[TheForge] Now Traditional Pieces (Was - how cares what it was anyway)

Tue Apr 30 16:59:01 2002

The answer is in the mind of the customer.  
So it all depends on who the customer is and what they want.  

Bill

D.E. Barnes wrote:

>My answer is in the form of another question. What does it matter if the
>piece is done traditionally? Regardless of method the piece will still be a
>reproduction of a traditional piece. The appearance of the end product is
>more important than the path taken. If it looks traditional, that is what is
>important.
>
>Donn
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Scheid" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] PLEASE! Stop the Stupid comments
>
>
>>well said !
>>so  lets stir the pot..... DEFINITIONS.....For a piece to be done
>>traditionally. How far do you need to go? Does it have to be done in only
>>"the period" materials or will cold roll or Pure Iron work? must your
>>
>split
>
>>work be done with a chisel or can you use a band saw. There is no right or
>>wrong answers just personal outlooks. So what say you? what do you think?
>>Dan Scheid
>>Flying horse forge
>>http://home.earthlink.net/~chevalvolant/flyinghorseforge.html
>>
>>>I'm a relative newbie to this list and probably shouldn't be speaking
>>>
>up,
>
>>>but what the hell. Got to get my fanny fried sooner or later.
>>>
>>>This list is supposed to be about smithing, not politics or religion or
>>>personal beliefs of any kind that don't deal at least indirectly with
>>>smithing. Like any Internet forum this list will have some sidebar
>>>
>threads
>
>>>on unrelated topics, and this should be expected and tolerated to a
>>>
>point.
>
>>>However, regardless of topic, polite conversation should always be the
>>>
>>rule.
>>
>>>The current thread has crossed the boundary and for that reason the
>>>
>thread
>
>>>should cease. Now might be a good time to suggest that everyone remember
>>>
>>the
>>
>>>accepted rules of Netiquette and practice friendly (or at least polite)
>>>messaging.  Here is a link that I feel some folks here would benefit
>>>
>from
>
>>>reading. http://www.albion.com/netiquette/.
>>>
>>>Now, I fully expect that somebody on the list will take offense to my
>>>butting in and my suggestion, so I will apologize in advance and go back
>>>
>>to
>>
>>>the sidelines hoping that things will return to the topic I subscribed
>>>
>to
>
>>>the list to read about. I hope things get friendlier and back on topic
>>>
>so
>
>>I
>>
>>>can continue to learn from the more experienced hands on the list.
>>>
>>>Regards to all,
>>>Donn
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Rowland Smuck" <[email protected]>
>>>To: <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:38 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Stupid comments
>>>
>>>
>>>>To Andy Vida, I am sick and tired of your ranting and raving, that has
>>>>nothing to do with Blacksmithing, I can remember several incidents
>>>>
>over
>
>>>the
>>>
>>>>years. I guess you want people to feel sorry for you.  Why don't you
>>>>
>>keep
>>
>>>>quiet about your personal problems and what you think about other
>>>>
>>people.
>>
>>>I
>>>
>>>>have been very happy a couple of times when you went away, but you
>>>>
>>always
>>
>>>>seem to keep coming back.  I for one hope you go away and don't come
>>>>
>>back!
>>
>>>>Rowland Smuck
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Andrew Vida" <[email protected]>
>>>>To: <[email protected]>
>>>>Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:11 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Stupid comments
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Darrell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I labeled the subject so I get to make one.
>>>>>>Only a Commie Liberal would call any one "Bush Nazis"
>>>>>>Darrell
>>>>>>
>>>>>OK, I will set you straight on a few things.  First,
>>>>>I am so ultra conservative you could never keep up.
>>>>>Next, being a true conservative, meaning I believe in
>>>>>real freedom and not just the freedom to choose which
>>>>>cola to drink, I find Bush and his ilk to be scarier
>>>>>than Hitler could have ever hoped for in his wettest dreams.
>>>>>
>>>>>If a grown man, occupying the seat of commander in chief,
>>>>>doesn't scare the life half out of you when he seriously
>>>>>puts forth the suggestion that we may use nuclear weapons in
>>>>>the "war on terror", then I would have to say you've not
>>>>>the sense of a boiled turnip.  What that psychopath and his
>>>>>handlers are doing should scare the pants out of us all.
>>>>>The mere thou ght that a person who speaks like an idiot
>>>>>child has his quivering finger on "the button" scares me
>>>>>sheet-white.  He is insane, and it takes a lot of crazy f
>>>>>or me to make such a statement.
>>>>>
>>>>>Feel very free to diagree with me.  Feel very free to send
>>>>>love letters to the Idiot if that pleases you.  Much of
>>>>>the rest of the nation appears to feel the same way, but
>>>>>when someone flies an IRV up your rear end, don't start
>>>>>whining about it.
>>>>>
>>>>>As for labeling me a commie, I have to laugh.  If you only
>>>>>knew the recent history of my family at the hands of the
>>>>>communists, I suspect you would not know how to apologize.
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