LOL, standard operating procedure is mud, woodene plug, wet paper or cloth stuck in the handle end to prevent the chimney effect.
When I demoed for the public, I just used to drive that end into the ground and twist to seperate the plug so it would stay in. Mud does have a tendency to dry out and eeither fall out, slip down to the working area or just disintigrate tho.
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Knowledge must be shared or it lies dead in the mind.
The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing.
I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect.
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