Why forge?

[Gene Chapman]

The worlds largest egg in in what state and where??

right Nick

[Larry Harley]

Why forge?
Got any good reason?


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i did stockremoval for almost 15 yrs
full time
it got stale
it turned to work
SO
i started useing a hammer
then one day when i was at the forge ihad a
satori experience
and epifiney
my heart gots full
in a zone
i cant explane it
the knife makes its self
i just hold the hammer for it
i can do no wrong
theres no worry
not even any thought about what i,m doing
i,m talkn about NO thought
i was there but no where
i was the fire
i was the steel
i was the hammer
i was the edge
hey and i was not smokeing anything
i cant really describe it
but every time i start a fire i want to recapture it
theres more here than hard work and sweeet sweat
and i get to make a liveing at it
if i croke tomorrow i,ve had a hell of a run
harley

I can relate to that.

It's easier to build a forge, than a belt grinder, and less expensive, not to mention that it is more versitile, and does not require any electricity.

[fisk]

It is easier to cook lunch if I have a fire already started.
jf

[Sweany]

forge poetry
solidified in steel
each blow and heat is represented in the finished product

the bevels the guard and the handle are a reflection of the smiths eye

hope and energy, strength and craftsmanship are bestowed from the technique of the smith.

each blade a reflection of the thoughts and ideals of the smith.


ever notice how some smiths find their ideal and build that into the blade. the blades seem to have a sameness reflecting the same attributes.Maybe slightly different but the same theme running in each blade they create.

other smiths push the envelope and make each one different each one a different thought in steel.


I never cooked lunch on a grinder but I did burn a hole in my pants

Jerry Fisk... long time no see buddy. How you been? Still crazy after all these years? Welcome to the Outpost. It's me Tai.

[Gene Chapman]

The worst day forging is better than the best day painting. (House)sorry if any of your folks are painters, just painting isn't my thing.

[Sweany]

What clor are you now Gene?

[fisk]

Why Hello Tai, long time no see from here either. I just found this site, been on the top of it for a bit but never scrolled down this far.
Naw, I not crazy anymore. Got new meds. Rarely urinate in public anymore when I see mauve colored things. Life is good.
So, what you been doing?
jf

What have I been up to?... no good mostly. Still urinate in public, all that beer you know. I'll go fetch a pic of a knife.

This is a recent one. The blade is wootz. Ric Furrer made to wootz stock, then I forged it, Fittings are silver with a mokume ferrule. Handle is ironwood.

Jerry can you get some pics of your stuff up? If not, I'd be glad to post some for you, if you can e-mail them to me. I'd like to see what you've been making, and I'm sure the rest of the folks would too.

[fisk]

Really nice piece there bucko. I see you have not lost your touch in your old age. I like the forged intergals. They are simple yet elegant. Is the clip on that rascal chisel ground? I got into doing some of them lately. I sent you a pic as I do not know how to run this machine well. I have had the sucker for 2 months now and it keeps saying. "you got mail." The sucker is lying cause everytime I go out to the mail box to look their ain't no mail in there.

jf

Hey thanks Jerry. The clip is on both sides. Computors are a pain. I'll check on that pic of your's, can't wait to see.

Jerry, that pic didn't come through, so I went to your web site and snaged this one. Gorgeous work as usual! You ain't lost your touch either. Can you tell the folks a bit about this one?