[TheForge] Anyone there?

[Paul N]

Don,
Yes, they still have the ram's head fireplace sets for sale ($450) 
Probably to keep down the theft, if nothing else :-)

I believe the original project was somewhat controversial, and I can 
only imagine what it would be like today. But that could be a lesson in 
what this kind of project could mean to future generations. It would 
certainly be better than some of the token projects being done today. 
(Please don't use this to start a political debate on this list)

Watching the 20 minute newsreel about the project, I learned that a lot 
of the craftspeople were not necessarily skilled in the detail of their 
work. For example, carpenters were taught to carve the telephone posts 
they used for newel posts. I assume that some of that held true for the 
iron work as well.

 From what I understand, that generally the WPA tried to rotate workers 
in and out of the camps to distribute the work among the large number of 
out of work tradesmen. However, for the Timberline project, they kept 
them on longer because of the complexity of the job and their aggressive 
schedule.

Anyway, it was well worth my time. I went there expecting to spend about 
an hour looking around. I was there for 3 hrs, although I had lunch 
there (amazing bowl of clam chowder...)

On another topic, I can't explain why my previous post was sent twice; 
and I'll apologize for the formatting. I got a new iPod and tried 
sending from that.

**Paul


On 8/4/10 5:41 AM, PlumDon at aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 8/3/2010 9:22:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> crosspein at sbcglobal.net writes:
> Rats, I didn't realize snapfish wanted login  information.
>
>
> Signing in was no problem and well worth it for that splendid slide  show.
> Kindest thanks for that. Last I heard they were still selling their rams
> head (for which they are noted) fireplace tools. Did they not have them.
> Timberline is a great example of WPA accomplishment. Wouldn't it be great if our
>   administration did something like that for today's blacksmiths and wood
> crafters?
>
> Don Plummer
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