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By Jay AdamsCEG CORRESPONDENT

The Iron Man movie franchise madethe art of welding hot again — literally.

Steve Valle, owner of Valle’s Forge, isa third generation blacksmith who didn’tneed a super hero movie to show him theart and craft of working with iron, steel,silicon bronze or any other metal. Vallehas always been an iron man, as were hispaternal ancestors, going all the wayback to central Europe more than a cen-tury ago.

Valle’s Forge is a small iron shop inWales, Mass.

“We started here in the early 1990s,but that is not where it all began,” saidSteve Valle.

A BlacksmithingApprenticeship

In the early 1900s, his grandfather,August Valle, started his blacksmithingapprenticeship in Cortina, Austria. He quickly rose to the topand became a master blacksmith. August moved to Americaaround 1920 and, after fulfilling his commitment for spon-sorship, started Brighton Iron Works in Brighton, Mass., in

1924 with his brother and cousin. “They are responsible for much of the beautiful old iron

you see through Boston’s churches and elite homes,” said

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s FederalHighway Administration (FHWA) participated in the cere-monial launch of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridgespanning the Piscataqua River between Maine and NewHampshire. The project, estimated to cost $170 million,relies on $25 million from the U.S. DOT’s TransportationInvestment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)grant program. Acting Federal Highway AdministratorGregory Nadeau was on hand for the kickoff event.

“We’re putting Americans to work building bridges, likethis one, not just for the next generation but for decades tocome,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.“We need more projects like this in every state, to fix ouraging infrastructure — and we need Congress’ help to passthe President’s Grow America Act to make that possible.”

President Obama’s Grow America Act, a four-year, $302billion transportation reauthorization proposal, would

Blacksmith Turned Welder Forges on With Family Tradition in Wales, Mass.

Federal Highway Administration Kicks OffSarah Mildred Long Bridge Replacement

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Valle’s Forge still does ornamental metal, but the bulk of its work at thistime is miscellaneous iron fabrication and heavy equipment repair.

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and bridge funding nationwide, but our TIGER funds arealso a vital tool for ambitious projects like this one,” saidActing Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.“Projects such as the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge — builtwith federal dollars — can ease traffic congestion, get goodsto market faster, and help area residents get to and fromhome and work safely and efficiently.”Besides the federal funding from the TIGER program, the

Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Replacement project was part ofthe Obama Administration’s continuing effort to modernizefederal permitting of infrastructure projects and postedto theFederal Infrastructure Projects Permitting Dashboard. Underthis effort, federal agencies and the Departments ofTransportation in Maine and New Hampshire workedtogether closely to cut red tape and accelerate permits andreviews related to the environmental review process.Construction workers will soon begin replacing the 65-

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proud grandson Steve Valle. All four of August’s boys and his cousin’s only son were

involved in the business at some time. During theDepression, ornamental metal work became scarce. Butbecause the Valles had come to this country for the opportu-nity to work and make a living, they quickly found a way tosurvive. Brighton Iron soon became one of the area’s topmiscellaneous iron and light structural shops, all the whilecontinuing with whatever ornamental requests came along.In the 1960s, the family moved the business to Ashland,Mass., to shorten the commute while expanding the busi-ness.

“At that time, August was still involved as well as two ofhis sons — my dad, Lewis Valle, my uncle Leo Valle andtheir cousin George Barnabo,” said Valle. “I started summersas soon as they would let me in the shop and, after one yearat Boston College, I determined the shop was for me. I havenever looked back.”

Ancient Tools Still Work Valle didn’t know at the time but his apprenticeship as a

blacksmith, under the great teaching of his masterful family,would help tenfold when he started his own business andmade contacts in the world of construction and excavation.But first he had to overcome a family tragedy.

“After the unexpected death of Leo and George, I wasn’table to maintain the name [of the company],” said Valle.

“More important than the name, though, I was able to pur-chase all the equipment, including a Buffalo iron worker, aMarvel band saw, a milling machine, lathe, etc. What provedto be most important was all my grandfather’s blacksmithingtools, that are all vintage, including a Saint Johnsbury powerhammer and the techniques and craftsmanship he passed on.Two guys with a sledge couldn’t even compete with it. Theystill work better than the new stuff.” �

Thus, as a tribute to his family of teachers, Valle’s Forgewas born. �

“We targeted the high-end ornamental market. We had toreeducate these younger owners, architects and designers, asthey didn’t understand the labor that went into hand-forgedwork,” said Valle. “After a slow start, it took off, and webecame known in Boston as the premier shop.”

Metal crafting is being passed on to the next generation. “I couldn’t have done this if it was not for the ongoing

advice and work of my Dad, now 87, Lewis, my incrediblytalented stepson, William Darling and my brother-in-lawErnest Hermanson,” said Valle.

