NOTICE
Blacksmith shop open for visitors from June 1st to September 1st for Summer 2025.
Reservations are preferred. To make one, please call 418 665-2160.
A maximum of 15 visitors at a time are allowed inside for guided visits, except for groups.
Please consult our reservation calendar o select the best time for your visit.
***We are currently looking for a guide-blacksmith to join our team (student job). Contact : administration@forgecauchon.com
Thank you.
The administration
La Forge Cauchon
Until the mid 20th century, forges were essential to the survival of communities. Blacksmiths enabled others to do their work by making tools and accessories for them. The Cauchon smiths tended mainly to the needs of farmers and forestry workers. They shod their horses, repaired agricultural machinery and built sleighs to haul wood. Their know-how also extended to other trades: they were sometimes wheelwrights, tinsmiths, nail makers, etc.
The collection
To do this, the shop was equipped with an impressive quantity and variety of tools. The forge collection holds over 200 different tools. Technical data concerning these objects will probably be made available on this site. Amongst other things, this collection includes nail headers, swages, calipers, vises, soldering irons, tongs, hammers, sledges, etc.
Today
Nowadays, the Cauchon Forge is still in operation. During its operating season, a blacksmith makes different decorative pieces, architectural hardware or artistic creations. Its brings back memories of not-so-distant times where the regular beat of the hammer striking steel could be heard from the street.
© Corporation de la Vieille Forge Cauchon inc. Dernière mise à jour: février 2024
