From anvil to sawdust: Longtime blacksmith Basinger now creates memories out of wood

  • Friday, January 25th, 2013
    Diamonds and stars like this seven-pointer are George Basinger signatures.

    Diamonds and stars like this seven-pointer are George Basinger signatures.

    George Basinger built this table with a top made from five different kinds of wood. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    George Basinger built this table with a top made from five different kinds of wood. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Woodowrker George Basinger built this replica of the former Grace Lutheran Church that sits in the narthex of the current church building. The wooden church building was demolished by fire in 1947. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Woodowrker George Basinger built this replica of the former Grace Lutheran Church that sits in the narthex of the current church building. The wooden church building was demolished by fire in 1947. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    What will become a cane waits on the lathe in George Basinger's workshop at his home in Concord. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    What will become a cane waits on the lathe in George Basinger's workshop at his home in Concord. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.