Good day at the anvil

[pete46]

Very Good Work & The Towel Racks Are Genius!

[ThomasPowers]

Especially how the are made to be de-mountable without needing to unscrew/take the mounted rods down!

Did you make them from stainless to avoid rusting?

[larrynjr]

I'll probably need to add a little more twist to those, at least one of them will fall off on it's own if I'm not careful. I used 1/4" mild steel, wirewheeled to clean off scale then linseed oil. If rust becomes a problem then I may seek out some stainless to rework them with. Maybe an old oven rack?

[steponmebbbboom]

that is a clever slider mechanism!

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by larrynjr

That's funny cause I almost always think everyone else's stuff is better than what I can do.

I've never made anything that "I" was satisfied with. All I see are the flaws, no matter how few or small. You evidently had a great day the anvil. Good job.

[larrynjr]

I had another good evening of forging tonight, finished a pair of tongs that I've had sitting around for a while, made a new pair of scroll tongs, (pictured here with my last attempt for contrast, the new are the short ones on the right) I also made another beltclip keyhook, which I posted in the (what do you carry thread).

They were still hot in this picture, so I hadn't cleaned them up or polished the scroll tips yet.

[Frosty]

Pretty nice pair of tongs Larry. I guess the anvil's working okay too then eh?

I just Google Earthed Tieton, Wa. My folks lived in E. Wenatchee till just a month ago or so. Well, Dad passed away in 05 but Mother and my sister just moved to a suburb of Boise.

Small world eh?

Frosty

[philip in china]

Mark, I just have 1 reservation about your hardy. I don't see a shoulder on it to take the blow. I might be wrong. Perhaps I just have old eyes!

Just think if you do not have a shoulder you are effectively driving a wedge ito your hardy hole every time you cut. At best you will have a hard job getting it out- which is not the end of the world but you could crack your anvil! Not trying to tell you how to work I am just putting forward a suggestion.

[Frosty]

Philip:

Didn't you intend this reply for the "It Followed Me Home" thread?

I see the shoulder on Mark's new hardy though.

Still it's good advice, it takes surprisingly little to break the heel off an anvil through the hardy hole if a hardy tool wedges and you strike it.

I've never had the experience myself thank goodness but know guys who have.

Frosty

[MRobb]

Great work Larry! You are obviously doing quite well at the Forge / Anvil. Keep up the good work & keep the pics coming!


Mitch