Brian Hibbert

Maybe make decorative birdhouse or feeder hangers rather than the birdhouse? Something similar to a plant hanger only with a more avian decoration. I've got a shepherd's hook with a sheet metal bird silhouette welded to it. Perhaps something like that would sell to bird watchers for a feeder hanger. But what kind of Bird Shop is it? Is it for people with pet birds like parakeets or is it for wild bird watchers? The target market changes what you'd want to make.

I think he'd have bee OK with that. After all, he took a Nine Inch Nails song and made it his own. I think it fits his life.

It was there, just farther back.

Someone had a recent post about finishing a rose for it and posted a picture, but I don't remember who and it's not in the what did you do in the shop thread. It looked nicely made.

I'm not a welder, and would make a mess of that. A good welder might be able to do it cleanly but an armature like me. Could you drill a hole, and use a tap and die set to cut threads for the 3/8 inch rod? You might want to reduce the end of the rod to a smaller size and use a smaller hole if you try this. I think it would end up cleaner than a weld on it.

No. I've never been to the hammer ins.

Hi Deacon, Welcome aboard! We're nearly neighbors. I'm in central Illinois, as is Buzzkill.

That zip lock bag of powder in your friend's carry on might cause a little ruckus at the airport. Make sure it's labeled well and it might avoid some lab testing delays.

Well George, even if the person you were replying to knew the information you were posting, some of us didn't. It was informative.

My brother in law was in a private group that got bought by a one of the local hospital chains. He was glad about it and said they made a lot of things easier since he only had to worry about the actual doctor stuff and they dealt with all the non-doctor things (insurance billing, hiring staff, etc.). I'm sure there were things he didn't like too (time per visit and the like), but he really didn't go into that. He's just retired so he also doesn't have to deal with business succession.

Looks like he has [deleted]. Wish I could make it there, but 1000 miles is a little too far for an estate sale.

Welcome aboard Bill! Glad to have you. I'm not a metal caster (I prefer to beat my steel into submission rather than pouring it) or in the land of Dorothy, but there are people here who are.

Welcome aboard! Please edit your profile to provide your general location. Anvil value depends a great deal upon where you are located and this is a worldwide forum. The links to the pictures you provided are broken. I just get 404 not found errors on them. And provide whatever other information you have on the anvil, manufacturer, weight, condition, etc. Every bit of info helps.

It's not a peom, but I found this on on Anvilfire Anvilfire owners had requested that live links to their site not be included on IFI... A search on their site for The King of the Craftsmen will bring it up in the Story Page button.

Welcome aboard! That's some very nice work.