[TheForge] Crowdsourcing Question

[Jerry Frost]

I'm with Pete and Bruce. "The Complete Modern Blacksmith" is one of my 
absolute favorite blcksmithing books. Mr Wygers traveled the 3rd world 
as a sculptor who's budget didn't include packing carving tools so he 
made them when he found something he wanted to carve. Be it an 
interesting subject or material, wood, stone, bone, ivory etc. He built 
smithies from whatever was available, made his chisels, hammes, shears, 
punches, gravers, whatever he needed. Like Pete says, he's an idol of 
mine a hero of the improvisor, MR. field expedient. Just his tools are 
works of art, high art.

Jer


On 7/8/2013 6:30 PM, mazrim at comcast.net wrote:
> Yeah, I fabricated a robotic arm from aluminum for my final project in college, already have safety glasses. I have been scouring the web for months now and have a large folder of bookmarks. I will be working my way through the book as son as the weather cooperates, 90 degree days are not fun, and that is without the forge heat
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> Lloyd W. Giddinge
> mazrim at comcast.net
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 8, 2013 10:21:22 PM
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> An excellent beginning!
> My Weiger is an idol of mine and nicely illustrates that you can do smithing with almost nothing, as he did so elegantly.
> Mr Weiger also said you could just squint instead of springing $2 for safety glasses...bad idea.
> The web is resplendent with whole blacksmithing eductions such as never before in the whole of history,
> open to your browser...Lucky you!
> Go for it!!!!
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> On Jul 8, 2013, at 7:09 PM, mazrim at comcast.net wrote:
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> That book is actually on my list on Amazon, I plan on getting it soon. I managed to find a great deal on craigslist for a propane forge and anvil together along with a hammer and 3 sets of tongs. As soon as the weather cooperates I am going to work on getting it setup.The book I am using for starting is "A Blacksmithing Primer"
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> Lloyd W. Giddinge
> mazrim at comcast.net
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce ." <freemab222 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Crowdsourcing Question
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> GET ALEXANDER WEYGER'S BOOK, "The Complete Modern Blacksmith"
> ("shouting" intentional):
> http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Modern-Blacksmith-Alexander-Weygers/dp/0898158966/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372157201&sr=8-1&keywords=weygers
> Available locally in many book stores.
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