[TheForge] new book review

[Woolley]

Dave,

I have to agree with this post.  Although I try to stay on topic, once in a
great  while I manage to get off track.  As a matter of fact I don't really
consider myself a blacksmith.  I  play at it but not too often cause my
strengths and most of my business involves welding and fabrication.  Still
I've managed to answer a  few questions about welding mostly and have seen a
more than fair amount of stuff on this list concerning welding, fabrication,
metallurgy, running a business, including contracts, pricing work
etc.,electrical work, engineering problems,  and on and on.  Whatever
happened to the value of OT in the header and the delete button?  I think
you have to leave a little room here for people to express themselves.  To
me, blacksmithing only would  be a bore.  BTW,  respectfully,  isn't one of
your  main interests, one which you discuss on this list, tinknocking, it's
practice, tools, etc.,  welcome?

Regards,
Bill Woolley


----- Original Message -----
From: "GHS" <GHS at execpc.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] new book review


> Dave,
>
>  I do not think anyone is starting a political rant.
> Those do happen every now and then. It gets boring pretty quick and we
> move on.
> All topics wear out eventually , and this list is better at playing nice
> than most are.
> These things do help us get to know each other as a community.
>
> I for one am interested in what the folks here have to say about mostly
> anything.
> If someone desires advice on something I feel honored to be asked.
>
> If it were not for these types of digression there would be nothing
> asked that could not be answered with a FAQ,
> "Look in the archives dummy",
>  "Check Ron Reil on Google"
>  Or go to "http://www.metalsmithinghow-to.com/", "ABANA.org" etc.
>
> This list would grind to a halt.
> I have always enjoyed being here because it was much more like sitting
> around sipping a brew with some friends, of common interest , than a
class.
>
> Just my  one cent worth.
>
> Mike Graf
>
>
> magichammer wrote:
>
> > Thanks Ries, for that enlightening bit.
> > I really do not want to hurt anyone's feelings or insult anyone,
> > but that still has nothing to do with B L A C K S M I T H I N G .
> > It has to do with the social - economic - political state of the New
> > World Order.
> > There are a zillion other e-mail lists that go from far left to far
> > right.
> > It would be more productive to discuss "traditional vs modern" or
> > "which way should the horn point".
> > What brought us all together HERE is metal not politics or economics.
> > So,
> > What did anyone like / not like about the last issue of The Anvil's
> > Ring?   Hammer's Blow?
> >
> > dave mudge (list mom)
> >
> >
> >
> > Ries Niemi wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I recently read an article about a chinese blacksmith- and it said a
> >> lot about where china is, versus the US.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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