[TheForge] Real men dont use tongs

Wed Dec 3 23:00:07 2003

It is time once again, to reintroduce my proposal that ABANA seek out 
and train left handed smiths so all those right hand gloves not go to 
waste...Pete F

Howell Steve wrote:

>My preference:
>Glove on tong hand, not on hammer hand
>Speaking of gloves:
>Are there any lefties out there?  I have about 20 unused righties that could
>be yours. They are a size M, leather, from Boeing surplus.
>
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phlip [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:51 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Real men dont use tongs
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>Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
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>>Now to check out my theory...
>>
>>I suspect that people who use a gas forge (or work with bronze, same
>>idea) are much more likely to use gloves, because everything gets warm.
>>People who use coal don't see the point of gloves.
>>
>>How about it, Phlip? Coal or gas? Anyone else?
>>
>>Steve Smith
>>Who dearly loves his kevlar gloves and gas forge.
>>    
>>
>
>Charcoal, lately, Steve, but I didn't use gloves when I had my atmospheric
>gas, just used tongs at need, combined with dipping the held end in the
>slack bucket when it got too hot. Mostly tongs, though- at the time my
>smithing was mostly confined to horse shoes.
>
>Saint Phlip,
>CoDoLDS
>
>"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
> Blacksmith's credo.
>
> If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
>cat.
>
>Never a horse that cain't be rode,
>And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
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