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    From Italy

    De Biasio Francesco



    To all American Blacksmiths
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    I am writing from Italy to promote a project that I am thinking since a while and that maybe you all can affect. My name is Francesco De Biasio, 25 years old and I am the son of a blacksmith-sculptor. The passion for the wrought iron has accompanied my father's entire life, Mauro De Biasio, which from the heart of the Dolomites till the feet of the Marmolada (Veneto, Municipality of Belluno), has always sought with passion to forge new ideas, new products and to keep alive the tradition of our family in the field of wrought iron, with particular objects and original sculptures.

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    Suffolk Thumb Latch Ken Mermelstein Hands On Class Spring 2010 Conference

    The following information outlines my technique for making a traditional Bean Thumb Pull Latch. By no means is this designed to be an all inclusive discussion on the topic. Recently I have had an opportunity to forge several of these pulls for a client.

    Skills needed are intermediate hammer control techniques.

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