Blacksmiths

Friday night we had a bonfire in our back yard. The adults assumed the reason for the seemingly innocent request for a bonfire was a back handed way to get extra dessert - bonfire equals s'moores, that is a well know fact. Yet, maybe that was their secondary intent, the primary being blacksmithing.
Lukas, Noah and good friend Silas donned safety goggles, various hammers and pieces of scrap metal and rebar and set out to make things.
The rebar has a melting point of over 2300 degrees I was told by Internet savvy Lukas, so the boys were very happy when they got the rebar pole to at least glow redder, their enthusiasm dampened a bit when they realize it was not hot enough to mould.
If it had not been for tired parents wanting to go to bed, the three boys would probably still be out there, stoking the fire, pushing various pieces of metal into the red hot coals, expectantly pulling pieces out with gloves and pliers ready to form and mould.
Lukas and Noah amassed a impressive collection of spears and other sharp objects in the few short hours, all proudly stored in a container in the garage - for what purpose... time will tell.