We are gods among lesser men
Soooooo, the installation fell through for today, and I hadn’t packed a full lunch. My stomach was already grumbling at the thought of going through the day without enough food. Fortunately for me, Charlie and I were having too much fun playing around in the forge to really notice. I finished my third pair of tongs, which are the ugliest things, but they work on round stock pretty well, so I’m only mildly complaining. Then Charlie and I both attempted to copy that Jim Wycoff hook, but once again, mine didn’t turn out well. I spent a lot of time after that trying to figure out how to fuller the bar before the bulk of the leaf without A) smooshing it, or B) making it look ugly. Then of course, the train of thought went to leaves and I showed Charlie how to make a folded leaf. I bet he was pleased, I pretty much taught him how to do something today.
Then came the really cool part. We were talking about how to perform a pineapple twist, got an idea, and rolled with it. We both tackled twisting at the same time, handing off crescent wrenches to each other. Maybe this is what the old blacksmiths had in mind with the apprentice stuff, except we were both experimenting this time, equally oblivious to the final outcome.
So yeah, great day today!
