[TheForge] Hofi, Tom Clark, Yellin

[Kim George]

Stan Hywuet (sp) in Akron oh.  All the door hardware was done by Yellin.

On 12/14/11, Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:
> And Boc Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida. FABA had a meeting there a
> couple of years ago. Do a Google search and show the kids
>
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark A. Pesetsky
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:38 AM
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> I know that there is quite a bit of Yellin's work here on the Princeton
> University campus. There is even more throughout Philadelphia.
>
> Mark
>
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Mudge
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:35 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hofi, Tom Clark, Yellin
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> Thanks for sharing your opinion James.
> I knew Tom Clark well and he was a go-getter and a hell-of-a nice guy.
> Yellin was a very talented guy. He drew most of the designs (I think) He had
> smiths form all over the world working for him and thus had a world
> (literally) of design and technique experience to draw upon. I have had the
> honor to repair some of Yellin Studio's work. One was a massive pair of fire
> dogs. The picture was lost in the tornado. The other was a pair of panels at
> the entrance to an elevator in the home of the Dean of a collage in New
> Orleans. I do have pictures of them
> http://magichammer.freeservers.com/samuel_yellin__window_panels.htm
> ENJOY the pictures,
> dave
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Cindy and James <jallcorn at suddenlink.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hofi, Tom Clark, Yellin
>>
>> I am late to the field of blacksmithing and only met Tom Clark once.
>> He had some stuff for sale and I was watching my pennies.  I regret
>> not buying one of his hammers or getting to know him better.  I
>> watched him demo a SayMak air hammer that day making a hot cut for an
>> anvil from a steel blank.  I am still inspired by that today.  Yes, he
>> was a showman, much as Hofi is.  I know several who have met Hofi and
>> most seem to share the opinion that he has "his own way of doing
>> things" so to speak.  I have watched some of his hammer technique
>> videos and they make sense to me.  I bought one of his hammers and it
>> is without a doubt a fantastic hammer.  I use it daily.
>>
>> I stand in awe of Yellin's organizational, management and artistic
>> skills.  I do know he had a large shop with many skilled craftsmen.
>> While I am sure he hammered some, I strongly suspect he directed the
>> work more than hammered it out.  And if you don't have the concept of
>> the final vision in mind, you simply can't start building and hope it
>> turns out right.  And if you can't SELL the project in the first
>> place, it will never get made.  The body of work created by Yellin is
>> truly a National treasure.
>>
>> I know an artist who starts designing projects from the "top down".
>> It drives me nuts because I can't see the overall vision, all I can
>> see to start with is the supporting structure.  But my mind just does
>> not work like that.  Finally, I get the whole picture.
>>
>> If you are good enough at what you do, you are entitled to have an
>> opinion.  If others don't like or share your opinion... that's their
>> problem.
>>
>> Just my opinion.
>> James, NE Texas
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