[TheForge] my blog

[Jerry Frost]

It stinks alright. Like you say it's usually in the 
fairly early stages, unfortunatley that time it was 
Lindsey's last full day at the forge with me and we 
couldn't start over. On the up side most of the 
grinding was finished and she found someone down south 
with a square wheel to finish up with.

Material wasn't a factor, I'm on good terms with both 
spring shops in Anchorage and scrounging the rems isn't 
a problem. Time was the problem, she didn't get in 
touch with me till only a few weeks before she had to 
move along, I had less than 40 hrs. with her at the 
forge. A good 12 of that she spent at the belt grinder 
working on her knife. For someone with zero metal 
working experience I've never seen anyone pick up 
smithing faster.

It's funny, virtually every under 25 student I've taken 
has wanted to make a sword, except Lindsey and she's 
the only one to make a blade more complicated than a 
cold chisel under my tutelege. She's also the only gal 
I've taught, only one to show actually. I've been 
approached by a few gals but she's the only one to show 
up. The ratio seems to be the same for either sex 
though, only about one actually shows for every dozen 
or so who say they will.

I'm not complaining about the noshow ratio though, so 
far every student I've had the privelege of teaching 
has been a joy and an education.

Well, the hot tub's full so I can get back to working 
on the shop. Deb took off for the afternoon with a 
girlfriend, leaving me in charge so I had to knock off 
and NOT flood the deck. <grin>

>From beautiful sunny 78f Meadow lakes AK.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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Meadow Lakes, AK.

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From: "Lon Humphrey" <ironcrossforge at adelphia.net>


> yea it really sucks when you feel that thing crack in 
> the quench but at least itsa still in the early 
> stages of the proscess and not too much time and 
> material is lost
>