KYBOY Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Ive seen all the TV epeisodes(RFD channel)..I was just curious if the DVD's show that much more than the TV episodes? Has anyone seen the DVD's or read the Books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Don't know if they show more, but I've watched some of the episodes. Wasn't really impressed with some of what they showed, in particular the episode with the "medieval" swordsmith using what looked like to me charcoal briquets as fuel. Not real charcoal, but BRIQUETS like Kingsford or something, complete with the little pillow shape and rounded corners. And to make matters worse I stayed up late to catch this episode. Very disappointing, I thought. Haven't watched any of it since.:mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry W. Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I did catch the charcoal briquets in the forge also. They were making a point of showing how they were doing it as it would have been done back at that time.... Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian C. Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I have seen several episodes and they seemed to be long on generalities & short on specifics such as "how to do's" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 All good points..Thats why I was wondering if the "extra" media available showed any more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Those episodes were recorded several years ago. Some of the folks shown have made great strides and are doing more these days (plus a few more are long in the tooth and others have gone on to the great forge in the sky). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I've watched all the episodes also, and would watch any other ones he made because hey... what other forging shows are there...?!?! But I personally thought they are poorly shot, with horrible lighting, and not much explanation with a lot of missing steps. I was more than a little disappointed, but like I said... would watch them again if he made some more. Contributors on Youtube have made some waaaaaay better stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 Id say that show got a lot of people started in smithing though... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 That show got me interested. Actually it revived my childhood interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeman Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 They only made ten episodes of Forge and anvil . I e-mailed Allen Rogers and he said that they would like to continue the series but have not done anything yet . however he said if nthey do anything else it would be on RFD channel .I have seen all the episodes , and I agrre it could have been better , but like someone has already said , how many blacksmithing shows do we have to choose from . thanks Forgeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuk Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 whats the RFD channel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I guess they adopted the phrase "Rural Free Delivery" to get the call letters RFD. The channel focuses on rural/ farm related programming. Old time music shows Gardening Cattle auctions Old time tractors and machinery and lots of other 'country' stuff We get it on the satelite dish.......pretty interesting. I never realized until I saw this thread that there were only ten episodes of 'Forge & Anvil'!.........I thought I was just missing the rest of them somehow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 Me too, until I started recording them on the DVR :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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