[TheForge] Real men dont use tongs

[Andy Vida]

Ries Niemi wrote:

> This goes back to the old "I am too macho to wear gloves" argument.

	I basically never wear gloves when forging, but not for
	any macho reasons.  I don't like the reduced tactile
	sensation that gloves introduce.  I don't know about
	anyone else, but I gather a lot of information on what's
	going on under the hammer through each of my hands.  That
	dull feeling I get with gloves is usually intolerably
	annoying to me.

	The big downside for me is my seemingly uncurable mental
	block regarding black heat.  to my brain, if it isn't
	glowing, it isn't hot.