AnBello Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 "If being told to READ so you know enough to ask good questions is just too tough on your delicate feelings then blacksmithing isn't for you. The steel and fire certainly care INFINITELY LESS about how you feel than I do" -- Frosty I will maybe have a T-shirt with the second half, once I get good enough with the hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 24 minutes ago, Andres Bello said: I will maybe have a T-shirt with the second half, once I get good enough with the hammer. I would buy it! Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 23 minutes ago, Andres Bello said: I will maybe have a T-shirt with the second half, once I get good enough with the hammer. You hammer the lettering into your T-shirts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 A riveting thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnBello Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, JHCC said: You hammer the lettering into your T-shirts? If you happen to know of a better method, I'm all ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 All the methods I can think of require hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Your first forge only has to last until you build your second forge. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 If it gets too hot to hold, turn it loose. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 CAN you weld an anvil to a base? Yes, it is possible. SHOULD you? No, for the same reason you don't attach a load of building supplies to the roof of your car with drywall screws. There are a dozen better, less destructive ways to accomplish the same task. John McPherson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 "All that glitters is not gold ... and all that's black is not cold!!" - Ausfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 If your hands are not in your pockets, cuts, abrasions, burns, calluses, etc, are a part of the blacksmithing process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 "One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"-Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) Author and teacher "each man has his own vocation, his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him"-Ralph Waldo Emmerson Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 "The guy who can't do the math, will ALWAYS end up working for the guy who can" SmoothBore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba682 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 11 hours ago, Glenn said: "The guy who can't do the math, will ALWAYS end up working for the guy who can" SmoothBore so true lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Most likely you have the ability, but lack the experience or skill. Make 25, each better than the last, and you can gain both experience and skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 He who makes several of a similar part and makes the last the same way as the first,has not been paying attention, or has made hundreds before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnBello Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 "While it is true that good tools will not make a poor craftsman a good craftsman, poor tools will make a good craftsman suffer." From Mr. Hrisoulas book, The Complete Bladesmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 "Close forging means less grinding, and grinding sucks." -- Judson Yaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 In the school of Blacksmithing, there is no graduation day.~Me Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 be sure not to let a temporary fix become a lifetime mistake. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Electricity is not something that you want to have running wild when working with large metal objects your going to be touching. PapaDooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 It's only hard 'cause you thought it would be easy. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 "A good sidetrack is a thing to be cherished." -- Frosty the Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 You aren't going to know an improvement from a mistake till you have some hammer time. Frosty the Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Blacksmiths are packrats with a purpose. Keeplokd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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