Watching this video, I like to pretend that this is just an interview with one among millions of other blacksmiths working today. In other words, that the world, and the nature of work, had gone differently.

I'm lacking in respect, huh? Fuck you, pal. I disagreed with you, and I did so pretty vehemently because I feel very strongly that you are wrong. Do you somehow think that you are entitled to judge everybody else by your impossible standards while staying safe from reproach and disagreement up in your ivory tower? And I'm the one with the ego, sure.

Now, look. I have two friends who are way into blacksmithing (and I'm actually going to try this out a bit when it becomes feasible for me to have a forge and anvil (I don't think my current neighbours would like it if I suddenly started pounding metal in my back yard)) and many others who have spent years working in construction. One of them even broke his back doing it. They have their primary skills and I've got mine, and while there is a slight overlap (since we all love to learn new things and tend to do so from each other), we all have to recognize that we are different people who are good at different things.

Because the really fucking simple truth is that life isn't perfect, and neither are human beings. We also have a finite amount of time and a finite amount of energy, and unless you are some sort of crazy person who doesn't have any limits and will work yourself until you keel over, you're going to have a few things you do well and a few things you do less well. Deal with it. What is happening here is that you've got some jacked up übermensch fantasy you can't possibly live up to, so you judge others instead of just taking your expectations down to a more realistic level.

Oh, and by the way - I love how your response was essentially just one big throbbing ad hominem. Don't have anything meaningful to say? Don't worry; you can always call the other guy an arrogant jerk! That'll show him! Nice job there, buddy. You really got me good.

Isn't Blacksmithing just one of those archaic tough-guy jobs that screams masculinity? Honestly, I'd put it up there with Crab-fisherman, coal-miner, marine..

You don't have to be a blacksmith.

Oh, and muscles...Blacksmiths have some dense trapeziums and forearms

I'm really convinced now that I was a blacksmith in an earlier life. I think I missed my calling in this one.

You might only see 2 of the hands, but the third hand is hitting the hammer.

>> ^ReverendTed:

>> ^CheshireSmile:
>> ^PHJF:
What kind of blacksmith has no apprentice?

either he does, or he has 3 hands at 2:37...
I'm not seeing that third hand. I'm not saying you're seeing things, but...how many fingers am I holding up?

>> ^CheshireSmile:

>> ^PHJF:
What kind of blacksmith has no apprentice?

either he does, or he has 3 hands at 2:37...
I'm not seeing that third hand. I'm not saying you're seeing things, but...how many fingers am I holding up?

>> ^PHJF:

What kind of blacksmith has no apprentice?


either he does, or he has 3 hands at 2:37...

What kind of blacksmith has no apprentice?

Wait a sec....call me slow.
gwiz665 and Lann got together for a, "better or worse" fright-fest but ISSY and rottenssneddz??

Dude...Too much time on the internet has led to more failed unions than alcohol

@Lann: Just happy with my delusions, that a rest-well at night comes with the knowledge that you have that youngster under your command-thumb!!
For, :
In the game of metallurgy/blacksmith vs. code-monkey, rock smashes scissors effectively enough, EVERYTIME!
(S'pecially cause yer from the U.S. and he's a pasty snow-monkey form the land of hardly any sun....!)

*metal I was always interested in blacksmithing always looked like a fun hobby I had no idea you could do quality work with a BBQ pit and couple grinders though. Now I'm getting ideas heh.

Hrm I'm about 99% sure you can just let the guards kill that dragon, and even in the last fight you could just use dragonrend shout and let the npc's kill it couldn't you?

I ended up doing this for most of the game on my magic character because I found magic so much slower at killing on the highest setting than max-blacksmithing weapons were on my melee char.

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