2019 Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program: Blacksmithing in Eatonville

The craft of blacksmithing—a centuries-old functional art form—has served Northwestern coastal communities for more than a century. Early day blacksmiths repaired and created innovative tools and equipment to the benefit of early local manufacturing, logging, and fishing industries. Darryl Nelson of Eatonville, WA is a master blacksmith who has been forging incredibly artistic, yet functional…