MISSOULA - Twice a year, blacksmiths from across the Northern Rockies Association convene to learn and create.

This fall conference, dozens gathered in Missoula to try new things and teach the next generation.

"I pinch myself because I get to play at work every day and I get paid to do it," artist and blacksmith Nathan Kimpell told MTN.

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The Northern Rockies Blacksmith Association has been dedicated to the preservation of blacksmithing for decades.

"Original blacksmiths were creating the needles, the hammers, the nails, the screws, everything for all trades," Kimpell explained.

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Now, they're forging the trade into the

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