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7:36 pm
March 22, 2010
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Opened the car door, after going to town, looked down, spotted this. Took a digital photo, Photoshopped it. Not hot iron, but liked the way it turned out.
I had a darkroom in the basement, two enlargers, one a 5 X 7 Kodak, a real monster, many cameras. When digital photography came along, sold it all, enlargers, cameras and equipment.
8:34 pm
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July 9, 2010
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Nice work Gene!
Ryan's over today, rebuilding an automatic transmission in the shop. We're learning lots now!
My son is the Blacksmith
8:49 pm
March 22, 2010
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The rebuild reminds me of a story, Subase Bangor, one of the maintenance mechanics was rebuilding a machine tool gear assembly. and had all the parts in a box, one of the other machinists added a gear to the parts. Took that mechanic about a week to figure out that part wasn't needed. Everyone in the maintenance shop knew about it except the mechanic working on the gear assembly. :):):)
9:16 pm
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July 9, 2010
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Anyone I know? Wish you'ld mentioned it earlier[Image Can Not Be Found] Ryan says he's keeping the shop door locked until he's done.
My son is the Blacksmith
11:42 pm
March 22, 2010
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Another favorite was to add several allen head screws in the parts box, oiled so they would look the others.
11:55 pm
March 18, 2010
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Gene C;3512 wrote: Another favorite was to add several allen head screws in the parts box, oiled so they would look the others.
I wouldn't notice, I always have a few bolts left over!
“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~
3:28 am
Gene C;3507 wrote: Opened the car door, after going to town, looked down, spotted this. Took a digital photo, Photoshopped it. Not hot iron, but liked the way it turned out.
I had a darkroom in the basement, two enlargers, one a 5 X 7 Kodak, a real monster, many cameras. When digital photography came along, sold it all, enlargers, cameras and equipment.
Having sent 15+yrs shooting adv photog full time...still have 4x5/8x10 complete darkroom etc in storage, I can appreciate where you are coming from. My daughter has a BFA from OR State and seems to be following in the footsteps of my past. Didn't encourage/discourage her. Tough way to make a living today..my assessment..but technology has changed radically beyond my film/computer expertise. Kids today have a feel/vision for things that I could never have . We truly are anachronisms in the purist sense of the word. Somehow though, as an old man in blacksmithing, it feels good.
JE
4:15 am
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August 1, 2010
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LOL - it was either "farside" or "the neighborhood" which one time had a cartoon featuring a fellow putting stuff into a box. With the caption "The man who puts the extra parts in the box."
4:27 am
March 22, 2010
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[Image Can Not Be Found] Phil Baldwin damascus steel workshop, Pt Townsend, Russ Jaquay's shop, fuel, charcoal, Mark Soloman's retort used to cook 1 cord of wood into charcoal in the background.
if anyone can name all the participants, I got a forged candle holder for you, post paid.
4:42 am
Gene C;3686 wrote:
[Image Can Not Be Found] Phil Baldwin damascus steel workshop, Pt Townsend, Russ Jaquay's shop, fuel, charcoal, Mark Soloman's retort used to cook 1 cord of wood into charcoal in the background.if anyone can name all the participants, I got a forged candle holder for you, post paid.
You all look way to happy. Musta been that wacky smoke. 🙂
JE
5:13 am
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June 17, 2010
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Gene C;3686 wrote:
[Image Can Not Be Found] Phil Baldwin damascus steel workshop, Pt Townsend, Russ Jaquay's shop, fuel, charcoal, Mark Soloman's retort used to cook 1 cord of wood into charcoal in the background.if anyone can name all the participants, I got a forged candle holder for you, post paid.
Is that Tom Graham, Terry Carson, Gene Chapman, Mark Soloman, Phillip Baldwin, Dorothy Steigler, Russel Jaqua and Corkey Storer? And. . .who's that other happy fella? Is that Berkely Tack?
This was Damascus Workshop I, correct? I'm sorry I missed it. I always smile when I think of Damascus Workshop II, however.
7:11 pm
March 22, 2010
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Left to right, Tom Graham, Ike Bay,Mark Soloman, Gene Chapman, Mike???? don't know his surname, Phil Baldwin, kneeling, Dorthy Steigler, Russ Jaquay, Corky Stower.
4 day workshop, NWBA conference on the weekend, 1983 I think.
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