[TheForge] Back from the Pennsic Wars

[dan at irontreeworks.com]

It's not my design.  It's a period one from a book. I don't know which one.  I
could ask if you want. I didn't make it.  It was made by a friend, Tim Park. 
Feel free to copy it.  I'll tell him you liked it.

Danr

Quoting Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com>:

> Hello all ;-)
>
> Got back safely from Pennsic. Had my forge in camp, had 6 students, 5
> of which had never touched a forge before. The 6th is a regular
> student of mine, who bought his own forge through a friend. 3 of the
> new students were adults, all did quite well, but I was particularly
> impressed by Ben, who went from a complete newby, to forge welding his
> first cable billet in the time I had to teach. Man has a good eye, and
> an almost intuitive grasp of how things work. He and Speedy, the
> long-time student, almost lived at my forge all War ;-)
>
> And, there were two kids, one 9 who made his own hot dog fork, and a
> 13 yo who had apparently been bratty and bored all War, until I let
> him make first his own tent stake, then an S-hook. Both kids were
> terrificly enthused- their parents were thrilled by the changes in
> attitude ;-)
>
> Danr- that coil muller you make- is that your own design? And, if so,
> can I copy it for teaching purposes? It looks like a great project for
> students who need to learn some precision and use of tools other than
> just the hammer and anvil, but who aren't quite ready for making
> duplicates of other objects.
>
> Hey, we're converting the world to smithing, one student at a time ;-)
>
> --
> Saint Phlip
>
> Heat it up
> Hit it hard
> Repent as necessary.
>
> Priorities:
>
> It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith.
>
> Denial of evidence is not refutation of evidence.
>
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