Had a chat with my neighbor about my new forge hood

I was showing off the new hood I built for my backyard forge, and my neighbor, who's a baker, just stared at it for a minute. He said, 'You know, that's basically just a giant, angry oven vent.' I'd never thought of it that way, but he's totally right. It kind of made me laugh and rethink my whole 'serious industrial equipment' vibe. Anyone else have a non-smith put your gear into a weird new light?

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paul_stone2923d ago

Giant angry oven vent" is perfect. It really shows how most tools are just specialized versions of simpler things. Kinda takes the mystery out of it in a fun way.

thompson.brian23d ago

Yeah, that "specialized versions" thing is so true. It's more like we just keep finding new ways to aim air at stuff.