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+5 SARAH THOMPSON _
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Norm Wylie and Don Burritt
soipetimes feel. they belong in
thei 9th century.

Crafting ironwork for the

brigantine Spirit of Chemainus
was like stepping back in time
forthe focal blacksmiths:

And their blackened faces
and permanently dust-stained

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hands fit the image.

Their challenge as artists was
to manufacture ship parts which
look and function as they did
150. years ago.

vVrovided with exact
Measurements, the two relied
only on. picturebooks and their
own creativity to design the
authentic ship pieces. It was a
difficult’ task, they admit, as
neither were previously familiar
with the materials or the func-
tion of the pieces.

The two blacksmiths have a
special relationship with the
ship, having sweated over in-
tense heat to make everything
by hand, right down to the
building of the forge.

Located at the
Wylie’s house,
firebox heaped

back of
the blackened
with) burning

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‘trough of .water sits,

century ago. Hand-made tools

line the wall. A smelter is piled

high with special coal,
from Kentucky.

brought
Nearby, a
ready to
cool of f the red-hot ironwork.

Hurritt. who considers
himself a farrier first. was hap-
py to be chosen for the special
project. working on the Spirit
during winter) months when
there’s less’ call) for shoeing
horses.

“All the components for an
old ship have to be traditionally
made,’’ Wylie said. ‘‘They are
hard to make in a regular
machine shop because the pieces
are so complex; you can’t make

them with = straight © metal.
Modern technology cannot
duplicate them.

“It has to be done hot

because everything must be very
tough and strong,’ explained
Wylie. ‘Forging strengthens the
metal,’’ a
~.Only a ‘good. size’? anvil,
four or five hammers, and pun-
ches.to make holes in the metal
—.all handmade — were used
for the project.

lronworking is a two-man
job, - requiring . considerable
physical. strength to lift the
heavy tools. Usually,. they. ex-
plain, one holds the iron rod
while the other hammers it into

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Wednesday, September 3, 1986

TEAMWORK AND PATIENCE is the Key to making some of the more difficult

pieces of rigging.

shape.

Creating 19th century ship’s
rigging was also © technically
challenging. Many times. they
had’ to ‘track their brains’’ to
design a part that could pivot in
six directions.

Its complex design as part of
the rigging took the two

blacksmiths a week to. make,

forging and reforging to give
the metal thickness and
strength.

come —_

It was times like that, Wylie
said, the heat and dust from the
ror, Wylie said. forge would become almost
““We had quite a few pieces unbearable.
we had to throw away — they But they both agree that
looked like hunks of twisted working. on the Spirit of Che-
metal,’’ he recalled with a grin. mainus was one of the most
fn of the hardest parts to satisfying projects they’ve at-
wie was che dolphin empred. “it's a good feeling
down and knowing you’ve done.
_out from the jib and named something no one else could _
because dolphins leaping near - qo,’? said Wylie, remembering ~
the. bow would hit themselves the painstaking process.
on the rod. - And they may have another
The Spirit’s striker is a brigintine to rig this winter.
beautiful piece — a turkish tem- «+115 for another Victoria guy,”
ple in miniature hanging from a Wylie remarked. ‘Only in Vic-

long rod. Wylie. calls it. his. toria could you ‘find stuff. like
“piece ie resistance.”” this.’’

. Farri iersaréa gelect:g proup: witha unique ‘skill. = as -

Norm Wylie of: West: Saanich Road:shoes racehorses.’ But the de: 7

“mand has-died out,.so people whodo need. farriers have a hard. time.
finding someone todo the job, he said..: =: =

Don Burritt, a‘full- time -farrier,: travels avound. Greater Victoria’: ;

: to shoe horses; usually: wor king 100 animals a month i in the summer |," :
‘and 20a month during winter. _

‘Because Of the ‘slack time, Wylie: said, “fartiers ‘must ( also learn:
ironwor k.- The basic skills are the same... -: oo |

“Both he and: Burritt-went to school for two. “years to ieaiir their “3 ae

+ trade. The United States has schools in every state, whereas Canada ae je
only has a few, noted Wylie. - \

-Horseshoeing jis painless for the animal, Wylie said, But a feisty
horse can. cause problems. Wylie’ s. wife Nicki, who -trains
thoroughbreds at Sandown racetrack, said chances of being bitten
‘Ol kicked depends on who is holding the horse.

But it's surprising how. few injuries farricrs receive, Burritt said,

’ considering they work down by the horses” hooves with hot metal.

The worst injuries occur when a horse. moves before the nail is
banged into the hoof, dragging the Sire ‘point across ine farrier’ S$
arm,

Both are quick to agree ‘there are some drawbacks to the job,
such as sweating over the forge or propane heater, but the stimula-
tion of the work makes it worthwhile.

Burritt prefers shoeing horses.to blacksmithing. Wylic, however,
is cutting his farrier business right back in favor of. ironwork.

“U's great because your learning all your life -- every day is dif-

ferents’” Wylie said preparing to load Burrite’ s anvil back on his
farrier truck..

It was very much trial and er-

stIKel,; jruositioned

HOT - METAL is essential to the malleability and
strength of the piece.

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