Steve Sells Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I know a few apparantly "mentally slow" people that are positive D2 can not be forege welded .. I just smile and keep working... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Greetings All, I thought by now I would have seen the big one.... " NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I CUT IT OFF IT IS STILL TO SHORT.. " Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Renaud Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I know a few apparantly "mentally slow" people that are positive D2 can not be forege welded .. I just smile and keep working... lol I got one heck of an arguement going on one of my car web sites when I said spring steel could be welded and work properly after! Now the first thing I stated was at the cost of a new leaf it was not practical to do but that a vehicle spring could indeed be welded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Found a good one on an old newsletter the other day. How do you know when you've finally become a blacksmith? When you start learning, buy a bag of marbles. Every time you make a tool, take out a marble and throw it away. When you've finally lost your marbles, you're a blacksmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Keep your eyes open. Do not look, but see. Meaning to quit looking at something for what it is called and see what ti can do or become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Never forge weld before 11am, the anvil should have warmed up by then. Early risers adjust to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalsmith21 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Measure twice cut once. Too short? Forge weld and cut again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 We know that it only takes the blink of the eye, and you don't have an eye! Ted T "It is better to be seen than to be viewed" Steve O'Grady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 "as usual you make blacksmithing easy, till I have to do it myself" Ford Perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 "as usual you make blacksmithing easy, till I have to do it myself" Ford Perfect Did you mean "Ford Prefect" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Don't forget your towel! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Never let a day go by you don't learn something new, even if it is something you learned a month ago and had forgotten already.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Something my Dad told me one time, he wasn't talking about smithing but it applies to everything in life. It's not what you have but what you do with it! - J. Roy White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I'm for some reason or another, (I think it's part of the junior ranger process where they have set questions they have to ask the blacksmith) asked, "What is your greatest failure?" My reply, "The only failure is the failure to learn." Rashelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 "To finish, first you must start". Swedefiddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 My greatest failure is that I didn't start smithing a decade sooner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hildenmw Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Every now and then you have to step back and look at what you're doing. I was in High School painting a fence for the farmer I worked for. It's been applicable ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 One day my wife asked me what are you doing in the shop today, I responded with "nothing". The next day she asked me the same thing and I said "nothing". She said, you said that yesterday. I told her "I wasn't finished". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 The most important skill for blacksmithing, is mindfulness. If you're not there it doesn't happen. Frank Turley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 "I've learned enugh to be ignorant" Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I got to use one of my favorites two weeks ago. It went down like this. "Man, your shed is a mess!....you know what they say, untidy shed - untidy mind." I replied with " Ive been told your shed is mostly empty, what does that say about your mind!" I like to see people jump in, take some initiative and have a go. If you are around me you will hear these a fair bit, What are you waiting for, a gold plated invitation from the queen? Seriously, what"s the worst that could happen? No time like the present, today is as good-a day as any to make a start on it. Oops, OK, I think we will have to call this one a practice piece, Sorry. Get hold of that will-ya, are your arms painted on? Yep, you better cut out two blanks, just in case we get keen. Have you been workin out? Yeah, my teeth rattled on that last swing. Is that? GASP... a muscle? No, perhaps it was just a shadow. He he... yeah, give it another smack with the hammer ....Arnie! Quick, Get a photo of that before I stuff it up....again Well that didn't work did it!.... Ideas?.... Anybody? Is it lunchtime already? we are only just starting to get the hang of this. What do you reckon? worth a try, right? I mean, how hard could it be? Those clowns on YouTube seem to manage and we're at least half as intelligent as they are. No, don't throw it in the scrap I think we can salvage that one. No, I wont finish it for you, do it yourself. What did your last slave die of ? Not boredom that's for sure. Gee that's looking nice! If I mark another one up and get it warmed up, you can get one more in before we knock off. (usual response is eye-rolling) Looks like it's hot enough, Are you ready, where's your hammer? Oh... OK, Well where's my hammer then? cheers thanks, what would I do without you?... righto, here we go. get your shoulder into it. THAT'S IT Now we're cooking with gas! WOO-HOO! SHOWTIME! Come on, lets get on with it, we're not here to buy cattle (lots of standing around chatting happens at cattle sales FYI). Yep, no doubt about it, that one has got ....um....character, I was kinda hoping for a matching pair though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 They are ''hand made'' and that's why they aren't all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Earlier this year, my brother bought 3 pieces of 6" dia. x 1" thick 6061 to turn and mill: "One for you to scrap, one for production, and one spare." I scrapped one, he scrapped one, and one made it through :wacko: My saying, which I strive not to be the object of: "My Intellect is no match for your Superstition". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yahoo2, if we're looking for wise cracks, this group could fill volumes. This forum is chocked full of experrianced posteriors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hit it with Your purse. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Anachronist58 - I really love that : "my intellect is no match for your superstition"! To give back a little: "Never consider yourself a priority for someone who has no options".- Anonymous Boy howdy does that ever apply to the client begging for something right now because they burned all other bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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