grrclark Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 OF, well done to you for helping the lad out, given your expertise, knowledge and generosity I have no doubt you could have equipped the lad with an awesome forge and all the tools he might need to pursue a life a ‘smith, however by teaching him to make something from scratch using cheap materials that is a much more valuable life experience. If the bottom of his forge burns out then you have helped equip him with the skills to work out how to make improvement and not just given the answers. I can well imagine that one of the first tasks in the new forge will be crafting his own tongs, etc? This task is a bit more busman’s holiday for you compared to one of your previous endeavours to give local kids craft skills, the new build punt. Did she ever get a name by the way? 23 minutes ago, Penelope said: he’s going to have to learn how to use a stick welder for that and a Angie grinder Is that otherwise know as a 'Dirty Den'? That made me laugh, is Brian May not now grinding ‘Angie’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Angie is the south equivalent of fat Sara 😢😢 she’s broke a few 💕 harts and a few other things anyway let’s not lower the tone here 😂😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, grrclark said: OF, well done to you for helping the lad out, given your expertise, knowledge and generosity I have no doubt you could have equipped the lad with an awesome forge and all the tools he might need to pursue a life a ‘smith, however by teaching him to make something from scratch using cheap materials that is a much more valuable life experience. If the bottom of his forge burns out then you have helped equip him with the skills to work out how to make improvement and not just given the answers. I can well imagine that one of the first tasks in the new forge will be crafting his own tongs, etc? This task is a bit more busman’s holiday for you compared to one of your previous endeavours to give local kids craft skills, the new build punt. Did she ever get a name by the way? That made me laugh, is Brian May not now grinding ‘Angie’ Give a man a fish you feed him for a day teach a man to fish and he can feed his family forever its a old saying that stands good today 😊 first task is a poker and a fire rake 😉 then a bracket/rail to hang tongs on he’s already made some tongs in my forge along with a punch and some rivets he’s putting a good bit of time and effort into this and as I said it’s a learning experience with a lot of applied mathematics today he’s mixed up a load of ashes and clinker with cement to make his own fire cement for the forge base 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Great, where are the toolmaking pictures then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Great, where are the toolmaking pictures then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 The lad is learning a lot. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 excellent stuff nigel , youre teaching him skills that may well lead him into a very interesting career , and support him and his future family for life. i cant help feeling that youre missing a trick here though . as a sixteen year old , his parents probably cant wait to get rid of him , you could take him on as a full time apprentice , and explain that the first skill that a farrier needs , is cooking , you could send him off to w i training school for a couple of weeks , then he could practice his cooking skills every morning at around 8am , and every evening at around 5pm . it wouldnt hurt for him to learn how to brew beer either . yes sir , he could be the best apprentice ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Whilst he has been away Ditchman has been busy opening another of his stores this time in Grimsby. You will note that his spelling does not get any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, JDog said: Whilst he has been away Ditchman has been busy opening another of his stores this time in Grimsby. You will note that his spelling does not get any better. He's putting his heart and sole into it, I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 When’s ditchman back this is hard work well his mum and sister have gone bonkers 🤭☹️ apparently there’s some issues with a hair dryer 🙄🤭 so we had a bit of a season in the forge yesterday working on punching holes and then we repurposed a car’s coil spring into a couple of stamps/ punches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 You could make some nice wall baskets with all those horse shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 minute ago, old'un said: You could make some nice wall baskets with all those horse shoes. Or I could put them on the horses there being got ready for 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Have you not got any old ones? Blacksmith I knew made two for me out of old horse shoes Edited February 19, 2020 by old'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 minute ago, old'un said: Have you not got any old ones? Hundreds of them but to be honest I’d rather go shooting in my spare time 😂😂 the lads not got as far as welding yet but I’m sure that’ll come in time got a mate who has old shoes and makes these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Love the cheetah. someones lurking, look below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 15 hours ago, JDog said: Whilst he has been away Ditchman has been busy opening another of his stores this time in Grimsby. You will note that his spelling does not get any better. have you finished your love in with Henry D yet............... i have red some of them posts and im utterly appalled.............i know who my friends are now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Oh looks who's back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 minute ago, ditchman said: have you finished your love in with Henry D yet............... i have red some of them posts and im utterly appalled.............i know who my friends are now hello, are you back on PW Simon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 27 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, are you back on PW Simon? No, it's Ben Hustwaite in another guise! 47 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Or I could put them on the horses there being got ready for I say what an absolutely cracking idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: No, it's Ben Hustwaite in another guise! I say what an absolutely cracking idea! hello, OH i miss Simons posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, OH i miss Simons posts Normal service will be resumed shortly, he has a new project for us in the shed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Normal service will be resumed shortly, he has a new project for us in the shed! What happened to his (ditchman) talk of down sizing car and property? Or did I dream it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, old'un said: What happened to his (ditchman) talk of down sizing car and property? Or did I dream it? hello, no he post on buying a smaller motor, think sold landy and moving to a smaller property, think also going to put up a workshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, old'un said: What happened to his (ditchman) talk of down sizing car and property? Or did I dream it? He ha s Susuki now, property is next on the list. Edited February 19, 2020 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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