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Right, I was expecting an account of an actual blacksmith. I'm pretty sure priorities in the 17th century were not the same as they are now and people had a to
by Manfred 8y ago
Right, I was expecting an account of an actual blacksmith.
I'm pretty sure priorities in the 17th century were not the same as they are now and people had a totally different perspective on work.
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoIndeed. I think there's an apt and pithy description for the original article. It's rather sad, because it turns out that real blacksmith stories (if you ignore the mythological ones) are far more interesting and inspiring than this superficial nonsense. http://theconsummatedabbler.com/2016/06/25-of-the-worlds-most-famous-blacksmiths/ http://theconsummatedabbler.com/2016/06/25-of-the-worlds-mos...
- onemoresoop 8y agoAnd strong arms too. A smart black smith with weak arms/shoulders/wrists would under-perform one who didn't. And the tools were a) quite simple, b) they wouldn't change every 3 years and would last a generation. The comparison to the software craftsman is quite silly, I agree
- brianmcc 8y agoYeah I thought that too - 30 years of fine tuning one's horseshoe shaping skills is admirable, but it's wildly different to the "constantly learning new things" narrative. It's a shame, I did quite enjoy the "our sword guy let us down" cartoon!