March 2, 20197 yr I will never reach the limit of the tools in my shop. ~icandry “practice makes permanent.” ~JHCC
March 2, 20197 yr it's a hammer your supposed to hit with it not tickle with it (my response to co workers) in dutch, das nen hamer ge moet daar me kloppen niet knuffelen!!
March 2, 20197 yr Author its a hammer and your'e supposed to hit something with it not hug or tickle it. ADHD-Forge
March 2, 20197 yr 2 hours ago, Glenn said: its a hammer and your'e supposed to hit something with it not hug or tickle it. ADHD-Forge That was Tickle WITH it, Glenn, not tickle it. Blacksmiths. . . SHEESH! Frosty The Lucky.
March 3, 20197 yr Insanity is asking a blacksmith the same question and expecting to get the same answer.~ Frosty
March 9, 20197 yr Some favorite pearls from my grandfather “can’t weld without coke and you can’t make coke without wet coal” ”quit fighting the tongs, make them fit or make some new ones” “Quit being an engineer, simple heat treats better” ”god gave you a brain and a strong back, you’ll live longer using the first one” ”give it a try, but put the Dexta and the square bailer in the shop so we make the most out of the insurance when you burn the place down”
March 9, 20197 yr Welcome aboard Tinker B, glad to have you. Sounds like you have a fun Grandfather, we'd probably get along at the coffee shop. I like funnin with people too. Frosty The Lucky.
March 20, 20197 yr Many get confused and think we are making an object or item.. ( making a bolt, or tongs, or a handle).. Truth is we are making a skill set applicable every where.. jlpservices
March 20, 20197 yr Very true indeed. At a working history museum I volunteer at, we keep a small supply of items on stock for sale: dinner bell triangles, steak turners, duplex nail swords, and a variety of S hooks. Often times I'll just start by drawing a taper or deburring the end of a freshly snipped piece of 5/16" square stock and someone will ask, "What are you making?" At this point in the process, I really hadn't decided, unless the master Smith has suggested we are currently low on an item. So I tell them, "Anything you want to buy!" Usually get a strange look followed by, "Hey, can you make a such and such?" "Maybe. Never tried." Is my typical response, followed quickly with, "If you have 30 minutes, Let's find out together! If I can't, it cost you nothing but some time." So many "items" involve the same basic methods. Even the most complex concepts draw on the knowledge of previously learned and mastered basics.
March 20, 20197 yr I like to have a piece of scrap wood near the forge and when some parent tells their kid it's really fake, casually place the hot end on the wood and let the smoke and fire spurt! Now I have faked it once; when the MatSci club at the local University had a float in the "Homecoming-like" parade and wanted "forging". We had dry ice and water to make the smoke and sprayed the ends of the stock with red orange and yellow paint. They were really impressed with I did the "Shave and a haircut---2 bits" on the anvil with a light hammer. (I learned it from Emmert Studebaker when he was in his 90's) Anyway we won the "Music" award for our float...
March 20, 20197 yr How to be a professional blacksmith in 3 easy steps, step 1: heat it. Step 2 Hit it. Step 3 Sell it.
March 25, 20197 yr Author Common sense is like deodorant, those that need it the most never use it. Irondragon Forge & Clay
March 25, 20197 yr Boy that was quick Glenn. What's this deodorant of which you speak? Frosty The Lucky.
March 30, 20197 yr May not have been directed to forging in particular, but a bit of wisdom my dad always said, which stuck with me was 'repetition breeds routine'.
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