[SEL] Re: Blacksmithing (a tad OT) bringing the next generation along.

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Curt,

You need to bring Devin north to the summer Fort Allen show at our West
Overton show grounds on July 15&16.  We've got an excellent blacksmithing
building and a resident smith who excells at teaching.

Too bad you didn't send this out a bit sooner.  This past weekend we had a
Hammer-In & Plow Days event that brought in a handful of ABANA smiths.
http://www.abana.org/  There's a lot to learn when that gang is working.

You also need to put his anvil on a big 'ol hunk of wood at a height so
that his knuckles just graze the top of the anvil.
PS - Make it adjustable...  8-))

See ya,  Arnie

On Tue, 2 May 2006, Curt wrote:

> We've attended the SIAM show for quite a few years and this is a show
> Devin particularly enjoys in large part because of the blacksmith there.
> He has been very patient with Devin thru the years as he hung around
> poking the fire and cranking the blower. In time the fellow has let him
> do more and more and Devin seems to be picking up a strong interest in
> this part of the old iron hobby.
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