Blacksmith Blast Powers On at the South West Rail and Heritage Centre
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Sun 23 Sep 2018
Totally undaunted by unexpected outages (as last time), the South West Rail and Heritage Centre (SWRHC) are pleased to announce that the '
Blacksmith Blast' will '
power on',
Sunday,
September 23,
2018, from
10:00am to
2:00pm when the skilled artisans of the
Boyanup Foundation Blacksmiths will be practising their ancient craft.
The
Open Day will see the blacksmiths hard at work on a new secret project utilising their additional skills and revealing their creation to everyone attending on the day.
Master Blacksmith
As in previous years, Master Blacksmith,
Malcolm Paine (who has been blacksmithing for over 70 years) will be introducing and instructing the blacksmiths in a new technique which will see a unique hand forged item created.
Unique and commissioned projects
The blacksmiths have been commissioned to make tools for local people including the 'hop bick', a tool for cultivating between the hop bines (the climbing stem of the hop). Find out what the 'hop bick' was made from, and other questions you may have will be enthusiastically answered by the blacksmiths.
In past years, these new pieces of work have resulted in 'Iron Eyes', the dragon and the sign holder, which is a joint project with the Capel Men's Shed. Other projects that have been made using the blacksmithing skills include a broad axe and two members created the gate for the Capel RSL.
Please ask questions
All the SWRHC's resident groups, the
Boyanup Foundation Blacksmiths, the
Capel Men's Shed and the
South West Model Railway Group will all be in operation, in addition to their intrepid railway carriage restorers bringing a
100-year-old carriage back to its former beauty.
Children are welcome and encouraged to experience our history
The
children will love a ride on the '
parent-powered' merry-go-round, made from recycled materials, being a
train driver on the
Norm Flynn Express and see the
model railway in action. If that is not enough, they will find plenty of machinery, trains, noise, workshops, sheds and general activity to have them exploring and completely enthralled.
Enjoy a break
Light refreshments will be available from the '
Picnic Van', a converted guard's van. Warming toasties, sandwiches, cakes, ice creams, cold drinks, tea and coffee will be on show, plus the ever-popular sausages will be a-sizzling.
Parking and toilets available
Toilet facilities are available, including a toilet suitable for people with a disability. There is plenty of parking, just follow the signs to find your convenient parking spot.
How to get there
The
South West Rail and Heritage Centre situated in Turner Street, Boyanup, an accessible day trip from Perth, and well worth the experience, is open from 10:00am to 2:00pm. For more information, please contact Norm Chapple at
[email protected] or call 0459 712 552. You may also find
this website and their
Facebook page helpful, and entry is by donation.
%%All photos are from the SWRHC collection unless otherwise noted in the article. Artwork by John F.
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