[TheForge] Recommendations for Books on animal heads

Paul Novorolsky crosspein at sbcglobal.net
Tue Oct 7 18:10:12 EDT 2008


Thanks for those details on the DVD's. That'll help me "get the right one".

I also found the Book "Iron Menagerie" at Centaur. If I make it to the 
fall UMBA meeting, I'll pick it up then (assuming I can wait 4 weeks) 
and use my ABANA discount :-)

Centaur lists it here: 
http://www.centaurforge.com/Iron-Menagerie/productinfo/BK59/




Franklin Police wrote:
> Book
> Animal menagerie (SP)
> The late Paul Hubler did the forging and the Guild of Metalsmiths put it
> out.  Norm Larson Books carries it.
> 
> As for DVD the UMBA library has Darrel Nelson doing a couple of heads on
> RD15.  Cost of DVD and shipping to the US is $7.  Listing can be accessed at
> www.umbaonline.org
> The Joe Anderson animals are on flat bar.  Darrel Nelson does square bar.
> 
> I watched Glenn Horr (SP) at SOFA.  He did two dragons with an air chisel.
> Super fast and the eye/nose sockets get very large very quickly.  He was
> using a $250 air gun but talked with someone else who uses an elcheapo
> harbor freight gun with good results.  I bought, read stole, one of the demo
> pieces at the auction.  I should take a photo and put it up on the web.  Not
> sure when that DVD will be available as I as still having electrical
> appliance problems.  Another DVD burner stopped working properly.  Anyone
> know a good exorcist.  Kim S offered to assist but she was talking aluminum
> foil and wanted to wait until there was a video camera available.  I passed
> her offer.
> 
> I had forgotten about Steve Williamson.  He is an excellent teacher.  It was
> filmed at Campbell folk school by a student other than myself.  RD123 which
> is 6 hours and 25 minutes long.  The last head is continued on RD130 which
> also has the Mexican coppersmiths who where at SOFA last year.
> 
> Roger R Degner
> 
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