[TheForge] Re: Another Long rambley YAK
Chuck Robinson
[email protected]
Tue Nov 18 14:06:14 2003
You folks haven't seen a real striker until you see Tom Clark (Dr. Iron) in
action.
All those years as a professional wood splitter really show, when he swings
a sledge.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Spencer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:15 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Another Long rambley YAK
>
> Bruce wrote:
>
> > Perhaps the problem is that so few people work with strikers these
> > days that they don't comprehend just how much work a sledge hammer can
> > do.
>
> Hear, hear. I usually work alone. When I demo'ed at the 84 DePere
> conference, I asked for a striker because I knew I had had difficulty
> making one of the demo pieces singlehanded under a power hammer.
>
> I was absolutely stunned at how great it was to work with a
> knowledgeable and skilled striker. I don't remember the guys name.
> If you're on the list or out there somewhere, "Hello and thanks for a
> great experience." I've worked (briefly, at workshops and seminars)
> with other competent smiths striking. They were good smiths but they
> weren't good *strikers*. If the striker is thinking about how *(s)he*
> would do it or trying to prove that he's kewler than you (or
> intimidated because he thinks he's not) or is playing to the crowd
> or...(whatever) instead of focusing entirely on the work and your
> moves, it doesn't work right. The DePere striker proved that it *can*
> work beautifully and that big old sledge does magic.
>
> - Mike
>
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