Jerry Freund the founder of Anvil and Hammer blacksmithing club shows his sons Bryan, left, and Jeff how to make an iron rod into a flat, tapered, point Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Jerry started the club in August 2016.
Nick Militello, 12, pounds iron as Kevin Tebo holds metal in place during a Hammer and Anvil Blacksmithing Club meeting on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017. The club has 32 members and brings in guest speakers to talk about the history of blacksmithing and members work on projects during meetings.
Jerry Freund explains to Nick Militello, 12, how he made decorative twists on an S hook he was working on during an Anvil and Hammer blacksmithing club Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Freund was using a wooden hammer and a wood block on the anvil to pound the iron straight without harming the decorative twist that were already forged in the iron.
Jeff Freund places iron into the forge while working on making a decorative hook at the monthly meeting of Anvil and Hammer blacksmithing club in McHenry on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Members of the Anvil and Hammer blacksmithing club watch as Kevin Tebo, front left, and Nick Militello, 12, work on a project Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
