September 12, 20232 yr One of my favorite things about blacksmithing is the learning curve never ends.~ Frosty
September 13, 20232 yr Thomas Powers would always tell me, "YOU DON'T MAKE MONEY HITTING COLD STEEL!" I bought a dog from a blacksmith this morning... ...within 10 minutes of getting him home, he made a bolt for the door!
September 13, 20232 yr I've got to disagree with this one, since I just spent a profitable half-hour last night cold-shaping some bowl blanks in preparation for hot forging. Furthermore, to quote someone I heard discussing the use of a fly press for cold-stamping leaf blanks and the like, "Every minute I'm waiting for the metal to heat up is a minute I'm not getting paid."
September 13, 20232 yr I once heard that blacksmiths go to hell for 2 reasons, hitting cold iron and not charging enough.
September 13, 20232 yr Though I do suppose that he was saying it to make me stop hitting it when it was at a black heat xD
September 14, 20232 yr That's black IRON George, you can work cold steel for quite a way before embrittlement causes a failure, wrought iron tends to splinter after a couple blows. Can't forge steel very far cold though. Frosty The Lucky.
December 15, 20232 yr The old saying for it is, "learn the tricks learn the trade." Frosty I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus
April 14, 20242 yr On 12/1/2013 at 3:05 PM, Glenn said: Do not build a box, that way you do not have to think outside the box. So no canister damascus:tm:?
April 14, 20242 yr So no canister damascus:tm:? Boy are you ever missing the intended meaning of the saying. Left field, out of the park!! This is my saying, the key words are "If you don't create the box to contain your thinking, you can't be accused of Thinking outside of the Box". This has absolutely nothing to do with Canister Damascus. Neil
April 14, 20242 yr Welcome aboard Craftsdwarf, glad to have you. If you put your general location in the header you'll have a much better chance of meeting up with members living within visiting distance. I strongly suggest you spend more time reading some of the archived subjects before you start pointing out things you THINK are wrong with the site or deliberately misunderstanding them. You DON'T want to make "troll" your first impression do you? Not building a box so you don't have to think outside it, is about as straight forward as it gets. But because you are new and sound pretty young I'll explain. If you do not limit your thinking to things you know, you will not have trouble considering new ideas. Frosty The Lucky.
July 10, 20242 yr "An Oddball? Don't reckon you'll fit in round these parts!" said Thomas twisting the braids in his beard reflectively..." Thomas Powers
July 26, 20241 yr We're all here because we're not all there. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus
July 26, 20241 yr Dont buy for a lot what you can make for cheap, and buy what you would make for a lot if it is cheap. Unless it would be total junk quality.
July 27, 20241 yr having your tools buried with you is mighty selfish of you, don't you think? Frosty The Lucky.
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