Glenn Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 I still know where everything was. Where it IS could take a while. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Free material can be quite expensive if it's not in the right shape to start with. Thomas Powers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankem Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 First you get good, Then you get fast, Then you get fast and good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 IF YOU HAVE A FAST MOUTH YA BEST HAVE FEET TO MATCH.. Jim C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 16 minutes ago, Flankem said: First you get good, Then you get fast, Then you get fast and good! Or as they say in the movie business: you can have it cheap; you can have it fast; you can have it good. Pick two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Drink often, it leaves less for others to abuse. SLAG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Mull over the past:: mortgage the future. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbojak Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 "Blacksmiths can't listen to other peoples' ideas about what's obsolete, or we'd have to throw out our power hammers, shapers and camel backs! Shucks, I'd be left with nothing but an anvil and a welder. Nope, scratch that--just a welder!" -- Sanderson Iron (I don't have a real name to credit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, jumbojak said: -- Sanderson Iron (I don't have a real name to credit) That would be Joel.! Regards Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kailey Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 god keep blacksmiths around so welders, machinist, superman, and Chuck Norris could have hero's to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Give a $130 hammer to a newbie and he will only be able to produce to his level of knowledge, skill and expertise. Give a $3.00 hammer to a blacksmith and he will be able to produce to his level of knowledge, skill and expertise. Tools do not make the blacksmith, the blacksmith makes the tools. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 How much are the tools in a blacksmith shop worth. 2 answers, Not a single penny or not enough to go to jail over. BIGGUNDOCTOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylorJr Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 On 3/14/2016 at 2:11 PM, Glenn said: How much are the tools in a blacksmith shop worth. 2 answers, Not a single penny or not enough to go to jail over. BIGGUNDOCTOR Usually quite a bit more than I told my wife I paid for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 A hole in the ground has been used as a forge for several thousand years now; good clay soil just makes it better! In reality many modern forges could just be considered to be a way to elevate a hole in the ground to a convenient height and to make it more portable. Thomas Powers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 I have noticed over the years, most people posting the simple questions do not look, the ones that have looked do not have to post. Steve Sells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 A project is not a failure as long as something was learned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 "I time almost everything I do and I work in lots, 5 of this, 20 of that. Before I started keeping track, I under priced a lot of stuff. It's appears to be a universal trait of craftsmen, we think we're pricing well, but we consistently under estimate how long something takes to make." - Gerald Boggs A very wise advice for every blacksmith new on the pro line. Bests to all: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Rule #1 - You can't hold Hot Metal with your Bare Hands. Use something, that will hold your work. There is no Law that you "HAVE TO USE Tongs", But they are very forgiving. Rule #2 - If in doubt, refer to Rule #1. BUT....... Do it with a smile!!!!! Neil Swedefiddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 I've come to the conclusion that anvils are herd animals: They tend to gather in herds when you provide the right accommodations for them to be happy. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out what those accommodations which grow a herd actually are. From what I've seen of others, many have developed a magic pheromone which seems to make an existing herd attract more iron livestock. I guess anvil herders just have skills. Kozzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 11 minutes ago, Glenn said: I've come to the conclusion that anvils are herd animals: They tend to gather in herds when you provide the right accommodations for them to be happy. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out what those accommodations which grow a herd actually are. From what I've seen of others, many have developed a magic pheromone which seems to make an existing herd attract more iron livestock. I guess anvil herders just have skills. Kozzy It's their animal magnetism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Ah HAH! It just came to me, the correct way to point your anvil's horn is Magnetic Anvil! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" That used to be my favorite saying when I was teaching photography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 13 hours ago, Glenn said: From what I've seen of others, many have developed a magic pheromone which seems to make an existing herd attract more iron livestock. It is called 'QuenchTestosterone', the manly fragrance exuded by portly, balding men in bluejeans and IFI T-shirts, covered by powdered scale and coal dust. The exact opposite of 'Poindextrose', the whiny odor of keyboard warriors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 An old smith told me one time with a wink of the eye, " It's easy to make the first one; now I have to make another one just like it." Frank Turley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Clay Spencer told me, "I can make one just alike." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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