[TheForge] first fire

[Washington, Aubrey O.]

Bob,
Congrats!  And welcome back to the fold.

Aubrey
Norman, OK

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Brashear [rjbrash at hutman.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 9:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] first fire

dan at irontreeworks.com wrote:
> Rob,
>   I bought my first forge/anvil/hammers/tongs 10 years ago.  I set it up in my
> garage and called my best friend and said, "I just got a forge and anvil.  Come
> over!  We're gonna pretend we're blacksmiths".  We had one 12 foot peice of 1/4
> inch sqaure rod. We tried to make a spoon. After 5 hours we were out of coal,
> and we had something about 8 inches long that required a lot of imagination to
> call a fork...LOTS OF IMAGINATION! :)
>
> Welcome back!!  May your anvil never need redressing!!!  :)
>
> Dan
> www.irontreeworks.com
>
> Quoting Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net>:
>
>> Congratulations! Happy forging!
>> By the way, where are you located?
>>
>> Rob
>> Wichita, Kansas

Thanks for the welcome. The coal rake/poker is functional. Not the best
I've seen, but hey ... I have a feeling imagination is going to play a
large role in identifying things I make over the next few weeks or
months. :)

The neighbors were impressed. Wanted to roast marshmallows over the
fire. Then they saw some of the smoke produced and thought the better of it.

My son Tony (15) helped a lot and took a turn at mashing metal. Had a
lot of fun today.

Located just south of Minneapolis (Richfield) in Minnesota.

Bob
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