[TheForge] Hints for blacksmiths and horseshoers

Dave Brown [email protected]
Sat Jul 20 23:42:00 2002


At 21:48 07/20/02 -0500, you wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "northwoods" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 11:25 AM
>Subject: [TheForge] Hints for blacksmiths and horseshoers
>
>
> > From the book "Modern Blacksmithing" by Holstrom 1904:
> > <snip>
> > 7)Take a bath once a week
> >
> > "This done the craft will be elevated, and the man respected."
> >
> >
> > Sounds like good advice to me.
> > T. Clark
> > Mountain, WI
> >
> >
> >
>I figger that #7 may be to often and waste of water
>
>Dan Rathburn ( per 1830's)

Dan ... it's Saturday night ... Do you know where your bathtub is?

Dave Brown