However, dealing with the aspects of the modern econo-my can take as many unexpected twists as a weak piece ofmetal.

Welding Heavy Iron “As we all know, in business times change. We thought

we made it through the latest downturn, but it just took a

Valle’s Forge Emerges After Unexpected Family Tragedy

Valle also has done extensive work for other compa-nies, like Collins & Sons Excavating, also in Wales,Mass.

An example of Valle’s ornament work.

Valle works on equipment for Lee Collins, Collins & Sons Excavating, Wales, Mass.

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The Greeley Ponds Trail was hit hard

during the storm, when several feet of water

ripped up rocky beds and knocked down

trees. It provides backcountry cross-country

skiing from Livermore Trial to Lower

Greeley Pond. Parts of the trail were rerout-

ed away from the banks of the Mad River.

The new alignment offers an increase in dif-

ficulty in terms of grade; skiers need to use

caution when approaching the newly con-

structed bridge where the trail crosses the

river.

Forest officials said the Kancamagus

Brook Cross Country Ski trail is still acces-

sible via the re-routed Greeley Ponds Trail.

It is more than half a mile longer as its junc-

tion with the Greeley Ponds Trail has been

relocated further upstream alongside the

Mad River. This trail will continue to be

managed for winter use only.

Forest officials said the Flume Brook

Trail has been decommissioned. However

the “Flume” that was the trail’s destination

can now be accessed by the new Irene’s

Path. This new trail borrows sections from

the former Kettles Path and a segment of

Scaur Trail to arrive at the Flume via a

newly constructed section of trail. Irene’s

Path will be the name used for the entire

alignment from Livermore Road to the

Waterville Flume.

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County: WashingtonContract ID: 019313.00Location: Edmunds Township — Tide Mill BridgeNumber 2 on U.S. Route 1 over Crane Mill Stream.Project: Bridge replacement.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Lane Construction Corporation (The) — $2,661,353• CPM Constructors — $2,783,449• T Buck Construction Inc. — $2,822,000• Sargent Corporation — $2,837,581

County: KnoxContract ID: 016755.00Location: Thomaston — Wadsworth Street Bridge locatedon Sunrise Terrace Road, Brooklyn HeightsRoad/Wadsworth Street over the Saint George River andWater Street approximately 0.8 mi. northerly of theCushing town line.Project: Bridge replacement.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Prock Marine Company — $4,197,604• Wyman & Simpson Inc. — $4,444,815• Reed & Reed Inc. — $4,567,397• CPM Constructors — $4,590,719• T Buck Construction Inc. — $4,790,729

County: KennebecContract ID: 020487.00Location:Monmouth — Mud Mill Bridge located onRoute 135 over Mud Mill Stream appoximately 0.6 mi.easterly of Route 132 junction.Project: Bridge culvert rehabilitation.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Culvert Rehabilitation Services (Division of CLH &Son) — $101,946

• CPM Constructors — $137,300• Drew Corporation — $142,152• N F Luce Inc. — $197,150

County: FranklinContract ID: 017882.00Location: Jay — Route 4/17 at the intersection of PineauStreet and extending northwesterly approximately 1.25 mi.Project:Highway reconstruction.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• R. J. Grondin & Sons — $6,070,227• Pratt & Sons Inc. — $6,727,183• Sargent Corporation — $6,831,477

County: AndroscogginContract ID: 017879.00Location: Turner — Rickers Bridge /located on Ricker

Hill Road over Martin Stream approximately 0.4 mi. northwesterly of junction Route 117.Project: Bridge replacement.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• T Buck Construction Inc. — $393,933• Wyman & Simpson Inc. — $444,524• K & K Excavation Inc. — $472,860• CPM Constructors — $484,607• Nelson Communications Services Inc. — $568,900• N F Luce Inc. — $661,951

County: KennebecContract ID: 020490.00Location:Augusta — Bond Brook Bridge located onMount Vernon Avenue/Route 8,11,27 over Bond Brookapproximately 0.3 mi. northerly of Bridge Street.Project: Bridge scour countermeasures.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Stetson & Watson J. V. — $151,238• Shaw Brothers Construction Inc. — $190,735• Sargent Corporation — $212,257• T Buck Construction Inc. — $249,945• CPM Constructors — $264,750• Federal Program Integrators — $298,765

County: KennebecContract ID: 020319.00Location:West Gardiner — located on High Street, 0.02mi. easterly of the intersection of High Street with TownHouse Street.Project: Strut replacement.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• McGee Construction — $174,335• CPM Constructors — $189,990• St. Laurent & Son Inc. Aka Maine Heavy Equipment

Rental Inc. — $191,575• Wyman & Simpson Inc. — $195,721• Shaw Brothers Construction Inc. — $226,665• Sargent Corporation — $229,943• T Buck Construction Inc. — $270,191

