[TheForge] hammer of the gods

[Chris Kilpatrick]

Primitive and neo-tribal dance around what your are aiming at.

-Chris K.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Worsley" <worsley at verizon.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] hammer of the gods
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:12:22 -0500

> 
> Right you are Ralph. I was thinking later that the word 
> 'traditional' was not the best choice. Perhaps starting with the 
> basics would have been a better way to word it.  I still think that 
> one should learn how to forge by hand first though.
> Chris
> 
> Ralph Douglass wrote:
> 
> > Chris Worsley wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Ralph,
> >> What's your point about tradition?  All I was trying to say was that I
> >> wanted to hand forge things and learn how to do it by HAND. The things I
> >> made as I was learning did not require a power hammer. That is why I
> >> sold mine.
> >> I use coal in a forge with a squirrel cage blower, I use several angle
> >> grinders, drill press, belt/disc sanders, electric lights, safety
> >> glasses, Kevlar gloves, NO apron, and a radio. I am not confining myself
> >> to "preserving traditional techniques" at all. I use the tools the get
> >> the work done that I want to do.
> >> If you reread my post you will see that I did happily use a Kuhn air
> >> hammer in the past when working with Brad S. because we were a
> >> production shop that had to meet deadlines for architectural ironwork
> >> set by the customer.
> >> At home in my shop, it is different. I set my own deadlines.
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Chris my point it that 'tradition' if differnt to different folks and is
> > different as to what time period that is being used as the source.
> >
> > I mean everyone assumes that traditional made stuff is hand made. But if
> > you look at many of the crafts books from the Rennisance period then you
> > will see a lot of stuff was made using tilt and drop hammers.
> > So I get a tad bothered about all the 'traditional' stuff.
> > Now if you would have said that you work at making things by hand that
> > is a different story.
> > And I too would agree that is what I do, including power hand tools as
> > needed.
> >
> > BTW I was not really angry or upset with you personally. Just with the
> > choice of words, and to be honest it is a small thing and is not that
> > important in the scheme of things. (smile)
> >
> > Ralph
> >
> >
> 
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