Hay River Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Hey everyone. I'm very noob to the craft. Not a whole lot of experience but really enjoy every minute I get to play with fire. Today a couple neighborhood kids stopped by to see if my 14 year old wanted to go do something. I knew Kid 1. A neighbor kid. A good kid but has had a rough home life. I didn't know Kid 2. I was just heading out to make a hook to secure the door on the rabbit cage and got an idea. I asked the boys what they were up to. "Nothin ". Did they have plans? "No"."Do you want to play with fire?"They looked at me like I had two heads then looked at each other like they just found gold. Kid 2 says "YA" with more enthusiasm than I expected. I was concerned but just said follow me. As we walked I asked them if they knew what a forge was. Kid 2 says yes. "That's what a blacksmith uses to make swords and stuff". My thoughts, maybe he is a pyro but he might have a brain.We dragged everything outside and i got to do a demonstration. I showed them what coal was and what coke was. Then I showed them how to light the forge. I demonstrated how to do a two sided taper, a four sided taper, then a round taper. Then I finished it up with doing a scroll. They asked good thoughtful questions. When I was done I asked if they wanted to try it out. Kid 2 was enthusiastic and said he did. All three ended up taking a turn at a two sided taper and scrolling. I cut off the scroll for them to take home. During their turns we talked about hammer control and swinging the hammer instead of pecking at it. I may have planted a seed. If nothing else I kept them all out of trouble for a couple hours and maybe gave them a little knowledge. They said thanks and rode their bikes out the drive. I made my hook and packed up. I had to go to work. If they get real interested I'm going to need a lot more coal. Oh well. There is worse things. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mullins Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nicely done Hay, I bet kid 2 spent a few hours on youtube watching smithing videos last nite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottMitUns Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Good Job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Gee whish I woulda had some one like that when I was younger................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Just make sure you have eye and ear protection for them, and the parents are cool with it. When I was a Scoutmaster we had to get parent permission for a shooting activity. I dealt with a lot of single moms and one was unsure, then said if I thought it would be OK for her son she would sign. I told her I thought he would be fine, so she signed off on it. He was a good kid, and had a lot of fun at the range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hay River Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks everyone. Yes I made sure they were safe. So much so that I neglected my own safety and got a couple spots baconized. They can learn from that too right? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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