[TheForge] jesse james/uri hofi ( was Re: Why an acetylene leak is not desirable)

[Jerry Frost]

Sorry Paul my memory for dates was never good and now it's just shot. I just 
ran across the listing and tuned in. I was more interested in seeing Uri in 
action teaching even though he has lots of video available online. Jesse's 
been doing some forging for quite a while, he posts on a forum I used to 
spend a lot of time on. He's definately a metal head and works it well. What 
I feel about his designs means nothing regarding his metal working skills. 
Same applies for Uri's techniques or mine or . . . Anyone elses. I've been 
hearing one group say how BAD someone else is regardless of the results. 
Because a producer names a show "X X Blacksmith" is as meaningless as the 
evening news. I never heard Jesse claim to be a blacksmith but he was sure 
escited about a new set of tools for his mental tool kit. I'd say he was 
properly addicted seeing as he bought a Nazel 4N. Must be nice to be 
successful enough to be able to buy GOOD tools and equipment at will.
Sorry bout that.

Happy New Year!

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Novorolsky" <crosspein at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:26 PM
Subject: [TheForge] jesse james/uri hofi ( was Re: Why an acetylene leak is 
not desirable)


> Hey Jer,
> Can you follow up with a note as to when this was on? I tried searching
> the national geographic channel to see if I can catch a replay and
> didn't find it. Nor did I find it on either the History channel or
> Discovery Channel.
>
> While I'm no big fan of the boisterous JJ, I am curious about Hofi. I've
> heard a lot about him, along with a lot of criticism of his techniques.
> That link Phlip posted shows him as "the worlds greatest blacksmith"
> (perhaps he studied self marketing with Barnum and Bailey).
>
> I did catch some of that motorcycle fab show last week. And the amount
> of blacksmithing Jesse James did was pretty slim. That show is so full
> of bad practices (like MIG welding without proper eye protection!) I
> will stop on it while channel surfing once in awhile. During one show,
> they had to stop and take one of the guys to the E.R because he was
> power brushing something and wire bounce off his face, rebounded off of
> the glasses and embedded itself in his eye. Next scene after his return
> to work showed him using a full face shield for wire brushing.
>
> Anyway, I'd like to see what Hofi is teaching so I can make my own
> decisions about his techiniques. I'll surely learn _something_.
>
> **paul
>