http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e7b_1366565172

I really like this, wish I could do that too... but then again I dont really need it

On 4/22/2013 4:03 AM, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e7b_1366565172

I really like this, wish I could do that too... but then again I dont really need it

It is amazing that modern man is finally figuring our they can do things
without electricity and build tools like our ancestors have done for the
last several centuries.

I guess that is the reason the the PBS show the Woodwright has been on
TV for the last 40 years. I got hooked in the show where he went out
into the woods and cut an oak tree. He cut a section from the trunk the
length he needed and then proceeded to SPLIT out the two 2X8 that he
needed.

My grandfather was a blacksmith, and I have one of his tongs that he
made to fit his hand. (Missing finger) It is bent so the one arm neatly
fits into the hole caused by the missing finger. With the bend he could
use the tongs with one hand while he used the hammer with the other.

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:38 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

My grandfather was a blacksmith, and I have one of his tongs that he
made to fit his hand. (Missing finger) It is bent so the one arm neatly
fits into the hole caused by the missing finger. With the bend he could
use the tongs with one hand while he used the hammer with the other.

About the closest anybody comes to being a blacksmith nowadays is those
that shoe horses. In the past this was done the the blacksmith. Most all
iron work nowadays is done with machines. When I was in high school (many
years ago) we was required to do some items using a forge as a blacksmith
would. It was a something you did not forget.

Paul T.

On 4/22/2013 10:16 AM, PHT wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:38 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

My grandfather was a blacksmith, and I have one of his tongs that he
made to fit his hand. (Missing finger) It is bent so the one arm neatly
fits into the hole caused by the missing finger. With the bend he could
use the tongs with one hand while he used the hammer with the other.

About the closest anybody comes to being a blacksmith nowadays is those
that shoe horses. In the past this was done the the blacksmith. Most all
iron work nowadays is done with machines. When I was in high school (many
years ago) we was required to do some items using a forge as a blacksmith
would. It was a something you did not forget.

Paul T.

Blacksmithing has made some what of a come back even though it will
never be what it was in the 1900's. Yes there is a large need for the
shoeing of horses, and you can usually find one around a horse show.

The other place to find blacksmiths is the many historical recreations
and historical sites. If you go to some place like Feast of the Harvest
Moon in Lafayette Indiana you will find a dozen working blacksmiths.
Some with a simple forge to some very sophisticate set up. Many
historical sites, have a working blacksmith shops, examples are Marbry
Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Connor Prairie in Indiana, Tryon Place
in New Bern NC, and many similar sites.

While they practice the historic profession, their main products are
hinges, and other simple iron items. I believe I saw one where they
were making an iron fence.

In some historical sites, they do the larger task, such as wagon repair
and construction and other Blacksmithing project to maintain the site
and the historical accuracy.

"Keith Nuttle" wrote in message ...

On 4/22/2013 10:16 AM, PHT wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:38 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

My grandfather was a blacksmith, and I have one of his tongs that he
made to fit his hand. (Missing finger) It is bent so the one arm neatly
fits into the hole caused by the missing finger. With the bend he could
use the tongs with one hand while he used the hammer with the other.

About the closest anybody comes to being a blacksmith nowadays is those
that shoe horses. In the past this was done the the blacksmith. Most all
iron work nowadays is done with machines. When I was in high school (many
years ago) we was required to do some items using a forge as a blacksmith
would. It was a something you did not forget.

Paul T.

Blacksmithing has made some what of a come back even though it will never
be what it was in the 1900's. Yes there is a large need for the shoeing of
horses, and you can usually find one around a horse show.

The other place to find blacksmiths is the many historical recreations and
historical sites. If you go to some place like Feast of the Harvest Moon
in Lafayette Indiana you will find a dozen working blacksmiths. Some with a
simple forge to some very sophisticate set up. Many historical sites, have
a working blacksmith shops, examples are Marbry Mill on the Blue Ridge
Parkway, Connor Prairie in Indiana, Tryon Place in New Bern NC, and many
similar sites.

While they practice the historic profession, their main products are
hinges, and other simple iron items. I believe I saw one where they were
making an iron fence.

In some historical sites, they do the larger task, such as wagon repair and
construction and other Blacksmithing project to maintain the site and the
historical accuracy.

I know quite a number of blacksmiths... Some from my time working in the
gunsmith shop at Colonial Williamsburg. There are three blacksmiths within 5
miles or so of me right now. Two do commercial commissions and the third is
pretty much retired now being in his late 70s.

Peter Ross was master of the blacksmith shop at Williamsburg when I worked
there http://peterrossblacksmith.com/. Roy Underhill has had him on the
Woodwright's Shop numerous times.

I just posted some photos to abpw of some kitchen cabinets made from solid
crotch walnut with hand forged hinges, etc. These reside in one of my
friend's home in VA whom I visited this past summer on my bicycle trip from
FL to NY. My friend was a gunsmith at Williamsburg and held other skilled
positions at Williamsburg prior to his retirement.

