[TheForge] last project

[RIES NIEMI]

on 6/4/03 5:14 PM, Bob Bergman at postvilleblacksmith@tds.net wrote:

> We executed this for a person in Madison who works in stone. He was totally
> over his head on this project and we had to do a lot of  detailing. It got
> done on time. We used 4030 sand to blast it.
> Farmers who came in to have  some welding done really liked the knots, so I
> knew we had a winner.


Bob- that is the way we judge the quality of our work too. If the UPS guy,
or the water delivery guy, or the truck driver likes it, then we know its
not too "arty", and we have done it right.

I am disappointed to find out you welded it together. Even though every time
I have tried to tie a knot in hot iron it hasnt worked very well, I was
hoping  to hear a story about a huge custom forge, heating 6 feet of
material, then some kind of custom rig to pull the knot tight using
comealongs, hydraulic cylinders, winches, and a small bulldozer.

Instead, you are working smarter, not harder.