the cross section and thickness of a material making essentially, making a taper. Two “drawn” tapers….
Blacksmith builds trophy for NASCAR series race. The Village Blacksmith has completed their third hand forged trophy for Langley Speedway, Virginia for America’s Hottest Race. The Hampton Heat 200 is held in the hottest month of Virginia’s Summer.
We had a great spread (front page and carried over to page 4) published in the Daily Press: George Cramer is the owner of the Village Blacksmith shop at Gloucester Courthouse. George loves to work with iron inside his blacksmithing shop in Gloucester Village. George is starting up his fire to make his colonel type Creset Fire Basket for orders inside his blacksmithing shop. Frances Hubbard Contact Reporter fhubbard@dailypress.com "Blacksmithing is a humbling craft. There is always something new to learn ... It's constantly challenging." GLOUCESTER — George Cramer, the owner of Village Blacksmith in Gloucester, took an interest in working with metal at an early age. As a teen working with his father at his refuse company in New...
