Matthew has enjoyed seeing our local artisans at work, and it became obvious that a visit to Albano was in order. Albano is pushing 90 and is still blacksmithing on commission for clients all over the world.
He gave us a warm welcome (although not quite warm enough, in the sense that he didn't have his fire going! He was doing some work that involved welding instead), and showed us around his forge.
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| A suit of armor in progress |
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| The piece will be incised |
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Reproduction cannon made by Albano;
some of the nails are from the 15th century (he had them
kicking around his workshop and figured he'd use them) |
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| A bellows he has lying around...dating to the 16th century |
What you don't see is his sunny smile, because he's concentrating in all of these photos. Thank you Albano!
Love,
Alexandra
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