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Navaja

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  1. And that I would like to see OK. Folks usually like to show off the stuff they have made & other folks usually like to look at it, but fair enough.
  2. Or any big bit of steel. Here's a photo of my stuff, an axe, bowl adze, hammer, knife & I forgot about my "mechanics knife, fork & spoon" I've made a few knives but didn't include a machete as I guess it's just a big knife. Haven't had a go at making tongs yet as I got a few from a flee market, maybe some wood gouges next.......
  3. How many different tools have you made that you can gather in one photo? I started out making blades but have gone on to make Adzes, Axes & Hammers & have only scratched the surface with simple stuff, maybe pliers one day . lt would be cool to see how many different tools can be made, a homemade "tool kit" I guess. So please show us how many different tools you've made. I think it only fair that five different hammers count as a hammer not five!
  4. Nice work & useful tools. On my "to make" list.......
  5. The block is around a 100 pounds, it' d be nice to have a horn & holes though, driving the eyes on these hammers would have been easier, as it was I used an old weight with a hole in it balance on top to use drifts on, not easy to do by myself. This style of hammer has always looked very uncomfatable & just wrong to my eyes, that's why I thought I'd give them a go, that & a simple excuse to make something else I could manage! I have heard many sing the praises of this pattern for forging bevels on blades, my reason for wanting to try them, in the hand they feel like they will to some extent be self aligning due to the mass under the handle. The handles are angled down a few degrees. I'm not in a hurry for an anvil, all things come to he who waits....... Just how long Can you remember where exactly, I 'all go look
  6. ..... Couldn't resist the title, sorry any more names? First go at posting pics & first at forging hammers, nothing fancy but wanted to try this style of hammer so here they are- Made from an old axle, I don't have an eye drift so split with a chisel then a metal erectors tapered drift/hole aligner. That made for some "interesting" shaped eyes that needed a bit of filing & a lot of careful shaping to get the handles to fit tight. They just happen to weigh 2 & 3 pounds. I will make a eye drift for my next attempts & will work the cheeks flatter. Quenched in warm oil & tempered by running colour down to the faces. I haven't used them yet, might have to shorten them a bit but will try them first & see what happens. A picture of my humble set up- Anvils must have been all over the place in this part of the world in the past but after looking for a couple of years I've only seen a few & they won't part with them........ Take care.
  7. For what it's worth it might be worth balancing the fan, I got hold of an old forge with a hand crank blower that doesn't even have bushings, it sounded like a hand cracked air raid siren because of the badly out of balance fan "chattering" like crazy. After balancing it is relatively quiet & good to use even though there is no difference in wear. I just made sure the removed fan when balanced on a couple of flats edges didn't have a heavy spot that settled at the bottom each time.
  8. Navaja

    Box tongs

    I had the same problem, a large hole in the supply pipe covered with a sliding "half pipe" gives infinitely adjustable air without restricting or burning out the supply motor.
  9. Back & forth but mainly Spain, I work here.
  10. Been lurking for a while & have picked up some really useful information from this great forum. I split my time between southern Spain & the UK, am mainly to into bladesmithing & knife making but enjoy reading about anything blacksmithing so a lot to go at here! I see a few familiar names here from other knife related forums so know I'll be in good company..... Take care.
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