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    The Blacksmith

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    Even this people are working hard day by day as a blacksmith and keeping this job and culture alive, it sad to say that this kind of job is gradually disappearing because of modern way of metal working today. Views[228] Being a traditional blacksmith that are working manually in making a machete, Rodolfo and his worker can only finish 6 to 8 machete in a whole day. Views[284] Working although out the day expose in heat of charcoal and metal it must be really hard to withstand in the whole day but Rodolfo and his worker still manage working in the whole day. Views[239] Even in our modern time today that it is easier to work with the help of machinery, they are still choosing the traditional way of making knife and machete. For them nothing can compare in the finished product of manually hand made knife and machete. Views[250] This Rodolfo, he is one of oldest blacksmith in our town and there shop is one of the oldest also in town. His father started making knife and machete since World War 2, Rodolfo inherited the family business and became a blacksmith as early as 16 years old. Views[260]
     

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