[TheForge] Jesse James and Hofi

[Andrew Vida]

On 12/17/2011 11:56 AM, Jim Poulimas wrote:
> If you don't like his method... don't use it.

Exactly.  Do what works for you.  One size almost never fits all.

One year at Gichner's Beau Hickory was demonstrating.  Nice guy and 
accomplished.  The one thing that surprised me, however, was his 
one-siz-fits-all approach where he said you have to stand HERE and hold 
the hammer THIS way and the handle MUST be 8-sided and...

Had I taken that to heart I think I would have injured myself in some 
non-trivial way.  I tried it and it most certainly did NOT work for me. 
  On those occasions when I teach I always encourage people to try new 
things - be open minded.  You never know when something new will really 
work well for you.  Likewise, if it is strongly not working for you, 
drop it.  Knowing the difference... that's where lies the art.

> As far as I'm concerned the more smiths the better, celeb or
> otherwise.

	Celebrity smith... OK, that's just too incongruous for my tiny little 
mind to wrap itself around.  I... I think... I think I may be  having a 
seizure...