Bullettube (July 29, 2008 at 4:39 am)

What great teamwork! I once handed a sledge I was holding in my right hand to a friend and he promptly dropped it on his foot. It was a 20# sledge, and I guess he wasn't used to it.

mayhem001boats (July 1, 2008 at 10:09 pm)

Hammering upwards!!!!

Anvilfolk (June 25, 2008 at 2:44 pm)

Hi! Are you sure it would be that weak?I believe good modern steel forge-welds are about 70% as strong as plain steel (data from a blacksmith). This must've been wrought iron, not steel, which should weld a lot better, or at least, more easily.I'm not quite sure about all this, so feel free to add :)

stone37659 (June 21, 2008 at 1:37 am)

It was fathers, grandfathers and uncles who did this and damn proud of it, so we as kids, grandkids could have a better life.stone

ppallk (May 31, 2008 at 12:52 pm)

much agreement with u too :)

rchaos00001 (May 28, 2008 at 10:59 pm)

Well, it was strong enough to fuel the industrial revolution!

ppallk (May 28, 2008 at 3:30 am)

In terms of scientific views nowadays, not mentioning safety aspects of any sort, the way the weld that's forged in video was pretty weak... residual stresses' like so rampant on the welds lol! Now its more of fusing the weld with that sparkling thingy.

Fentanyl3 (January 29, 2008 at 9:51 pm)

my statement has absolutely nothing to do with feeling miserable. as for the rest of your statement well, never mind, I can tell now we see life in a completely different sense. To each his own, and I will say that you read way way deeper into my comment than it went, or othor words you put words in my mouth and totally over thought that statement

carina81gr (January 29, 2008 at 10:50 am)

I wonder Why do we have to be miserable to feel alive ? Why do we have to do something hard and intense to justify our self esteem ?Putting high expectations, is because we ask irrational glory to cover and promote our own ego and beliefs... I've noticed that getting along and collaborating with other people, no matter the situations, is the most giving and rewarding. Too bad we continuously need to have an external menace to do that, overlooking the real menace that hides in our fears.

sangredelic (January 24, 2008 at 2:25 am)

Wow, that is truly amazing. I met a guy once who told me he grew up during the Depression though he didn't look that old. Worked at Boeing and he was SMART. Seems like a lot of skills are getting lost...BTW I was thinking of applying for an apprenticeship program with the Boilermakers to learn some of these skills. If anyone knows about this feel free to shoot me an email. Thanks!