[TheForge] blacksmith's boot dance
Ron Childers
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Wed Mar 30 14:28:42 EDT 2011
Peter, As we credit our contributors, Ur name will be in print; again.
Thanx, Ron C
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On Mar 30, 2011, at 7:45 AM, Ron Childers wrote:
> And the FABA Clinker Breaker?
>
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Saint Phlip
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:22 PM
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>
> Cute, Peter. Can I pass it along to the EK Metalsmiths list?
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:17 PM, peter fels <artgawk at thegrid.net>
wrote:
>>
>> This is an old article i wrote for the CBA many years ago
>>
>>
>>
>> Blacksmith's Boot Dance
>>
>> An advisory for the B. S.ing tenderfoot
>>
>>
>>
>> Surprisingly. your slake tub needs to be large enough to
>>
>> accommodate your entire boot. Space for two boots is seldom
>>
>> necessary. Be thankful.
>>
>> You will realize the wisdom of this the first time some
>>
>> lonely chunk of hot iron nuzzles its warm way down that little
>>
>> gap in your boot top.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> So as to save the beginner some very important seconds
>>
>> trying to figure out what to do when there is a sizzling siren
>>
>> going off in their footware; the inquiring tenderfoot is
urgently
>>
>> and rightly advised......
>>
>> Plunge the Whole Smoking Boot (be it right or left, his
or
>>
>> hers) Unhesitatingly Into the Quench Tank!
>>
>> There is No suitable means of getting that boot off fast
>>
>> enough! Do not even consider hesitating ! Plunk it ,sock and
>>
>> all,right in there and never mind the laces or the laughter
'till
>>
>> it's under and coooling!
>>
>> This lesson can be burned into the student's memory more
>>
>> quickly by the wearing of cuffs , sneakers or shorts at the
>>
>> forge. Fingers may be used to assist the flow of water into
the
>>
>> soggy shoe.A cold day can be worse than a hot day.
>>
>> The first time, I figured out the right move a little
late,
>>
>> then my foot jammed in the bottom of the bucket.
>>
>>
>>
>> While we're on the subject of burns ; the novice smith is
>>
>> probably working with fire and iron as a matter of choice and
>>
>> thus is apt to have more than a wee bit of the pyromanical
about
>>
>> them (in a socially acceptable form, you bet).
>>
>> This is a condition that results in frequent burns for
the
>>
>> enthusiast, as their mommy probably told them it would.
>>
>> Some practioners of our art rely on butter for the burn,
>>
>> others lard or salves, aloe or what have you. More power to
them
>>
>> (wait, do we really want to give burn victims more power?).
>>
>> My own experience with burns (those that do not break the
>>
>> skin) is...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Quicker you can quench that burn, the more you can
limit
>>
>> damage and the less it will smart ( we're smart enough that
way
>>
>> already). Individual seconds of delay seem to make a major
>>
>> difference .
>>
>> Unless your slake tub is septic or salted; plunk the hot-
>>
>> spot right in and leave it soak there a while. Pass the first
>>
>> minute perhaps thinking about the nearest ice cubes
(portable).
>>
>> To fend off boredom while swishing the burn around;
>>
>> contemplate explaining to your significant-other why you have
>>
>> your elbow in the quench tank and your butt in the air, as I
have
>>
>> done.
>>
>> Now that you know where the pit falls, take heart. Even
>>
>> black heat is a fast teacher and after a while you won't fry
bits
>>
>> of your anatomy quite so often or maybe it's just that you
don't
>>
>> notice so much.
>>
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> Saint Phlip
>
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>
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?hpt=T2
>
> Heat it up
> Hit it hard
> Repent as necessary.
>
> Priorities:
>
> It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the
smith.
>
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