[TheForge] Re: athenticity

[Ralph E Douglass]

> 
> << Can any of us honestly state that our work is authentically produced in the
>  fashion of the 18th century? Even if you use an authentic coal or charcoal
>  forge, authentic, antique tools, authentic technique, even dress
>  authentically while you work, we are still doing the work in the 21st
>  century. Even if you do all of the above there are some things you must do
>  in a 21st century fashion. For example, how do you light your forge? >>

 I usually light mine with a striker I made my self and using char-cloth
I made my self... Also using a piece of flint I picked up in Dover
England about 26 years ago.....

But I have also used matches, my torch, and once a magnifing glass.
<grin>

Ralph

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