Tallantlivy blacksmith and forge of the 19th century. Romance hard profession.

Blacksmith - one of the oldest professions! Blacksmiths work with various metals from iron to gold. Produced jewelry, armor, weapons, household items, horseshoes and much more. In the arsenal of modern blacksmiths there: forge welding, casting, Gornova soldering, thermal treatment of products and this is just basic.

In this blacksmith must be in good health, ideal good eye, a strong physical training or gift of nature and good vision. need and it is important to feel the materialFor successful work. A farrier should also have the ability to tolerate high temperatures. Artistically gifted people with a good artistic taste, visual memory and a special talent for doing artistic forging.
It was under these criteria fit man, which I now want to tell you!

Whether large experience of 35 years for one craft? And if no holidays and almost every day at work? it

Nikolai Belyaev. The man whom they say "oblique seven feet at the shoulders"Big strong hands, a real artisan!

For 35 years, Nick comes in every day a blacksmith, Which he created from nothing, and does the job. He is quite satisfied with his life. And that, is not that its meaning: to have a good house on the shore of beautiful LakeBeloved of interesting work, family, children, and now grandchildren.

Nicolaus in smithy on the Onega embankment in PetrozavodskRepublic of Karelia. Date of construction of the forge is not known and it refers to the end of the 19th century. The building of the forge is located right on the shore of Lake Onega in the working suburb of Petrozavodsk. composed of stone blocks on mortar. It has hipped hipped roof. New roofing and bricklaying appeared much later, in the reduction of the forge in 2007. Entrance to the Blacksmith through beautiful gate.

It is unrealistic to describe in one article all that know how to Nicholas. But in Petrozavodsk and the surrounding area, it probably knows everyone. For so many years, a lot of beautiful, interesting, unreal, complicated and qualitatively implemented projects.

If you are interested in the master and you are inspired by so much that wanted to see him, see his work or order his product, please contact me at In contact withand I will send you his contacts for the benefit of you and him.

The fact that you can still see in the Republic of Karelia has been described in many of my articles. Here are a few articles on the wood of the region:
The house is made of wood. As far as it is eco-friendly?
How to fold a tale of Kelo on your site?
Choosing a real Kelo! How to distinguish?