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The Village Blacksmith
Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
His hair is crisp, and black, and long,
His face is like the tan;
His brow is wet with honest sweat,
He earns whate'er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man.
Week in, week out, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow;
You can hear him swing his heavy sledge,
With measured beat and slow,
Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
When the evening sun is low.
And children coming home from school
Look in at the open door;
They love to see the flaming forge,
And hear the bellows roar,
And catch the burning sparks that fly
Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
He goes on Sunday to the church,
And sits among his boys;
He hears the parson pray and preach,
He hears his daughter's voice,
Singing in the village choir,
And it makes his heart rejoice.
It sounds to him like her mother's voice,
Singing in Paradise!
He needs must think of her once more,
How in the grave she lies;
And with his hard, rough hand he wipes
A tear out of his eyes.
Toiling,--rejoicing,--sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night's repose.
Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught!
Thus at the flaming forge of life
Our fortunes must be wrought;
Thus on its sounding anvil shaped
Each burning deed and thought.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1807–1882
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apparently i was the right kind of naughty
Also i pulled up the website to tractor supply where the sell the coal on every electronic device in the house and said i want coal
I don't do subtle
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his shop is down the road from me i must go meet him
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see thats what told him and it looks real good for an anvil its age
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get a fisher anvil apparently they don't ring
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nah i had to clean off all the rust and dirt so it had a bath
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In my local hardware store that is described as a boiler scaling hammer.
it appears they're right
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You can put a radius on each end and have a double-peen (straight and cross) hammer for small work. I have one like that and made it into a double-peen hammer, works great on making leaves, etc.
That's the plan
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i think it'll clean up nicely
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They're not hammers
in Hand Hammers
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Wife: What are you getting those for
Me: I need them
Wife: Don't you have enough Hammers
Me: They're not Hammers
Wife: whatever!