Monday, July 9, 2007

Blacksmithing

You like taking the elements of the Earth, scorching them with flames, and bending them to your will, which is why you want to learn the timeless art of blacksmithing: http://www.ontarioblacksmiths.ca/

Pounding glowing metal with a hammer is cool. You can make all kinds of shit: horseshoes, samurai swords, decorative wine racks, even one of those "dinner's served" chuck wagon triangles. No, especially one of those.

Even if you aren't interested in doing blacksmithing, you should at least own an anvil - a big, 600-pound bastard. Park it in the front foyer of your semi-detached townhome. When you have guests over for cocktails and a game of bridge, periodically shriek, run to the anvil, and strike it with a big hammer. You'll laugh about that with your wife for weeks.

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