[TheForge] -time line Was--> Stupid comments

Thu May 30 18:47:00 2002

Some one told me there is a smithy in Germany that is completely water
powered, including power hammers and such from way back.  Don't know the
dates, but old enough to use wood more than iron in the working members.
Anyone know about this place?

Larry

Dan Rathburn wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Philippa Alderton" <[email protected]>
>
> > If we wanna argue about something, lets argue about traditional smithing
>
> Ok when did hand crank blowers come in?
>
> When did the smiths start using coal in place of charcoal in the IN., IL.,
> and WI. area?
>
> and what would the "power hammers" of the about 1850 look like.
>
> >vs fabrication vs artistic smithing. Life's too short to let the
> politicians and their self-serving rhetoric distract us from the important
> things, like hot steel, and a new trick for shaping it.....
> >
> > Phlip, who carries a BIG hammer- and knows how to swing it.
> >
>
> Working in a smithy that is should to be an 1850's shop with a hand crank
> blower (they did take out the electric one), 25# Little Giant(biult 1916),
> bottom blowen forge and wall mounted hand crank drill press.
> do you think every thing is period?
>
> Dan Rathburn
> Elgin, IL USA
>
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