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Tonight, the Core77 welcomes metalsmith Lyle Poulin to the Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club hosted at the Hand-Eye Supply store in Portland, OR. Come early and check out our space or check in with us online for the live broadcast!

Lyle Poulin, Hand-Forge
“The Modern Blacksmith: Tradition, Tools and Technique”
Tuesday, April 3rd
6PM PST
Hand-Eye Supply
23 NW 4th Ave
Portland, OR, 97209

Whatever happened to the village blacksmith? Not so long ago, villages were organized around trade districts, and each one had a blacksmith shop. Traditionally the blacksmith shaped hot metal on the anvil for the village’s many needs: from horseshoes, wheels, and gates to tools and weapons. Though our needs, wants, and fashions have evolved since then, the fundamentals of forging metal are largely unchanged. Come and learn about the work of the modern blacksmith in a historical context. We’ll explore the diversity and evolution of the blacksmith’s various tools and techniques through the ages, including a look at the future potential of metal work at the intersection of old craft and modern technology.

A full-time metalsmith living in Portland, Oregon, Poulin was raised in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where he worked in his family’s metal shop from the age of eleven on. He has an eclectic portfolio that takes his foundation in custom architectural ironwork as a point of departure. A self-taught bladesmith and jeweler, he currently specializes in jewelry, blades and forged implements for the home. He is the resident artist at Hand Forge and is an active member of CMAG, Portland’s Creative Metal Arts Guild.

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