[TheForge] Fw: Eisenhowered ?

[Rick]

Thanks for that Ries - I am going to look for him in the UMBA website.  I am 
a member and should have no problem buying from them.  Again.

Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ries Niemi" <rniemi at fidalgo.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fw: Eisenhowered ?


> It is a pretty obscure reference- and one that would not have been 
> mentioned in the Anvil's ring, or known by as many people as it is, if it 
> wasnt for one guy- Ward Grossman.
> He is the man, undoubtedly, who is shown in the two DVD's Roger has at 
> UMBA.
> He is a guy who pretty much singlehandedly researched and reverse 
> engineered eisenhowering from museum pieces, and then has done a lot of 
> amazing work using the technique.
> If you ever get a chance to see him demo, dont miss it.
> I saw him at ABANA Flagstaff, and was very impressed. Plus, he looks like 
> a blacksmith from a comic book- biceps as big as my waist, and effortless 
> skill to match.
> He doesnt seem to have much web presence- he lives in rural Wyoming, I 
> think, and is not a big social type.
> He did mention he has a scrap pile with something like 10 tons of old 
> wrought iron in it, so he is pretty busy at home, I would guess.
>
> ries
>
>
> On Aug 23, 2006, at 4:42 AM, Rick wrote:
>
>>    Hello and thank  you Chris, Mike and Roger for your reply's.  Since I 
>> have German ancestry, I really should figure some of this stuff out 
>> someday, but I have not gotten around to it.  (Not sure I really want to 
>> learn that much at this stage of life.)
>>    Anyhow, it really helps to know what someone is talking about.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
>>  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
>>   In the middle of Northern Illinois
>>
>>    http://www.smokyforge.com
>>     rick at smokyforge.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger R Degner" <rog781 at means.net>
>> To: <mspencer at tallships.ca>; "'Sponsored by ABANA'" 
>> <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:10 PM
>> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Fw: Eisenhowered ?
>>
>>
>>> www.umbaonline.org then go to the library there are two DVD-R of the
>>> same person at two different events carving steel with a chisel.  Cost
>>> is $7 shipped for the first DVD and you don't have to return it it is a
>>> permanent rental.  You also don't have to belong to UMBA
>>>
>>> Roger R Degner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Spencer
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:22 PM
>>> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: [TheForge] Fw: Eisenhowered ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rick> Dan Nauman says "Was the work eisenhowered or chased?" ...
>>> Rick> Can anyone give me some idea what he might be talking about?
>>>
>>> Chris> Eisenhauer = iron cutter.
>>>
>>> Right.  It's carving iron employing methods similar to those used in
>>> wood carving..
>>>
>>> See:
>>>
>>>   http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/schnitt.html
>>>
>>> for more details.
>>>
>>> - Mike
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~.
>>>                                                           /V\
>>> mspencer at tallships.ca                                     /( )\
>>> http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/                        ^^-^^
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