Beautifully made. I had a lot of hope before listening to this piece - blacksmithing just seems right for radio. And, happily, my hopes were well met.

The subject of this story is a good storyteller, and the producer did a nice job of recording both his tales as well as the sounds of his shop. There is nice use of accent music as well, helping the piece flow.

Though the stories in this series are fairly long, particularly for profiles, they move fast, and this is no exception. It's a nice portrait of a time-honored profession, and that sense of history and significance comes through well in this piece.