[TheForge] Normal People... (YAK)

[Michael H. Murphy]

I get the "Do you get burned much?" question enough that I have formulated a
standard reply: (pointing to the aloe plant I keep in my shop) "See that
plant?  It ain't for decoration."

Murf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:54 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Normal People... (YAK)
> 
> Ayup.
> 
> The line I use is, "Everything here is hot, heavy, hard, sharp and out to
> get YOU. You WILL get burned, cut, bruised and abused."
> 
> I know it's a bit silly but you'd be surprised how well the little rhyme
> sticks. After I finally introduced Richard and Lindsey (Lindsey only had a
> very short time to pick up as much as I could show her so I held off
> introducing them till she had the basics) early in their conversation
> Richard or Lindsey (I don't recall which) reached out to pick up something
> from the anvil and made the little "Pause Before Contact" I showed them to
> help keep from getting burned. They repeated the silly little rhyme in
> near
> harmony.
> 
> A bit later my kids were comparing burns. Richard especially was concerned
> about getting burned when he started and made it maybe two minutes at the
> anvil before he caught his first piece of scale. He yelped but didn't stop
> working. Lindsey was less concerned about being burned but was still
> walking
> on eggs her first session. I don't think she made it any longer before
> raising the first blister either.
> 
> I'm sure there are plenty of you who've seen the transformation from timid
> beginner to confident proficiency. I don't have to explain how it feels to
> you, to the others I don't think I can, adequately. It's good though. REAL
> good.
> 
> Frosty
> ------------------------
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> it ain't real.
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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Linn" <bamablacksmith at comcast.net>
> 
> 
> > One of the facts of being a blacksmith.. you WILL get burned, its not a
> > question of if..  but when, how bad and where..
> >
> > One of the 1st things I tell everyone that comes into the shop..
> >
> > "Assume EVERYTHING is hot"  the anvil, the vise, the table, a piece of
> > scrap on the floor...
> >
> > and #2 is
> >
> > "No one gets burned by a piece of red hot metal"  its the piece of steel
> at
> > a 800 deg black heat that gets you...
> >
> > mike
> >
> >
> >
> > At 08:18 PM 9/17/2004, you wrote:
> >
> > >My roommates are watching TV, some crime drama/murder mystery sort of
> thing,
> > >and part of the big evidence against one suspect was (the murder being
> an
> > >arson)...
> > >
> > >"Normal people don't get 3rd degree burns on their hands and forget how
> they
> > >got them."
> > >
> > >Either they've never met a blacksmith, or ...
> > >
> >
> >
> >             Mike Linn
> >       Artist Blacksmith
> >           McCalla, AL
> >         AFC Webmaster
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> >
> >
> > "Don't worry Chief, I can stand the torture if they can stand the
> screaming."
> >                                               - Maxwell Smart, Secret
> Agent 86
> >
> >
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