[TheForge] Demo's

Sun Jun 16 11:25:01 2002

also get a spiel keep talking ask them questions when your heating your work
. and have patience for the "my X was a blacksmith" stories
Dan Scheid
Flying horse forge
http://home.earthlink.net/~chevalvolant/flyinghorseforge.html
> HHaving spent a few years in the shop at Allaire I can say that simple
> and FAST things are the best.  Most folks appear to be unable/unwilling
> to hang around for two hours as you hammer out some comparatively
> elaborate object.  They love to see you make things such as nails, but
> anything that you can get done in, say, 20 minutes or less seems to work
> well for the great bulk of the viewing public.
>
> J hooks, S hooks, anything that involves welding (be very careful with
> the
> sparks and flying molten flux, especially with the kiddies).  If you
> have
> a quick and dirty candle holder.
>
> You can do more elaborate things, but the key is to keep working.  When
> the iron goes back into the fire for more than a couple of minutes, many
> folks move on, so my recommendation there is to not do anything so large
> that it takes a long heat.
>
> John Chobrda wrote:
> >
> >     I would like to ask a question about doing demonstrations for the
> > general public. For those of you who have done this, what do you find to
> > be the best things to make to give people an idea of what we do. I was
> > at a event yesterday and found myself at a loss as to what to do, that
> > could be done quickly, and even given to some of the kids in the
> > audience as a reminder of their experience. I noticed that people don't
> > stay very long, so I'm trying to think of something that would be quick,
> > and not to involved, something besides a hook please. I'm not too much
> > of an original thinker, but I can take an idea and run with it.
> > Thanks in advance
> > John C.
> >
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