Agreed, I was OK with the visual bits, nice to look at, the temper color
chart could come in handy, but those anvil "names".

I've seen these posters on a whole range of topics, no doubt sparking forum
discussions just like this one.

Michael-with some blacksmithing knowledge

On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 8:43 AM Tim Pendleton  wrote:

> 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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