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    On the Job: Lucas Damen, apprentice blacksmith - Derek Davis/Staff Photographer | of | Share this photo

    Lucas Damen, an apprentice at the Portland Forge, hammers a trammel hook after heating it with fire.

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    Damen uses a wrench to put a two-step twist in an "S" hook.

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    Damen displays an "S" hook with a two-step twist and swan neck scrolls that he created at the forge.

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    Damen works on a project at the forge, a working 19th century blacksmith shop producing ironwork using tools and techniques from that era.

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    Damen uses these "S" hooks to practice his skills.

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    Damen heats a piece of metal while working on a project.

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