Rajko Šolar - Slovenian blacksmith

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He comes from a great and long tradition of ironcraftsmen in Slovenia. At home, in Kamna gorica near Kropa, the centre of the smithscraft, he is a son of man who made products like nails and tools from glowing iron ore, and could make more than a thousand a day. Rajko nowadays makes beautiful and complex ironwork objects in his workshop, such as gates, fences, lamps, window ironwork, traditional door knockers and door handles, chandeliers, candle holders appropriate for the resurgent traditional house design.