[TheForge] Scroll maker

[Andy Vida]

Ries Niemi wrote:
> 
> Making lots of scrolls-
> Dave mudge suggested a hossfeld. As a hossfeld fan and supporter, I
> would have to say, nope, not a very good choice. 

	I would agree.  Depends on what you mean by "lots".  If I 
	had to make, say, 500 scrolls, I would NOT want to have to
	do so by hand.  That's the sort of work that makes one not
	want to be a blacksmith anymore.  I've done hundreds of the
	same scroll on Mongo and that was bad enough.  Doing so on
	a manual bender would be mind numbing.  If that's all you 
	have, and you can still make money that way, then you do it
	by hand.  Economics is a major consideration in such affairs.
	Using a power bender is at least as much to be considered on
	a finances basis as any other.

	This other guy we had working for us, Aaron, did 660 wavy
	bits for a fence.  Took him a week and at the end of it
	I could see the visions of suicide dancing in his head.
	He did it on the Hossfeld and I did'nt envy him a whit.