http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Chris+Comstock Business Chris Comstock Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334917&ca=Business A farrier blacksmith is one who works exclusively on horse. His work involved the fabrication horse shoes and fitting them to the hooves of horse. Besides the blacksmith art, he is required to have a detailed understanding of equine hoof care and to enable him to make and shape the right shoe for a... Business Chris Comstock Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334560&ca=Business The efficiency of a forge shop is, to a large extent, dictated by how well it is laid out. The movement of heavy metal, handling heated ingots, hammering and quenching are all heavy work, even with the latest equipment. A well laid out blacksmith’s shop will keep these factors in mind when it is pla... Business Chris Comstock Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334206&ca=Business Medieval Blacksmiths has as much influence on shaping the age they lived in as they did on the metals they worked on. Medieval Europe was the time of the first great advancements in science and technology and new practices in farming, fabrication, construction and fighting were constantly being intr... Business Chris Comstock Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334210&ca=Business To be able to produce a finished work that is either to a commission specifications or which a sellable, the blacksmith needs to be more than just an expert metal worker. Of course his skills are important in the quality and value of the finished product, but to be able to work to his best and be su... Business Chris Comstock Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=333706&ca=Business “Under the spreading chestnut tree, The village smitty stands….” Although not a book, Longfellow’s famous poem captures the image and spirit of the blacksmith. The way he works and the quality of his products has changed immensely since the poem was written, the image of the blacksmith it conveys is... Business Chris Comstock Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=333710&ca=Business Although the US became independent of Britain in 1776, the country’s dependence on Britain and Europe for the goods needed to build the new country remained. For many years all the mechanical equipment the country needed was imported. With the beginning of the industrial revolution in Britain, the s... Business Chris Comstock Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=333212&ca=Business At some point in their lives everyone has used a hammer. And if not a hammer, something hard has been used to hit some thing softer to flatten it out or change its shape. In its most basic form, that is what a blacksmith does with this hammer. Hammering a piece of hard cold metal into a new shape is... Business Chris Comstock Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=333215&ca=Business The forge is the heart of the blacksmith’s shop. It is in the forge that the blacksmith heats metal until it reaches a temperature and becomes malleable enough for him to use his other equipment to shape it. The traditional blacksmith’s forge has evolved and become more sophisticated over time, but... Business Chris Comstock Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=332317&ca=Business Archeological finds show that the art of blacksmithing has been known to mankind for around 6000 years, making it one of the oldest professions known to man. The discovery of metal was the beginning of a major step in the evolution of the human race. Metal was hard and had immense possibilities, bu... Business Chris Comstock Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=332870&ca=Business The picture of a blacksmith most people have in their minds is that of a big well muscled man standing in a shop with a raging furnace in a corner and using a huge hammer to shape a piece of red hot metal. The principles of blacksmithing have not changed with the passing of time and the basic concep...