The museum had forging equipment but no Blacksmith workshop. It was then decided to build a building that would house this equipment.

Jøren Åsemoen’s house was torn down some years ago and the materials from the house were given to the museum and used to build the blacksmith shed.

In the old days every farm in Fjotland had a blacksmith shed.

This building is not a copy of any actual blacksmith shed but has the equipment that was found in a blacksmith workshop.

In addition to the standard blacksmith equipment, the building has a hand-driven drill, which was probably not that common.

Items made on the farm and to be used there included door hinges, door locks, equipment for horses and snowshoes for horses, knives and much more.

The coal produced a large amount of smoke, so the blacksmith was often black.