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Great story! Well told. I’m fascinated when people go to great lengths to do things using the old methods, such as the blacksmithing example you gave, or building a log cabin. What drives people to do this? It seems there’s a unique kind of satisfaction one can get from using old tools and methods but I wonder if there’s something more to it that I’ missing

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Thanks! And what drives people to do this work? I guess curiosity is one, and the other may be just the enjoyment of doing physical stuff? (Finally away from that pesky keyboard! ;) )

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