[TheForge] Hello all, or hello again

Thu Jul 16 17:09:23 EDT 2015

Speaking of old, I remember that Frosty likes good stories, so here's one about the oldest working smith that I knew.  Mr. Sam Bray, Walpole, Massachusetts was born in Wales and sent to America by his parents at age 14 to apprentice as a blacksmith. He eventually owned his mentor's shop.  I met him when I moved here from Chicago, he was in his 70's and still smithing daily at his shop - had a striker on Saturdays.  We became good friends and although I thought at the time that I knew most everything, he taught me tons that I did not know about working metal.  
A dozen years or so pass and Sam is working alone in his shop and "three punks" (twenty some year old bullies) came in and demanded money and started pushing him around (Sam was then 83 years old).  When the police arrived, one of the punks was out cold, did not regain consciousness for several days, while the other two, one with a broken arm and shoulder, and one with a split head and missing teeth were on the floor with Sam sitting on top of them.  Don't mess with old blacksmiths!  Sam worked until he was 91, great guy.  
After Sam died, Blacksmith Jay Cadero bought the shop and moved it to another part of Walpole where he still operates it.
Now you know everything,
-Mike Schermerhorn

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From: jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
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I'm with you on that, the alternative to old is just too boring.

Frosty
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But it's good to GET
old. Welcome back Mike. 

On 2015-07-15 23:38, Bruce . wrote: 

> Gee, I'm
feeling old now too!
> Welcome back, Mike.
> 
> Bruce
>  Freeman
> 
> NJ
> 
>
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 9:12 PM, jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote:
>

>> Now there's a name I haven't seen in too long Mike! Sorry to hear 
>> about
the arm, do you think it's from hammering at the anvil? 
>> Prognosis? Heard any
good stories, jokes or puns lately? Frosty 
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>> TheForge Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:43 AM To: 
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theforge at mailman.qth.net Subject: [TheForge] Hello all, or hello 
>> again I
have just rejoined theforge and wanted to introduce myself. 
>> Involved in
smithing since 1965, was member of theforge in the early 
>> days of it's
existence - early '90's until around year 2000. Worked 
>> in the specialty
steel industry for most of this time as a tool steel 
>> metallurgist and have a
small rolling mill components manufacturing 
>> company. My expertise is mostly
in heat treating (salt bath & 
>> induction) and metals selection for specific
applications. Don't do 
>> much smithing these days due to sore arm syndrome.
Nice to be back. 
>> Regards, Mike Schermerhorn
Boston
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