Scout Hammer-In is a Ringing Success!

On the weekend of April 26, 2008, three years of preparation, planning, training, purchasing and, let’s face it - begging, culminated in the event known as the F.O.R.T. Scout Hammer-In.  On this weekend, 76 Boy Scouts from Clinton Valley and Detroit Area Councils worked on several projects throughout two, day-long events.  Each scout helped forge a set of cooking irons and dinner bell for their troop  They also  forged items for themselves including a J-hook with a feather motif, a bowl, a spoon and a roasting skewer with a twisted, brass burnished handle – not bad for their first day of blacksmithing.  The scouts had a great time and continue to talk about this event as one of the highlights of their scouting experience. In order for the scouts to participate, their unit leaders had to attend a weekend-long training course where they learned about safety, basic blacksmithing skills, and the details of the Scout Hammer-in program.  These trained leaders, along with two additional adult leaders, were able to bring up to 8 scouts to the hammer-in program and provide them with this unique experience.

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