Subject: I'm a Happy Camper

From: TOMBGUARD <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 17:32:54 CST

I have been doing all of my blacksmithing at a local historical site,
which is most inconvenient.  I have been looking for an anvil and
blacksmithing tools and I had to tell someone what happened this
weekend.  I got ahold of an antique dealer that I know pretty well and
found out that he has an anvil, some hammers and a few pairs of tongs
coming in on Wednesday and he will be holding them for me.

I was so happy that I called my father.  He knew that I had been doing
some blacksmithing but was unaware of my wanting to start my own
forge.  When I told him of what I had located he said that I should
have told him because he has my great grand-fathers anvil and one set
of tongs that he is not, and probably never will be, using.  

I am a happy camper.  I will keep you informed.  Sorry if this isn't
the kind of thing that you guys like hearing about, but I am so
excited about this that I had to tell someone who would understand.

Robert

  Robert H. Neidlinger                      [email-masked]
  "The Tomb Guard"                          [email-masked]

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From: Michael Spencer <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 96 20:36:28 EDT

> excited about this that I had to tell someone who would understand.

Well, *I* always like to hear from a new victim. ;-) As I
recall, when I acquired my first anvil and rivet forge, I  laughed and
giggled the whole 25 miles home in my baffed out VW  van. So...

Ho ho ho!  :-)

- Mike

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From: Lee Marshall <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 21:49:51 -0700

TOMBGUARD wrote:
>  I should
> excited about this that I had to tell someone who would understand 
What do you mean "we wouldn't want to hear about this"? ANYTIME you are 
able to get a piece of tooling or equipment from a source such as this 
it is a major thrill and head rush. Regardless of what condition that it 
is in, The identity that comes with it makes it much more than just an 
anvil. Just walking into the shop in the mornign, firing up the forge, 
giving the anvil a rap, and you have crossed generational lines that 
very few ever have the opportunity to achieve.

Congratulations!

Lee M