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The smithy from Radoski (Radoszyce municipality) dates from 1900. It was purchased from Stefan Majchrzak. The forge has a chimney-less hearth. Similar forges in the Kielce region (where smithing traditions arrived in the sixteenth century) operated until the 1940s.
The corner-notched log smithy (the walls consist of horizontal planks with notched corners) was built from pine lumbers and set on oak ground beams and stone underpinning. It is accessed through a wide, two-winged door.
Basic forging equipment consisted of a stone hearth with leather bellows for feeding the fire, anvils, tongs and a hand-drill known as a bormachine. In the smithy from Radoski one can also see original sets of tools including pliers, hammers, dies and taps.
The smithy served local farmers, providing such services as shoeing horses, repairing carts and farm tools and reinforcing wheels with metal.
In the tourist season various shows and museum lessons are held in the smithy to acquaint visitors with the work of the village blacksmith.