[TheForge] Re: Dont put your tongue on a frozen anvil round 2

[Mike Spencer]

dan tull quoth:

> Or better yet, remember, artifacts were probably abused by the
> grandchildren.  They never learned to take care of tools that were
> needed for survival by their grandparents.

Good point.  I have a wrought-iron/steel-bit axe head dug up in my
back yard, probably from 1860s.  The poll is all mashed in the center
and mushroomed at the sides, probably used as a sledge to hammer steel
wedges or the like.  Considering that 75 years ago, many rural familes
around here raised a dozen or more kids with what they could produce
on the farm and a cash income of only few hundred bucks a year, I'll
bet the original owner of that axe didn't treat it that way.

- Mike

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