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    Yep, well, what is 'easy' is in the details, and all relative. You know what I mean. To me it was easy because I wanted to do it so bad that I didn't care about the effort.....the pleasure was in the effort, and the result.

    Making do with stuff at hand usually takes way more time than instant gratification ($), but it is so satisfying. I remember my grandfather working down a big trumpet horn with a piece of Coke bottle glass. Now, that was work! Sometimes I think that I have wased a day (or more) trying to work out a process in the Forge, but you know, it is a learning process for me, as I have had no teaching to show the way. I digress... Congrats on your collection. Now, I need to dust mine off!

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    ......and that story reminds me, for those who are interested in making a horn: work the horn down to thin it, then soften it, then shape it, and then let it dry slowly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tyger View Post
    Yep, well, what is 'easy' is in the details, and all relative. You know what I mean. To me it was easy because I wanted to do it so bad that I didn't care about the effort.....the pleasure was in the effort, and the result.

    Making do with stuff at hand usually takes way more time than instant gratification ($), but it is so satisfying. I remember my grandfather working down a big trumpet horn with a piece of Coke bottle glass. Now, that was work! Sometimes I think that I have wased a day (or more) trying to work out a process in the Forge, but you know, it is a learning process for me, as I have had no teaching to show the way. I digress... Congrats on your collection. Now, I need to dust mine off!
    TYGER, you are so correct. IMHO this is what makes a CRAFTSMAN. Many can "Produce" items, but when one also puts ones "HEART" into it ....

    Puffer

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    Sir, you and your partner do excellent work. Puffer is a lucky man.

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