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Fire in the Heart The ironworker is the craftsman who shapes metal and mainly makes architectural elements. Ironwork stands out for its aesthetic and artistic qualities. The ironworker specializing in ornamentation is called a feuillagiste. Guy Bel is a master ironworker of French origin who has been practicing his trade since the 1970s. He studied at the École des beaux-arts de Lyon and has training in boilermaking and welding. Passionate about traditional metalworking techniques, Guy Bel is the founder of La Forge à Pique-Assaut, located in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans. Know-How The Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec (MMAQ) presents in its permanent exhibition, through videos, 360o images, photographs and texts, in three new interactive terminals, the work of eight artisans, their tools, their production and their… Know-How. The Savoir-faire project is an initiative of the content agency Toast Studio. The project was carried out thanks to a grant from the Quebec Digital Cultural Plan.