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By John Chobrda
I guess that everyone knows how wet the week-end of September 17th thru the 19th was; to say that things got washed out is an understatement. Mike Erdie, Mitch Swirsky, and I arrived at Washington’s Crossing Park for The Days of the Past Old Time Power Show a little after eight Friday morning, and set up our equipment.
We had a coal forge, a gas forge, two anvils, and leg vice in use by nine. The weather was overcast and threatening most of the day and most of the engine people held off setting up to see what would happen, we kept busy forging a few pieces, a hot cut for Mitch’s anvil, Mike worked on a wizard head door knocker, and I forged a few fire strikers (Dr. said I could start using my new shoulder).
Mike Erdie at the forge
John Chobrda
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Jim Hauck came up with his family and while they were taking in the sights he went to work forging a banana ripener (piece to hang a bunch of bananas from while they ripen), Tom Majewski also came Friday and generally helped out and took pictures. We had quite a few people stop by to watch us work and ask questions, far more than I expected because of the weather. The people who run the show also stopped by and again mentioned what good feedback they got last year about our presence, and to make sure that we would come back in 2005 (they will be advertising our presence for next year’s show).
Saturday, as you all know was a total wash out. I arrived at the Park around ten to pack things (Sunday would be Red Mill), Mike and Mitch were already there and so was Tim Suter, we hung around until after twelve then packed and headed for home. As I said before we will be there next year and if you want to come out for a fun day, stop by. Hopefully the Engine show, Peters Valley, and Red Mill will not fall on the same week-end again.
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