Max Mulholland - Tetnum Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 i was sorta thrown at this demo by my grandmother on our vacation up north she had called the blacksmith at the county musem and asked if i could spend a day working with him. i goth there and and had fun watching what he was doing and seeing how he ran a demo then he let me use the forge for a while and it was a leap up from my setup with a hofi hammer and non aso anvil and a SOFA firepot something tells me i forgot some of the talking part of the job o well it was a learning experiance and a learned a lot and made some useful tools for the quilter it was fun and i would do it again sorry gota unload pics form camera ill get them up later today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry W. Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 We learn a lot by watching and doing. It is amazing though, how much we can learn about blacksmithing and it's history by listening. It is great to listen to some of the more experienced blacksmiths at their demos. Keep up the good work, Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Willis Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 That is great experience. It also makes alot of great memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Mulholland - Tetnum Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 i beleve that it is important to show others how we work so they can learn and improve upon the idea and learn from mistakes made by others sothey ans forge safely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Cool beans Tetnum! My folks arranged something similar for me a douple decades ago. I was visiting them one year and they told me I should go to the RR & Mining museum in the town down the road. When I got there I discovered the folks had talked me up to the curator (coffeeshop buddy of Dad's) and he contacted a number of local demonstrator smiths for an informal get together. Then he advertised it in the local papers, opened the museum and conducted tours, etc. No pressure. Nope, none at all! I really learned a bunch though, especially about how many people are perfectly willing to tell you you're doing it wrong; their grand-whatever was a blacksmith of course, but unwilling to show or tell you how to do it right. Lot of fun though. I've loved demoing ever since. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I keep a plastic squid in the quench tank to fob off hecklers on...they usually see the floating eye first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Squid eh? So you think keeping a hand or foot of the last heckler hanging on a pike is over the top, maybe? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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