[TheForge] blacksmith's boot dance/ eye protection, too

[Ron Childers]

Clay Spencer says if you wear a glove, you should be able to sling it off your hand. Ear plugs are a necessity when we have two power hammers going at the same time, and a couple of grinders, etc.  


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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Saint Phlip
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 10:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] blacksmith's boot dance/ eye protection, too

I agree. I won't let students use gloves, other than for special
occasions, the reason being that people wearing gloves tend to be
careless, until that glove catches on fire. Having minor burns when
you're careless tends to teach you not to be careless- and that
applies to feet, I think. I bet if Peter Fels had been barefoot the
time he dropped that metal, he'd have gotten BOTH feet the Hel out of
the way ;-)

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:40 AM,  <xlch58 at swbell.net> wrote:
> On 3/31/2011 8:17 AM, Saint Phlip wrote:
>> And the worst burn I've gotten to date was when someone made me wear
>> boots to work on their forge. I've been barefoot ever since.
>>
>> Still have all my toes, too ;-)
>>
> I teach scout to forge and get looked at askance because I will not let
> them wear gloves.   In twelve years (where I have also taught
> kindergartners too)  I have had lots of small burns but no serious
> ones.   Eye protection yes, hearing no.   I want them to hear me clearly
> and I don't let them hit a bare anvil even if they see me do it on
> occasion, I don't need the divots.   In any event the anvils I use for
> them happen to be a couple of cast iron ones and a couple of Fishers.
> Hammer on hot iron doesn't make that much noise, particularly on those
> anvils, though I do have a 190 lb swedish anvil that makes so much noise
> I can't even walk by it without plugs.   If I hear a lot of noise coming
> from their anvil I tell them stick it back in the fire.
>
> Lots of opinions, but willing to be educated.
>
> Charles

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