John

P.S. If you want to read about my trip...
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/RVW2013

On 10/3/2013 5:11 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Keith Nuttle" wrote in message ...

On 4/22/2013 10:16 AM, PHT wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:38 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

My grandfather was a blacksmith, and I have one of his tongs that he
made to fit his hand. (Missing finger) It is bent so the one arm neatly
fits into the hole caused by the missing finger. With the bend he could
use the tongs with one hand while he used the hammer with the other.

About the closest anybody comes to being a blacksmith nowadays is those
that shoe horses. In the past this was done the the blacksmith. Most all
iron work nowadays is done with machines. When I was in high school (many
years ago) we was required to do some items using a forge as a blacksmith
would. It was a something you did not forget.

Paul T.

Blacksmithing has made some what of a come back even though it will
never be what it was in the 1900's. Yes there is a large need for the
shoeing of horses, and you can usually find one around a horse show.

The other place to find blacksmiths is the many historical recreations
and historical sites. If you go to some place like Feast of the
Harvest Moon in Lafayette Indiana you will find a dozen working
blacksmiths. Some with a simple forge to some very sophisticate set
up. Many historical sites, have a working blacksmith shops, examples
are Marbry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Connor Prairie in Indiana,
Tryon Place in New Bern NC, and many similar sites.

While they practice the historic profession, their main products are
hinges, and other simple iron items. I believe I saw one where they
were making an iron fence.

In some historical sites, they do the larger task, such as wagon
repair and construction and other Blacksmithing project to maintain
the site and the historical accuracy.

I know quite a number of blacksmiths... Some from my time working in the
gunsmith shop at Colonial Williamsburg. There are three blacksmiths
within 5 miles or so of me right now. Two do commercial commissions and
the third is pretty much retired now being in his late 70s.

Peter Ross was master of the blacksmith shop at Williamsburg when I
worked there http://peterrossblacksmith.com/. Roy Underhill has had him
on the Woodwright's Shop numerous times.

I just posted some photos to abpw of some kitchen cabinets made from
solid crotch walnut with hand forged hinges, etc. These reside in one of
my friend's home in VA whom I visited this past summer on my bicycle
trip from FL to NY. My friend was a gunsmith at Williamsburg and held
other skilled positions at Williamsburg prior to his retirement.

John

P.S. If you want to read about my trip...
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/RVW2013

Very cool. Bookmarked it on my iPad and taking it to bed tonight for a
proper read. Looks great. Thanks for the heads-up.

Nova recently did a show of a blacksmith/swordsmith reverse engineering
a viking sword, pretty interesting if you've ever done any banging on
hot metal yourself:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient...ing-sword.html


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"John Grossbohlin" wrote:

P.S. If you want to read about my trip... http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/RVW2013

Enjoyable read, highly recommended.

"It's now an entertainment, sound bite and tweet world... not much depth to
it."

Seems to be that way almost everywhere.

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"PHT" wrote in message news
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:38 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

My grandfather was a blacksmith, and I have one of his tongs that he
made to fit his hand. (Missing finger) It is bent so the one arm neatly
fits into the hole caused by the missing finger. With the bend he could
use the tongs with one hand while he used the hammer with the other.

About the closest anybody comes to being a blacksmith nowadays is those
that shoe horses. In the past this was done the the blacksmith. Most all
iron work nowadays is done with machines. When I was in high school (many
years ago) we was required to do some items using a forge as a blacksmith
would. It was a something you did not forget.
================================================== =============================
There are plenty of working blacksmiths around.

"CW" wrote in
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*snip*
There are plenty of working blacksmiths around.

There are also plenty of hobbyist blacksmiths around too. They're probably
like woodworkers, you wouldn't be able to tell them on the street but in
their work space there's a pretty nice set up.

Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.

"Puckdropper" wrote in message
b.com...

"CW" wrote in
:

*snip*
There are plenty of working blacksmiths around.

There are also plenty of hobbyist blacksmiths around too. They're probably
like woodworkers, you wouldn't be able to tell them on the street but in
their work space there's a pretty nice set up.
================================================== ========================
True. I used to be one.

PHT wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:38 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:
My grandfather was a blacksmith, and I have one of his tongs that he
made to fit his hand. (Missing finger) It is bent so the one arm neatly
fits into the hole caused by the missing finger. With the bend he could
use the tongs with one hand while he used the hammer with the other.

About the closest anybody comes to being a blacksmith nowadays is those
that shoe horses.

That's a farrier.


In the past this was done the the blacksmith. Most all
iron work nowadays is done with machines. When I was in high school (many
years ago) we was required to do some items using a forge as a blacksmith
would. It was a something you did not forget.

Paul T.


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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e7b_1366565172
I really like this, wish I could do that too... but then again I dont really need it
Sonnich Jensen

That was a really great video. Thanks for sharing.
I admire that guy's reuse of tools and creativity.