New fire story

peter nap

peter nap

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I work on knives when business is a little slow in the middle of the day. About a week and a half ago I was waiting for one of my suppliers to come by for a meeting. I changed shirts and went out back to do some heavy angle grinding on a hatchet. I wasn't worried about my pants because I had a heavy leather apron on.

Anyway I was watching for him and grinding and enjoying life when I saw what I thought was one of my salesmen come in the lot. I didn't pay any attention because they are used to me being a little eccentric and they work for me.

I was going full tilt when I heard a voice say Mr. Lytton.......I looked up and there was someone I had never seen before. OOPS.........

I cut the grinder off and walked over to him and shook his hand. He looked scared to death. I looked down and realized that my shirt was fully involved. The apron had kept me from feeling the heat.

I kind of patted it out and walked nonchalantly in the office still smoking.

This is the second time I have set my shirt on fire in a month :o :o :o
 
hahahahhaha, woulda loved to see that.

Though topic had me worried, was afraid I'd see something like J's story again, pictures and everything.
 
I'd have liked to see that too :) Kind of hard on shirts but at least thats the kind of stuff you can laugh about.

I need to set up a video camera in my shop for all the stupid things I do. I could probably win some money on America's funniest home videos.
I set my dad's workbench on fire sharpening mower blades. They were in bad shape and I got to hogging stuff off pretty good with a bench grinder, next thing I knew I couldn't see cause of the smoke and there was a smoldering hole in the top of the workbench.

Set myself on fire all the time when I weld. I'm terrible at sticking rods and cooking them so I usually support it like a cue stick with my left hand to start. Generally don't take the hand away fast enough and set the glove on fire.Been using the same pair for quite a while and the only thing left of the back of the left glove is the leather that goes over the knuckles and fingertips now. I'm sure I do a good dance trying to slip that thing off my hand when it gets to burning. Its usually delayed before you feel the heat coming through the leather so I'll be walking nonchalantly across the shop and suddenly scream like a girl and rip my gloves off :D

I haven't had to have anyone stop me and tell me I'm on fire yet though!
 
More proof that "You know you are a real blacksmith when you don't mind it when you catch on fire"

Had a visitor to my shop one day announce" Something smells like burning marshmellows." I looked around and saw smoke comming from one of my students pant legs. Turned out he had rolled his leg cuff up and created a perfect spark catcher. He just splashed some water on his pants and kept working like a right proper smith should.
 
DantheMan said:
Ok
What if we take up a cash kitty and you let us set you on fire?
Hows $20 ???
LOL
Dan
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That was FUNNY! Don, you are Mr. COOL, all the way! He probably figured you feel no pain and fear nothing. I imagine he will be telling folks about you being on fire every time the word,"knife" comes to his mind, or, "fire", or, "fearless". You go to great lengths to entertain company, don't you?
 
He probably figured you feel no pain and fear nothing. I imagine he will be telling folks

I doubt it John. What he probably told everyone is that crazy old man over there is gonna burn himself up one day....Just think of it from your point of view. You get sent to a new client because your boss is busy. You go over there expecting a semi dignified person in a suit and find a smoking madman making hatchets in the back of the building! :eek:
 
peter nap said:
He probably figured you feel no pain and fear nothing. I imagine he will be telling folks

I doubt it John. What he probably told everyone is that crazy old man over there is gonna burn himself up one day....Just think of it from your point of view. You get sent to a new client because your boss is busy. You go over there expecting a semi dignified person in a suit and find a smoking madman making hatchets in the back of the building! :eek:
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you mean just combing your hair won't cut it? :( :D
 
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