Video: The Oldest Blacksmith in Vancouver

Vancouver Film School

 | November 8, 2011

 

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Ralph Pilkington – the focus of this month's profile, "Hammer Time" – is one of the last of his kind, a Master Blacksmith. He started early, at the age of 14, and now, at 85, he reflects on a life in iron.

Shot by the Vancouver Film School at Pilkington's Metal Marine workshop, this video captures Pilkington's love for the trade through interviews with him and his son Clark.

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I enjoyed Hammer Time very

Submitted by Coop (not verified) on Thu, 2008-11-27 08:37.
I enjoyed Hammer Time very much. My Grandfather was a BlackSmith also. He started out as a steel sharpener in the late 1800 and retired to Surrey in 1947 where he built a small shop in his back yard and made Ornamental Iron Railings for any one who wanted them for very little over cost just because he never lost his love of making the iron take shape with his hammer. He tried to teach me the trade but gave up. Granpa said you will never make a Blacksmith cause you can't hit the same spot once. Coop
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