Show '' : I 'tSti'' I ' ' - II -' " '' '"4' ' '''1'IlliPVilflUtt ' - - ' ': ' e- - - '1'4e0000y4000-iirJrgelte44-0404- 4 ' - 1'--- - - - - - Mandel Rasmussen Cedar City blacksmith works at his- forge the style of whkh bcts remained unchanged through centuries : f --- 0 J t 460 k Ai i ' t y ' :1--- '11J 2 t -- - ' ::5" 36 - - -- -- t - -- di — e:i I 1 ' L 1114-- gi' ' 1 1 your hoing - :'1 ' asting7 - --- coast '' ' r - L S'5ir ----- 6' Pr°1°e1111n e' - - a" ( : t now roof bPda I p z '' A 4 It' i i Onnotyclere'7::: ' ' A 0 '' ' r'7"4:4 -- 02 c Mighty ' e l ( ' an 1 : ft- ' rt I LII-- I - - --1 ' t A- 4 - 1' ts -- ' v "e ' -- ' ' by Frank Jensen c ( 1 ) Le t 4 ' ' kAEDAR CITt--"Und- er — Aunithing Mr Rasmussen has a spreading chestnut tree the noted little change in the blacksmith's technique The village smithy stands" " tin-roo- o a thingamabobIn d ter at the trade : the blacksmith knows when to plunge the iron into water or oil for the right tempering The modern day blacksmith is expected to be a A kind of fixft man BY THIS simple device smith's trade HIS FATHER he said shod horses at the turn-othe century for Buffalo Bill Cody in Wyoming and his grandfather was a blacksmith in Denmark In his 30 years of black ' f Jack:of-alltrade- s lie with an anvil and hammer - 4 ' t- - l' r s ' - 1 i II - ' f i ' ' 1 I t 0 t - ' 1 t i'' " i I ' 4k r - ' '' '' :" ' 2 k : i ' - ''s - 1 r - ssf -- - '''' 1 '''' ' ' If Fpo017 ' - ' - ' ' 1 t t - - ' - - ' 4 h - i t with large and sinewy hands" may or may not be true of to-day's blacksmith who Is surrounded by power saws power hammers and power drills and a multitude of other equipment to make the Job of fashioning iron and steel easier Although blacksmiths are in demand the art of the forge and hammer is losing ground There is room in the trade says Mr Rasmussen for en- teprising men particularly in the farming areas If you are looking for a job young man then maybe the tongs and hammer are for you - j i ' i 3 ii '4 ' i- a - Aare one of many equipment lobs SaZt lAke City Sunday' October 12 1953 Mr Rasmussen fixes plow 4 I t- a iLa 4 4 - j1 4- 'flfZ alai ''' 'r ' ' A: b— t af ri ' I I Soo! 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Call us today for free estimate Easy terms 1 Certified Roofing Applicators for Reynolds Lifetime Aluminum Shinglet - ' J vided only by aluminuma home cooler in summer warmer in win - the best 4 Iron-cla- d 11211—i-1- --- ' Rube Goldberg fashion It the customer orders it In addition to his regular jobs Rasmussen also repairs and rebuilds wagons and stage coaches for the movies 'A lot ot skill is involved in t in g together a wagon put wheel that has been splintered in the rough and tumble action of western movie making Mr Rasmussen credits what he knows about wagons to his father who he says was a mas- i ' 7t : basic tools are still the forge tongs: anvil hammer and vise An electrically driven fan has taken the work out of heat Ing the forge while an acetylene torch eliminates the need in for welding pieces of iron — the furnace The secret of tempering metals howeer still takes a practiced eye that comes from years of experience Mr Rasmussen who knows his steel can ' tell from the color of the metal when to pull it from the fire A magnet is used to test for the "critical temperature" of the steel when the heated metal loses its mag- If Hemy Wadsworth Longfellow were to write these lines today he would probably say: 'In a f shack surround ed by tools of the welders and machinist trade the black smith plies his art" The belief that the not-sgentle art of blacksmithing went out with the horse and buggy just isn't so The blacksmith of today is just as much In demand as the smithy of 100 years ago Only the ern phasis has changed from horse shoes and wagons to farm ma chinery trucks and tractors Mondel Rasmussen a 52- Cedar City blacksmith year-olis the third generation of Rasmussens to ply -the black repairs farm equipment sharp ens steel bits makes ornamen tal iron and will even fashion IN WRITING GUARANTEE installation carries this warranty Add to this maximum Insulating value pro- - 1 - -- P Every t - hiligle A IMO IMO INIMPSO gpyt jgallogal it 1 - ' Ii Warping - MEM g t- i t - - u - niUrraintirri ' o Viaintenance Freo' iv o a) Interlock 'o Reduces Fuel Bill 0 No Splitting Rotting or - - ' -- - 1 i 6 I RIEVN' OLDS LIPETIAM ) 4' i (9 t tt t i - ' o 7 e 1 arra-- - ( i - -- - A r OW1gR -a - r r r i |