Jody Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 hello everyone, I haven't posted here in a long while but i lurk in the corner a lot. finally found something worth throwing out there to you all, I just found a how to dvd rental site that offers about 30 blacksmithing dvds and the same on blade smithing , the rental fee is kinda high but beats buying them, and finding out that it has nothing on it that would help ya. anyways, the website is _________, I just got my first three a few weeks ago and the company seems to have a quick turn around. JODYadvertising removed. The site had 230 categories, only one for blacksmithing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Well if you ask around there's a fellow selling blacksmithing conference demo DVD's for $5 a piece so you could own 4 a month for the price of renting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aspery Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 If I had a business renting DVDs, all I would have to do is buy one DVD from a manufacturer. I could not copy it, but I could rent it as many times as I wanted until it became dysfunctional. When a smith makes a DVD (professionally) there are quite a few fees involved - not least of which is the cost of the camera and editing software etc. As the numbers of smiths in the USA is somewhat finite -and not a large number- the said smith is relying on a number of sales to get to a break even point. If that 'would be' market rents the DVDs instead of buying, then the smiths venture will turn to naught and he'll go back to selling 'T' shirts. I do not produce DVDs - but I will one day. Some smiths are already. It won't be much fun if the well runs dry through lack of support. Sometimes free can be very expensive! Just my .02 worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Mark, you forgot to mention that no royalties are paid to the people who produce the DVDs either. Roger Degner of UMBA fame has been shooting video for decades at least and sells them for very reasonable. UMBA Library Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 That's the guy I was thinking of; Thanks Frosty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Dont try to order for a couple of weeks as he is headed to the Scott Co, IA hammer in and Batson's knife sympossium in AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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