April 25, 20179 yr Today I found out my Mentor Jim Beck passed away. Not only was he my mentor he was a good friend, when I started forging steel he bent over backwards to help me out. I met him at the County Fair where he took my name and number. When the next club meeting came around he picked me up and made sure I had a good time. That's all it took for me with in a month I had my anvil, forge, vise,and hand tools. Jim showed me the basics and the rest is history. Rest in Peace Jim.
April 25, 20179 yr Very sorry for the loss of your friend and a blacksmith. Sounds like he was a great guy. Keep his memory and teachings alive.
April 25, 20179 yr Greetings Bad Creek, Life is short but good friends are remembered forever.. Sorry for your loss. Carry on and forge in his memory. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim
April 26, 20179 yr It's hard news Bad Creek it always is. Good friends live on long after they're laid to rest. Throw him a wake at the next club meeting? Music, rounds of toasts, good stories, funny ones, invent a few, tell lies, share memories, make new ones. Nothing like a good loud rowdy wake to keep a fellow's memory alive! I'm not going so far as to say police involvement, jail time and divorces should occur . . . but? Frosty The Lucky.
April 26, 20179 yr 9 hours ago, Bad Creek Blacksmith said: Today I found out my Mentor Jim Beck passed away. Not only was he my mentor he was a good friend, when I started forging steel he bent over backwards to help me out. I met him at the County Fair where he took my name and number. When the next club meeting came around he picked me up and made sure I had a good time. That's all it took for me with in a month I had my anvil, forge, vise,and hand tools. Jim showed me the basics and the rest is history. Rest in Peace Jim. Thank you for sharing, Jim sounds like he was "good people" few and far between these days.
April 26, 20179 yr Yeah, what JD said. Sounds like he was one of the good guys. So sorry or your loss.
May 1, 20179 yr Author Thanks guys Jim was great and this coming weekend is our Hammer In For Northwest Ohio Blacksmiths, he will be remembered there. The club built a bench and pass members names go on the bench. Will post pictures after this weekend.
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