Fence

Group:
Fence
Fence

My Great Grandfather Harry was a blacksmith in France. He took after his father who was also a blacksmith. When he was 18 he would go to work with his dad and learn about all the skills he needed. This became his favorite thing to do. He would work with metal, heat it up and then shape it. He had been doing this his whole life. Along with his work in his free time on the weekend he wanted to make something special for his family. He spent over four years to make the fence around his whole house (630 meters) with left over materials. He made 53 pieces, each was 4 feet tall that he put together to build the fence. Shaping every single heart and diamond and molding it together. He had lived in the house his whole life with his four daughters but now only my grandma lives in the house. 

Place(s): France

– Gavin Ruscitto

Relationship:  Great-grandchild of im/migrant or more Great-grandchild of im/migrant or more