County: KennebecContract ID: 018234.00Location:Waterville — Western Avenue Bridge locatedover Messalonskee Stream approximately 0.2 mi. westerlyof Elm Street/Route 11 Junction.Project: Bridge replacement.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Stetson & Watson J. V. — $737,517• T Buck Construction Inc. — $749,919• CPM Constructors — $847,007• Wyman & Simpson Inc. — $884,548• K & K Excavation Inc. — $898,973

County: WashingtonContract ID: 020396.00Location: Lubec — on South Lubec Road 0.33 mi. west-erly of Quoddy Farm Road.Project: Safety improvements.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Sargent Corporation — $231,290• CPM Constructors — $236,045• Hanscom Construction Inc. — $239,997

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Valle’s Forge Offers ServicesIncluding Heavy Iron Repairlittle longer to get us,” Valle said.“Ornamental work became scarce and shopswere undercutting each other. Rather thanlower our quality, we decided to evolve asmy family had done in the past.”

That auspiciously began with just one callto a past client, Ted Ondrick Company LLC,Chicopee, Mass., one of the area’s portablecrushing companies, which also offers acomplete service asphalt plant along with theproduction of EZ street asphalt patch.

“After a short discussion, they decidedthey could use my services and we wereback in the race,” said Valle of his expandedservice of welding and repairing heavy iron,such as excavators, dozers, earth movers,dump trucks and related vehicles.

“We will always be grateful for the oppor-tunity. As the commercial and heavy equip-ment work began to grow, it was clear weneeded a portable truck,” said Valle. “Istayed true to what I was taught and didn’toverextend. [We purchased] a 2002 GMCpickup, we did a little frame work, made acustom aluminum bed, built in our shop,mounted the welder and compressor and wewere off.”

Valle’s Forge still does ornamental metal,but the bulk of their work at this time is mis-cellaneous iron fabrication and heavy equip-ment repair.

“The portable work can be as simple aswelding on shanks, to complete bucketrebuilding. Thanks to Ted OndrickConstruction, I have been involved inasphalt plant repair and maintenance, as wellas working with other welders building fromscratch over the road trailers for crushers,conveyors, screen decks, etc.,” said Valle.

“For Ted Ondrick, we did all kinds ofthings. Maybe 15 years ago, we worked onputting up their big silos, maybe 80 feet tall,the silos they put their asphalt in,” Valle said.

He also has done extensive work for othercompanies, like Collins & Sons Excavating,also in Wales, Mass.

“Lee is a friend and I’ll work on his heavyequipment. I welded a shank on a bucket, wemounted a hydraulic thumb to his excavator,and we resurfaced, plated over, the sideplates over his bucket when it got worn andwe do other general maintenance,” saidValle.

“He is the best, said Lee. “I have somefantastic photos of him working on mymachines.”

Four Generations at One Time It is not unusual to come to Valle Forge

and see four generations all working togeth-er in the light of the sparks and embers.

“My Dad, who is 87, still helps us out. Hedoes the ornamental stuff. My stepson hasgone back to college, but on breaks, he stillcomes in and works,” said Valle. “Both ofmy grandsons, Tyler and Bryan Darling, canbe seen there. Tyler is ready to graduate col-lege next semester. Brian does tile work, andhelps in the shop. We’re pretty experienced,so we all bounce ideas off each other.”

Ornamental jobs remain more of a chal-lenge than repairing heavy iron.

“Like most art, most of our ornamentalwork is one of a kind. It is not unusual toforge the iron several times before the finalpiece is created. Unlike days of old, the costof labor now exceeds the cost of materials inmost cases, with the exception of siliconbronze, which runs almost 50:50. At a cost ofmore than $15 a pound for silicon bronzebars you can’t mess up,” said Valle. “Iremember my Dad always saying, ‘the mate-rial was the important thing. Labor was thecheap part.’ Now, that is totally reversed;labor costs the most, materials not as much,with the exception of silicon bronze, whichis the preferred metal for most high endornamental work today.”

Sometimes you have to display the samestamina as that aforementioned super hero toendure the grueling nature of the work

“It’s definitely a hard job and you have toget used to a lot of discomfort,” said Valle.“There are tons of welders; then again, thereare only a few who can take a piece of metaland make it work the way it should. That’swhere the blacksmithing helped me incredi-bly, because blacksmithing is all about mov-ing metal.

“The key for me is not to think I knoweverything, but to bring what I have to thetable and continue to listen and learn from allthe knowledgeable people in the trade. Onesuch individual is Pete Mayberry ofMayberry Portable Welding. Pete’s weldingknowledge and experience has helped me somuch. We work on several jobs together andwe always try to do good work. We try toplease people, we try to service them. Itseems to work,”

Valle’s Forge is located at 53 HowellRoad, Wales, Mass. For more information,call 413/875-5756.

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