[TheForge] Scale

[Demon Buddha]

Ralph E Douglass wrote:

> I sometimes am a volunteer smith at Fort Vancouver NHS. We have been
> fortunate enought to have Peter Ross come out and do some 2-3 day
> workshops for uslowly volunteers. About 2 or 3 years ago Peter did
> exactly that class. Square to octagon to round straight and tapered.....
> One of the hardest classes I ever did......

	Wow, I thought he'd panned on it after we took it.  The
	response was not so hot, but I told him that this is
	probably the best class a smith could ever take.  It changed
	me completely in terms of what I regarded as good smithing
	as regards precision.  I was amazed at what I was capanle of
	with the right fire under my butt.  Peter's possible 
	disappointment was all the fire this boy needed.
> 
> Hmmmmm thinking back on my last work a week or so ago, I can see I need
> to get back to the forge more often...... (smile)

	Mee too. :)