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Unread 05-23-2015, 10:03 PM   #9
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I can't imagine how those men worked like that without gloves to protect themselves from cuts, blisters and mostly burns?
the lack of gloves surprised me

i took some blacksmithing classes a few years ago

one of the thing I remember the 'smith telling us over and over was that more folks get burnt by black hot metal than red hot -
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