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Honestly, my neighbor who's a welder said 'a forge is just a hot box, the real craft is in the hammer' and it's been bugging me for a week.
Tbh, I've always focused on getting my propane forge to a perfect 2300 degrees, but he argued that precise temperature control just lets you be sloppy with your technique, and now I'm questioning if I rely on my tools too much instead of my own skill.
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grace_stone19d ago
Forget the forge versus hammer debate. The real split is between making art and making parts. A perfect repeatable heat lets you make the same thing over and over, which is fine. But chasing that perfect heat can kill the happy accidents that make a piece unique. Sometimes the metal tells you what it wants at 2100 degrees, not 2300. Your neighbor's point is about listening, not just hitting.
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ryan49420d ago
Yeah but that's like saying a sharp knife lets you be sloppy with your cutting. Good tools just give you more control. Your neighbor's not wrong, but he's not totally right either.
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