[TheForge] Jesse James and Hofi

[Vincent_Nakovics at nps.gov]

Hi Guys,
   While Hofi may be the smith du jour, the hammer techniques he talks
about were taught to me as a kid long before I ever thought of using an
anvil by my neighbor who was a cabinet maker. Say late 1960's. As far as JJ
being a blacksmith - I am quite sure that this episode made them both loads
of cash. More power to them. The benefit is that a lot of folks who would
never have looked at an anvil might give it a whirl and who knows... the
next Nol Putnam, Yellin, Colnik, etc might be out there watching. JJ
certainly didn't re-invent blacksmithing, but it sure has been fun reading
and talking about the show.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thanks for keeping this blog running!
Best Regards,

Vince