Matthew wrote,

"It smacks of the modern trend of knowing just enough to stay ahead of those who
know nothing. "

 That really hit the nail on the head!  I'm going to keep that thought alive
next to two of my other favorite quotes.

 "Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it."  -  Albert Einstein

 " There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for
themselves. "
   - Will Rogers

Tim



On January 24, 2020, at 9:42 AM, Matthew Groves  wrote:

I know that making things like this is all the rage, but a part of me dies
inside when I see it.

It’s just a collection of images from the internet, put on a page, printed and
shipped for profit.

Anyone with blacksmithing experience looks at this poster unfavorably. 

Those aren’t really “types” of anvils. They aren’t even described by their
names. The tool group with numbers? Not really helpful without a key or legend
to describe them. John already describes the errors he saw.

I’m ok with errors, and I’m ok with coffee-table type books or even posters that
are mainly to be interesting to look at without really saying much or being
coherent.

Curmudgeon mode, perhaps. It smacks of the modern trend of knowing just enough
to stay ahead of those who know nothing. Would much prefer this person have a 5
minute conversation with a blacksmith to help them make the poster both helpful
AND accurate.  I’m not fiddling over minutia, these are basic basic
blacksmithing things.

It does say “knowledge” at the top, but it doesn’t contain much.

Matthew Groves
Springfield, MO 65802

> On Jan 24, 2020, at 7:55 AM, John Ruth  wrote:
> 
> Ed,
> 
> It would be even cooler if it didn’t have an error in the lower left !!!  The
printer transposed the “strength” characteristics.
> 
> Still looks so good that I might buy one!

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