[TheForge] Old video
Chuck Robinson
robi5515 at bellsouth.net
Mon Feb 23 12:45:20 EST 2009
Thanks Jim,
But most of the credit goes to Dan Delph in Houston.
Dan has been working with His dad, Norbert Delph, and myself for several
months to launch the site, and it seems to be taking flight.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Beard" <regionalchaos at gmail.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Old video
> Chuck,
>
> The new site looks great. Very simple, pleasing and too the point.
>
> Kudos,
>
> Jim
> Drain, OR
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Chuck Robinson <robi5515 at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>> Hey Mike,
>> Ben is exactly right about the hammer. The video I remember seeing a few
>> years ago had a big team of smiths beating the poo out of some really
>> large
>> iron. There were at least 2 Monday hammers going at it and a couple of 2
>> handled hammers, plus several single hammers, all at the same time. It
>> was
>> like a double time Russian ballet.
>> One caption said the Monday Hammers could weigh up to 160 lbs..
>> I'm working on hot linking some old videos to Our new web site for the
>> GCBA
>> www.gulfcoastblacksmith.com
>>
>> Chuck
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
>> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:00 AM
>> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Old video
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> ...blacksmiths using "Monday hammers" with the 3 handles doing very
>>>> large forge welds?
>>>
>>> Okay, Chuck, I'll bite. What's a "Monday hammer"? With 3 or any
>>> number of handles?
>>>
>>>> Does any one on the list still have the link to the old video
>>>> showing...
>>>
>>> Or even a still image? Say what?
>>>
>>> - Mike
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~.
>>> /V\
>>> mspencer at tallships.ca /( )\
>>> http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^
>>>
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