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Warning: The 'historic' forge at the county fair in Springfield was a total joke
They had a guy just tapping cold iron with a tiny ball peen on a concrete block, calling it a demo. It made our whole craft look like a cheap party trick. Has anyone else seen a public display that was just embarrassingly wrong?
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grant.kevin1mo ago
Yeah, calling that a "forge" is a stretch. That demo was more about making noise than showing the craft.
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ninam8625d ago
Consider the fact that the guy doing the demo had clearly never worked that material before (you could see it in his hesitation). So it wasn't just making noise, it was him fumbling through a technique he barely understood while trying to look cool. The whole thing felt less like a forge demo and more like some weekend warrior showing off his new toy without knowing how to use it.
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