A variety of kitchen knives and factory-processed iron products, making most of the blacksmiths marginalized. However, not a few who still survive. One of them is a blacksmith in aceh big
this middle-aged man continues to work and do not stop creating forge iron. as if tired of creating iron into a variety of traditional tools. Among them are knives, machetes, sickles, hoes and other traditional tools.
He admitted to hereditary efforts. Although the era no longer sides with the traditional crafters, but, he believes, the iron craft is still in great demand by the public.
He is one of the few blacksmiths in Aceh Besar who still survive to this day. The government is expected to give more attention to the existence of the blacksmith crafters who began to lose the market due to the age shift.