Good morning everyone, I'm back from my Rome trip and readjusting to local time. Returned home last night after yesterday's 23 hour return trip...a grand adventure full of lots of people watching the entire time. Had two lengthy waiting periods at the airports to prevent what I saw at both airports --> people literately "sprinting" through the crowds to make their flights...and then there was the one lady who came sprinting up to the gate for her flight which had left the gate 20 minutes earlier and was taking off. So many travelers...

Happy Saturday everyone

Did you fare well the last time you tried your hand at Smithy work? Here's your chance to hone your skills at one of the oldest means of shaping metal. The vowels in these words have been left in place...your challenge is to use the correct consonants to forge the words.



Unused Letters: C DD GG HHH K LL MM NNN PP RRRRRR SSSSS TTTT V W

Letters Remaining: D L M P R S

= 1. -UYE-E
= 2. -EA---
3. -A--
= 4. --A-E
= 5. -I-E
= 6. -A---E-
= 7. ---I-E-
= 8. -U---
= 9. -O---
10. -O--

1. tuyere

Welcome home soot.

5. vise

I hope you had a good trip.

Thank you Michele and Remi...great business trip as had two afternoons to explore

All correct

2. hearth

9. tongs

6. mandrel

Good solves manXman LadyK and Michele

4. swage

7. striker Ciao Soot!

Ciao Cue You and Michele are spot on

8. punch

Good one Cue

Which narrows the field for the last two items

3. lamp
10. rods

I'll take those manXman