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Still, it's not a huge industry. There are between 5,000 and 10,000 blacksmiths in the U.S., and of those, only about 10 percent do it professionally â they make things like custom railings or artistic hardware for homes. Back in the classroom, Scott Higgins is learning to punch a hole in metal.
Whilst researching family history I noticed that The Village Blacksmith was written whilst Longfellow was staying at The Dun Cow in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England. Over 40 coaches a day stopped there to take on fresh horses. The Old Forge still stands, on Rugby Road - it is a wonderful Medieval house and is the oldest in the village.