The old-fashioned trade is one way to feel close to his late father
Written By: Travis G. Grimler
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3:00 am, Jan. 30, 2021
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Cody Shackle inherited more than just blacksmithing tools from his father.Travis Grimler / Echo Journal
People are undeniably shaped by their interaction with their parents in their early years, so it is perhaps no surprise that Pine River's Cody Shackle is a blacksmith.
His father, Elroy, wasn't always a blacksmith, but Shackle was still in his formative years when he was suddenly surrounded by the din of the hammer and hot forges along with all the smells that come with blacksmithing. He was born near Monticello and lived there until he was 7, when the family moved to Montana. It was there that the smithing began.