ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 So it's Friday and I've tried to put a lid on some of my more Xanthypical comments; funny you should see what my post count would have been with all the ones I *don't* post! So words to avoid when talking to curmudgeons: I'll throw in *BEST* when none of the details needed are specified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Plaster of Paris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 "best quench media" "Railroad spike knife" "first project= sword" "Harbor Freight/Princess Auto Anvil" "6-burner forge" "budget belt grinder" "Casting Steel" "welding anvil edges" "grinding anvil face" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 cant afford XYZ but I have decided I can just.... want to be entirely self taught Video game weapons 'cold' forged never done it, but I think you should ... you are a bully My opinion has value too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 "I've never tried this, but I've watched a lot of YouTube videos...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 This Expert on YouTube....... Microwave Oven Forge Video........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 You're rude. Hurt feelings. Lots of people have PMd me and agree. You're not nice. Just answer the question. Whats the best way to . . . ? I'm going to do, use, make, etc. anyway. I don't know anything about It. This is how you should do it. Any idea how hard it is for me not to quote W.C. Fields? "Go away kid you're bothering me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 "Traditional" The opinions of 100 people who have never done it *must* mean more than those of a couple of people who have been doing it for decades! (This is very big on the internet where popularity often trumps expertise.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 "I can't cite a single historical record, account or eyewitness report, or otherwise document anything I am about to say, but I KNOW......" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 "I saw it in a Movie..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 "How do I cast a sword like in [movie title]?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Sad that I can name at least 1 of those "cast a sword" movies off the top of my head, (not to mention that arrowhead casting scene in a fairly recent Robin Hood movie...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Sad that I can name at least 1 of those "cast a sword" movies off the top of my head, (not to mention that arrowhead casting scene in a fairly recent Robin Hood movie...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 "I want to smelt....." Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 9 minutes ago, Stash said: "I want to smelt....." Steve Thanks for this, that was the word I was grasping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 It's a word has lots of us gasping. Everybody knows. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Did you watch the video dealing with the iron age project and their attempt at smelting? Seemed very accurate as most folks first attempts at early style bloomeries do have rather abysmal yields of poor grade wrought iron---after more than a decade we were getting blooms of more than 15 pounds, though generally using a hand crank blower rather than bellows (we did do a bellows set up once trading off every few minutes and had a dedicated person to pour water on the backs of the bellows pumper to extinguish the sparks landing on them...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Where can I get cheap coal, or steel or................... I have a friend that needs.......... and wants it cheap or free............ My arm is tired or I (sob) got a blister............. It looks easier on the Internet. I could do it at home cheaper if I wanted it to. My Grandfather was the best smith around.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 galvanized plated 6lb hand hammer " I seen it on forged in fire" " It got really sharp" " 8 inch cutting disc on a 4.5" angle grinder" " restoring an anvil" Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 "I'm gonna be a knife maker when I grow up, because there is a big shortage of knife makers..." "How can I get a really nice anvil (WITH HORN) without paying for one?" rebar leaf blower I can't find a... ...when I get around to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Oh and, "I thought I would join this craft as it is a dying art, and is sad to see these skills being lost..." Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Why does my location matter? Just answer the question!!! "Who made this Hay Budden anvil?" "I've read every post on this forum, but......." "I like herring smelt, but don't know how to smelt a sword" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 I've enjoyed this thread a lot and laughed several times---and the moderators haven't banned it---yet; but Friday's over for a couple of days or I would add in "the assumption that a single alloy was used all over the world by different manufacturers over a 100 years of time for an object and so just by naming it everyone should know exactly what alloy was used!"---(I have some real wrought iron RR spikes for instance) And moderators; I wouldn't be upset if this topic was purged; though I've liked being able to vent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I hope some evil mod dont shut this down, not only have I contributed, I follow it daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 OK just didn't want to be accused of spherical curmudgeonry (curmudgeon from any angle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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