Scott Sweder heats a blade of steel at his Columbia Falls metal shop, Iron Bear Knife and Forge.
January 5, 2020
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The red-hot heat from Scott Sweder’s forge radiates throughout his fabrication shop on the west side of Columbia Falls. He carefully slips a roughed-out piece of steel into its fiery mouth until the blade in progress becomes an orange-red ombre — a sign the metal is ready for hammering.