terryrobinson•3d agoMost Upvoted

My neighbor imagines our foundry just melts scrap for fun.

I explained the careful molding process over coffee.

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Oh man, that's rough. Some people just see the big fire and noise and miss the whole skill part. It's like someone watching a baker and saying they just play with flour. Glad you took a minute to explain the real work behind it. That molding process sounds like it needs a lot of patience.

murphy.wyatt3d ago

Watching people reduce skilled work to just the flashy parts drives me crazy too. I see it all the time with glassblowing, where folks only notice the final colorful shape and miss the insane focus on timing and temperature. That steady hand during molding makes all the difference between a piece that works and one that cracks.