ThomasPowers Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 A wise man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I would say that is good advice in all counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 If you tossed a dollar into a kitty for every project you used the tool for, how long would it take you to pay it off? Thomas Powers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 What if you don’t have a kitty? I mean, I’ve got a couple of pit bulls, but I think they would object to having money thrown into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 It's the retrieval I would worry about in that case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 12 hours ago, JHCC said: What if you don’t have a kitty? I mean, I’ve got a couple of pit bulls, but I think they would object to having money thrown into them. Not if you wrap the bills around a hot dog, they won't even chew. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Stop focusing on why things won't work and get to thinking how to make things work. Thomas Powers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 10:20 PM, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: Never make a blacksmith mad, we beat things for fun. there is a T shirt in this somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Perhaps with the "Arm and Hammer" logo on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 "It doesn't do anybody any good to copy anything. The result is never a copy, no such thing exists. It is either better or worse than the original" Samuel Yellin Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 A blacksmith's favorite music? Percussion Heavy Metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 One end of the metal is hot, one is not. Choose wisely. Starting out, you need something to hit on, something to hit with with, and something to hit. Fire makes the metal move easier. Learn to use what you have to make what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Glenn said: Starting out, you need something to hit on, something to hit with with, and something to hit. Fire makes the metal move easier. The four “H”s of smithing: Heat, Hold, Hit On, Hit With. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hinsman Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 On 3/3/2014 at 7:39 AM, ausfire said: I don't much enjoy getting burnt, and a safety one I always keep in mind is this one: All that glitters is not gold; all that's black is NOT COLD! (It's not original; I read it somewhere. True though - we tend not to burn ourselves on red hot steel, always the black stuff!) The original line is from a lord of the rings poem. All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, And crownless again shall be king So, your poem should be: All that is gold does not glitter, not all that is cold is black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Owen Hinsman said: The original line is from a lord of the rings poem. Tolkien was actually inverting an earlier "all that glitters is not gold" (i.e., attractive appearances can be deceiving); the initial line of Bilbo's poem "All that is gold does not glitter" refers to the inherent kingliness of Strider/Aragorn/Elessar hidden in the guise of a common Ranger. The earlier version dates at least to the 12th century, and is perhaps best known from it occurrence (with the now-archaic spelling "glisters") in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (II,vii): "All that glisters is not gold— Often have you heard that told. Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold. Gilded tombs do worms enfold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgment old, Your answer had not been inscrolled Fare you well. Your suit is cold— Cold, indeed, and labor lost." @ausfire's mnemonic is therefore both an accurate warning and an appropriate use of a well-established proverb. However, if we want to be creative, we could say, "Not all is gold that glisters; beware black iron that blisters!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hinsman Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Hmm. good to know. I like that version that you made. might have to put it on my shop wall once I make a shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hinsman Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I cant remember where I heard this, but a welding saying: 'A grinder and paint will make the welder you ain't' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 15 hours ago, JHCC said: However, if we want to be creative, we could say, "Not all is gold that glisters; beware black iron that blisters!" That's good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 A plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel !! Thomas Powers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 it's a Blackadder Quote. I may have damaged some GPAs when I lent my Blackadder collection to some local college students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holder Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Though classified as a Newbie I'm not sure if it is bad form to post here...that said respectfully I submit "It's better to shoot for a star and hit a stump than it is to shoot for a stump and hit the ground." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Thats a good one, holder, i like it. Nobodies going to tell you that you cant post here. Were not THAT tyrannical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 “Aim high. You may still miss the target, but at least you won't shoot your foot off.” L.M.Bujold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 As for the TPAAAT (is that pronounced like a Bronx Cheer?) Thomas Powers TPAAAT = Thomas Powers Applied Anvil Acquisition Technique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 You need three things called the 3 "D's". That's desire, dedication, determination. With the 3 "D's" you will prevail, without you will fail. Anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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