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Yes, that guy forging really looks like a girl! :eek: ;) :D

Awesome looking shop!!!!!

As per clothing, I do it all wrong. At the mill and then at school we had to wear work duty jeans, steel-toed boots, gloves, welding jackets, etc. When I'm forging I usually wear shorts, a T-shirt, and tennis shoes. :D I'm not tough enough to go commando overall style with Birkenstocks like our friend Raymond Richard though!!! :eek: :D
 
NickWheeler said:
Yes, that guy forging really looks like a girl! :eek: ;) :D

Awesome looking shop!!!!!

As per clothing, I do it all wrong. At the mill and then at school we had to wear work duty jeans, steel-toed boots, gloves, welding jackets, etc. When I'm forging I usually wear shorts, a T-shirt, and tennis shoes. :D I'm not tough enough to go commando overall style with Birkenstocks like our friend Raymond Richard though!!! :eek: :D
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Lol... Ask Raymond Richard about that time in Nam when his chest hair went up in flames....:eek::eek: Seriously.... I stood at David Lisch's table at the OKCA show and listened to those two banter for an hour. It was worth the price of admission all by itself.

I don't think he has the right tongs? :confused: Or... Everyone knows you NEVER wear pearls with denim... Seriously. What a travesty. :D
 
Now that I think of it ,Sam could make her a string of wrought iron or damascus pearls .That would solve it !
 
I'm pretty sure the problem is that the anvil isn't pointed to the magnetic north and as a result the iron molecules won't be properly aligned when they cool down.

- Paul Meske
 
Sam was hoping she would adhere to the Ashokan poster mode of dress.

I tell jewelry students, as well as blacksmith/bladesmith students that loose clothes, hair, and jewelry will be either removed, or safely secured by them...... or it might be removed violently durring the work session. I have seen the results of a good looking dancer who leaned over a buffer to polish a ring and lost the top of her scalp.....as well as her dancing career.
 
In all seriousness though, are you talking about the fact that she's wearing a necklace? Loose clothing? What?
 
For that type of work it's mostly inappropriate rather than hazardous. Working with machinery is a different story. Earlier this year I started a safety thread .This after seeing a news story about a Yale U student killed becase her long hair got caught in the lathe she was using .
 
I love the photos in some of my old books on shop techniques and machining, with a factory full of workers all wearing vests, ties, and watch chains.
 
Honestly, while it's probably a bad habit to wear any type of jewelry in the shop, if she get's close enough to anything to catch that particular necklace, then she is WAY too close already.

Now, I definitely would not be allowing her around a lathe (or the like) with those sleeves, but for it's use around the forge, I think the jacket is ok.
 
When I was in machinist school the instructor had a picture on the bulletin board of a wad of hair wrapped around a small shaft in a lathe. Supposedly the guy lived, minus a portion of his scalp.

as for the women's clothing .... when welding I personally like cuffs and open pockets to catch that pesky slag before it hits the floor! Helps keep the shop clean. There is the occasional "shirt on fire" dance, but that's just part of shop calisthenics. Must stay health consciences.
 
NickWheeler said:
Yes, that guy forging really looks like a girl! :eek: ;) :D

Awesome looking shop!!!!!

As per clothing, I do it all wrong. At the mill and then at school we had to wear work duty jeans, steel-toed boots, gloves, welding jackets, etc. When I'm forging I usually wear shorts, a T-shirt, and tennis shoes. :D I'm not tough enough to go commando overall style with Birkenstocks like our friend Raymond Richard though!!! :eek: :D
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Hey Nick, I never have owned a pair of Birkenstocks. I normally buy what Fred Meyer's has on sale at there end of summer sale. If Birkenstocks come with an arch support I may look into them. I've had to resort to gluing in arch supports but they look kind of tacky but at my age it don't matter. :D You ever wonder why I'm bald?
 
Guys - just found this and I apologise. The girl in the pic is my daughter. She does sometimes smith with my husband (Ferric Fusion) and we would never let her wear dangly jewellery for actual smithing - we even tell other people not to do this. This pic was done at short notice because the guy who does our pictures happened to be around at the time so it was posed. I did go 'doh' when I realised what she was wearing but rather hoped no one would notice too much - yep we need a new photo sometime soon! Thanks for the comment about the shop looking awesome - 2 generations of smiths, loads of stuff collected over many years. And the comment about girls and smithing - ah not even going to go there, its OK know you are joking! (Lots of good lady smiths out there you know). I might be a bit late on picking this up but it only just showed up on my monthly web crawl to see how Ferric Fusion is featuring but anyway thanks for posting the comments - you lot are very observant. Ferric Fusion (http://www.ferricfusion.co.uk)
 
I would be more worried about the rolled up cuffs on the shirt. I would think to roll them up on the inside so no sparks could be caught.
 
I remember when I first saw this post and thought "Oh man, I hope she doesn't forge with her thumb on the handle like that!" One picture is hard to judge from. It is a great looking shop, though.

Trudi.... welcome to the forums. I don't know if Ferric Fusion does much blademithing but don't be a stranger. The smiths on this site appreciate experienced input.

Rick
 
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