[TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire

[jerry Frost]

That's some good news anyway. 

My questions stands, may I post the news to IorgeIron? I can leave the link
off, cut and paste your message, write one myself, or? IFI is a huge world
wide community of blacksmiths and all of us have an interest in each other's
misfortunes. Helping each other is as natural as it is for blacksmiths
anywhere. If he doesn't need help that's good but it's news to blacksmiths.

Your call, just say the word.

Frosty The Lucky.

-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob
Fertner
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 2:43 AM
To: 'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire

I talked to Bill last night on the phone. Things aren't as bad as 1st
thought. Power hammer burnt but rebuildable. Motor, clutch blocks, springs
are gone. No cracks in frame. Anvils still have a ring and faces still seem
hard. Hand tools are salvageable. Hammers can be re heat treated and
handled. Some of the tools are buried under a foot of charcoal. His cone
mandrel and post vise are down in a pit with the charcoal still smoldering.
He may be able to retrieve them in a few days, but any other tools in the
pit are gone. They'll get covered up. The shop was in an old wooden grain
elevator that a friend was letting him use. The property owner has cleared
rubble out of the street and out back by the railroad tracks. His focus is
getting the remaining rubble cleared, holes covered, and his remaining
buildings protected. Bill's focus is getting what he can out of there. He's
taken a loss, but he's not wiped out. Fortunately, he may be getting a
little insurance money. Won't cover it all, but it should help.

Rob
Wichita KS

-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of jerry
Frost
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 1:55 AM
To: 'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire

Eric: May I post this to the IforgeIron forum? 

Frosty

-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric
Klaus
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:45 PM
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire

Bill Moffet from Rose Hill Kansas had a shop fire Saturday night that
completely destroyed his shop and tools.  For any of you that may not know
him, he's a very talented and all around great guy.  I met him a couple
years ago at the Prairie Blacksmith Association Fall conference in Grand
Island NE.  It looks like an online fundraiser has been set up to assist him
in recovering.  There is also a link there to the news story about the fire.
http://www.youcaring.com/emergency-fundraiser/bill-moffet-blacksmith-tools-l
ost-in-fire/311161
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