Some themes look better in black and white, especially when you want to focus on details.
Also that part of blacksmithing is becoming very popular now.
There are a few who are doing it as an art and those are creating good quality products as well, I'd say luxury products. Other than that, I don't know how many blacksmith there are in my country, or in the US. These guys on the photos are really working as blacksmith, they do works for museums too. Imagine how many old weapons have to be recreated or other instruments. He said in an interview that they are doing that.
Your story looks a bit like mine as my grandfather took us kids to the blacksmith as well, but only once. So consider yourself lucky :)
That story about your grandfather would be interesting, when you have the time.
3 birds? Are you hunting too?
Haha, well they make feel like it as I haven't seen one yet. Probably will later this evening and for sure one around midnight. The good is I got some of my weekend back but I was prepared to work and now all will bunched together