Scott Sweder hammers a blade into shape at his Columbia Falls forge, Iron Bear Knife and Forge, Jan. 2. Sweder will compete in the History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” which will air Jan. 8. (Mackenzie Reiss/Daily Inter Lake)
January 5, 2020
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January 5, 2020 4 a.m.
C-Falls blacksmith to throw down on History Channel
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.