Comments on: The Tin Man

By: David

David — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:15:22 +0000

Hi Judy, I found your page when I was researching Bill Metz. I am in the process of purchasing the home that you went to and that he worked in, I am excited beyond words to find this story and write up on him.

I hope you and I can talk at some point, I will be taking the home back to its historic look outside, with historic as well as updated imeneties inside.

By: jamauthor

jamauthor — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:13:56 +0000

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your recent email. My blog post about Bill Metz was titled The Tin Man, but the book I wrote featuring a tinsmith was titled A SHINING LIGHT. The book has a male protagonist who is the tinsmith in Middle Amana, but isn’t based on Bill’s life. He was the one who was kind enough to help me when I researched the art of tinsmithing in order to write the book. Bill was truly generous with his time and his knowledge was extremely helpful. I haven’t been back to Amana for several years, but he was still filling a few orders for his work the last time I was there.
Thanks for writing,
Judy Miller

By: Kevin Linden

Kevin Linden — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 10:43:07 +0000

Dear Judith,
I lived in IOWA and knew Bill Metz well. I now live in the UK and would love to get a copy of “The Tin Man”.
Bill is one of those special people I felt it was a privilege to know.
Please could you advise on how I can get a copy of this in the UK.

With Kind Regards
Kevin

By: Judy Miller

Judy Miller — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:03:48 +0000

Hi Jackie,
So glad you enjoyed the post. Since I’m no longer blogging at Writes of Passage, I decided I’d do more blogging here on my own website where I can blog as frequently as I’d like about the topics I enjoy. I’m like you–I love learning about the old crafts and visiting with folks who still keep them alive for us!

By: Jackie McNutt

Jackie McNutt — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:58:59 +0000

Judith, what an interesting post. I love to learn of these skilled craftspeople. Thank you