This working shop is named after Alex Matheson, a blacksmith from the St. Anns area. It is referred to as a "modern forge? for it represents the period of the late 1800's to the mid 1900's. You will find the blacksmith here making fireplace tools, repairing farm implements and occasionally shoeing horses. The local blacksmith is John MacDonald.
Large old style drill press.
John talking about the job of being a blacksmith. From here we had to run to the kennel to pick up our dog!
