Newsletter Article Idea's

[MongoForge]

Lets throw some ideas around for
the newsletter!

Hand finishing a blade!

Bellows construction!

Member spotlight!
What are your suggestions?

[KandS_KNIVES]

How about a report, with pics, on the different hammer-ins. Recent and in the past year.
Ken (wwjd)

[Dana Acker]

Both of you guys have good ideas, well worth committing to print. I's like to see articles on specific forging techniques--such as forging to the edge, which many have asked about. Also I'd most like to see a regular feature on making tooling--swages, holding devices, forging tools, etc. to accomplish specific tasks. The sky is really the limit here. Prizzim's map of the smiths should be featured in an issue too.

[cactusforge]

I would like to see how to's on all aspects of finishing as that is a art all in it's self

[Gene Chapman]

Thanks for the suggestions, woke up this morning thinking, what did I get into . Am looking forward to the project.

The plan is to first get a protype newsletter up and going, I have 5 megs of free non business space through my internet provider, the local telephone company. That should do until we can get a site of our own.

Got to go now and hug my anvil, it's time to pound iron.

[MongoForge]

Definetly Map of the Smiths
i never could get it to come
up on my computer.

Tooling and finishing teqniques
could probably fill up 2 years worth of
newsletter's :cool:

How about alternative fuels, wood, charcoal, corn feed and nut shells?

[mstu]

I've just about finished a bellows and will offer to write about it, unless someone with more experience wants to. Outside of a couple of books, and a very few web sites, there's not much out there on bellows. Contact me at mmatthew@coe.uga.edu to take me up on this offer.

[Gene Chapman]

This is only a test, but it's here, now "Almost Live Tribal News"
Tribal News

OK all you tribals, what do we call it.

[Gene Chapman]

This is what has been suggested along with some other ideas,
About Us (mission statement)
Contact
Disclaimer
Anvils
Fuels
Tooling
Techniques
Knives
Benchwork/Finishing
Map of Smiths
Member Spotlight
Full Moon Doings
Links
Stinking Badges :evil

Tribal News site


http://home.centurytel.net/anvilstuff/

Cool.

[MongoForge]

Do we have a mission statement?
I now, another can of worms :cool:

[Gene Chapman]

Mongo, just added it to the list

How about bringing metalsmithing and bladesmithing to people who otherwise would not have experienced it, for a mission statement.

[BDK]

yeeeeeeehawwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its looking good cant wait.

id like to see a artical on hammers. if someone is an expert on hammers and would do it . id like to see what types of hammers do what with some pics so i can look for them at the flea markets. jsut an idea.

Gene are we looking for a name to call the news letter ?
boo