It followed me home

[JosephPrivott]

five sets of swages (top and bottom) plus misc other tools, $60

[divermike]

I just got these sorted, some painted for my shop, some for the group, shaping dies from a machine shop, all tossed in a big box, sold for less than scrap metal price. I figured some of them would make decent shaping tools, fullers, hardies etc.

[CurlyGeorge]

WOW. You made a haul, there!! Some of those will work great for you. Congrats!

[Frosty]

Nice haul Mike.

Let us know what you turn it into please.

Frosty

[divermike]

I hope to get an industrial band saw in use and cut some of the larger pieces into manageable sizes, weld hardy posts on them and benefit the group. Just gotta make a new shelf in the shaping tools area now, always a good problem to have. I have some beautiful V blocks, some odd half rounds etc. should be able to make some nice "iron in the hat" contributions as well.

[KYBOY]

Heres a nice Champion hammer that jumped in truck with me today..It is nice shape with the mark pretty much 100%..i love these old Champion and heller hammers..They just feel right..

[divermike]

Have you ever taken the time to count how many hammers you have? I was just thinking that if all you guys are like me, we must have 80% of the worlds hammers locked up in our little blacksmithing world, I also think they breed!

[Ted T]

Well I did a quick inventory to see how many hammers I had left after a burglary/theft last month.
I counted at least 100 hammers of different types and uses. I still have to inventory another one of my shops.
The hammer types include: Claw Hammers, Framing Hammers, Rounding Hammers, Roofing Hammers, Cross and Straight Peen (Pien) (Pane) Hammers, Sledgehammers, Welding Chipping Hammers, Rail Road Spike Hammers, Rubber Mallets, Masons Hammers, Cobblers Hammer, Repousse Hammers, Body and Fender Hammers, Club Hammers, and Hatchets.

I also found at least 26 top tools such as Hot Cuts, Top Swedges, Square Punches, and Round Punches, flatters, and spring Swedges, and Fullers.
I also have some Hardie Tools such as hot cuts, but only a couple of bottom Swedges left.
This is all I have left after about 50 years of collecting them.
The moral to my response is: Lock your doors, get a big dog, or what ever you have to do to keep burglars out!
Ted T

[CurlyGeorge]

Ted, I am really sorry to hear about the burglary. I always keep my shop locked, when I'm not here and working in it. But like they say. "Locks just keep honest men honest". If they want my stuff, they will get it. I hope that never happens.

[Warrigal]

Inventory!!!!!!! Certainly I'll put a couple weeks aside for that in my next life.
On the hoarding subject. My three year old wants a tree house.
No suitable trees in our yard. No cash to go and buy a prefab one ( which I wouldn't do anyway.
Not quiet enough cash to buy nice wood to build from scratch. So I'm watching Nat Geo the other day and they start talking log cabins.
Of course..... The local ply board factory sells logs..... What else do I need,
Hmmmm
Axe, got heaps
Bowsaw, got several.
Adze, got two.
Brace and bits, got a selection.
Froe (For shingles), spikes ( to hold the logs together) hinges (for the door)
Got a forge I can make those.
Cool I'll start a thread when I get some pics and keep you guys posted.
Carl