Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 "God smiles on fools and blacksmiths, and I am both!" ~ anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 What's the medical term for a fear of chainsaws? Common sense! Rockstar.esq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 My boss is a jerk… my pay is terrible… my working conditions could give an OSHA inspector a heart attack!!! I’m self employed! Twistedwillow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor84 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I read this back at the beginning of this thread and I can't agree more I to "don't waste a good bend over". Pick as much up as you can while you're down there because you only got so many "stand up's" in a day eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 That's what Tongs are for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hefty Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 This one has possibly been posted before but I heard it on a cooking video I watched recently and figured it would also transfer to the blacksmith's shop: "A falling, sharp knife has no handle" or "A falling, heated workpiece has no handle" Cheers, Jono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The ones I know are variations on: "If the floor wants to look at what you are doing; it's extremely rude to try to prevent it from doing so." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 "When your only tool is a hammer; all large hard objects start looking like anvils!" ThomasPowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Nothing falling in my shop shall be caught without raising MY IRE! Everything in my shop is heavy, hard, shop and or HOT, just let it go, I'll help you pick it up. Hmmm, If you hit it with a hammer and it doesn't dent or break it's an anvil? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Quote Don’t apologize for doing something badly. Is this the first time you’ve ever tried it? Hello? Nothing is EVER good the first time. Practice is the answer. Is this the 200th time you’ve tried it? Guess what, it’s hard. Practice is the answer. So. Should you be practicing? Yyyyep! Get to it! An old friend posted this elsewhere; she was referring to her specialties of singing and movement, but it applies to smithing as well: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Your present skill level at any moment defines "best you can do", And that point is, hopefully and forever "just out of reach" ~ anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 While talking about children, I walk around looking down. There's where the treasures lie... ~ Nodebt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Never underestimate idiots ability to do stupid things to other peoples property. ~ Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 "You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think." Irondragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Liberal application of a rounding hammer to a fool’s bald spot helps tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Thus proving that stupid can be cured. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 That is overly optimistic, Jerry. But stupid should hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hefty Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 7:22 AM, Scott NC said: "You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think." Irondragon. As a teacher, I've often used this quote but just replaced "person" with "student" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 "You can lead a horse to water but if you can get him to float on his back you've really got something." -Lazarus Long- (R.A. Hienlien) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 7:47 PM, Charles R. Stevens said: But stupid should hurt! It is the pain that reminds us to be less stupid the next time. If we are lucky enough not to earn a Darwin award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Dead and stupid have one thing in common. It’s every one else who suffer… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Stay back and upwind. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 If a simple job goes smoothly ya almost have to worry. ~ Daswulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Never forget, our tools are made from iron which is cheap and success or failure, the time spent learning is priceless. ~ anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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