Tool forging at Oelchenshammer

Join us as one of the last remaining water-powered forges in the Rhineland awakens. With its idyllic millpond, waterwheels, hammers, and forges, this over 200-year-old site vividly illustrates how iron was once refined into steel using fire and water. Watch the blacksmith prepare for forging. What is needed to set this ancient technique in motion? The trip hammer will be stationary, but the blacksmith can still work, crafting fire tools such as scrapers, shovels, and spears.