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Blacksmith extraordinaire Bob Bergman,
owner of Postville Blacksmith Shop, will
be the demonstrator for the 6th Annual
SWABA Conference February 18 & 19,
2012.
Mr. Bergman will
be demonstrating industrial tools and
techniques as they apply to ornamental
ironwork with a focus toward
productivity, tool making “Blacksmith
style”, flat die forging and fly press
work.
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SWABA Conference Las Cruces NM Feb 18 & 19 2012
26 January 2012 - 10:45 AM
Stake Anvil
02 December 2011 - 11:12 AM
Here is a picture of the stake anvil I made using a RR spike driver and a piece of 2.5" sq stock, (and another's smiths *big* powerhammers!)
As I recall it 's about 3' tall---so I could use an abbreviated stump or even dirt---the spike is 9" long IIRC.
I still need to weld over the eye to make a small flat anvil face, though I use it as it stands anyway.
My apprentice forged a second shaft at the same time I did with some coaching from the powerhammers' owner; of course I had some help from him as well as I don't have a lot of chambersburg experience... Hist stake anvil used an oddball sledge hammer that was elongated but had a moderately square cross section that tapered to the faces.
My thanks to Thom for providing the pictures!
(The growths around the base of the stake anvil are scrapped wood auger bits flattened and one concrete bit; courtesy of the local scrapyard---no usable bits were harmed in the making...)
As I recall it 's about 3' tall---so I could use an abbreviated stump or even dirt---the spike is 9" long IIRC.
I still need to weld over the eye to make a small flat anvil face, though I use it as it stands anyway.
My apprentice forged a second shaft at the same time I did with some coaching from the powerhammers' owner; of course I had some help from him as well as I don't have a lot of chambersburg experience... Hist stake anvil used an oddball sledge hammer that was elongated but had a moderately square cross section that tapered to the faces.
My thanks to Thom for providing the pictures!
(The growths around the base of the stake anvil are scrapped wood auger bits flattened and one concrete bit; courtesy of the local scrapyard---no usable bits were harmed in the making...)
Off to Quad-State
16 September 2011 - 02:51 PM
Well I'm off to Quad-State after work today---by way of several sets of kids and grand kids so I won't get there till Wednesday or Thursday.
Anyone else going?
(By a stroke of luck my disreputable red hat turned up---even more disreputable than before!)
Anyone else going?
(By a stroke of luck my disreputable red hat turned up---even more disreputable than before!)
Howdy, been a long time
19 August 2011 - 04:27 PM
Since some folks are unwilling to take the time to go down to their local post office and find a picture of me I thought I'd see if I can finally get one posted here.
This was about a year ago when I was making stake anvils from some odd shaped sledge hammer heads, I'm working on the tenon that gets riveted through the eye of the hammer head.
No this is not my shop. When I wanted to work down some 2.5" sq stock I borrowed the facilities of one of New Mexico's great professional smiths, Chris Thomson.
So:
Name: Thomas Powers
Location: near Socorro NM
Smithing since around 1981
Been on the net since back in the bulletin board days and rec.crafts.metalworking
Strong interest in the history of ferrous metal processes, bibliophile.
Noted as possessor of the "Disreputable Red Hat"
Member of the SCA since Fall of 1978
This was about a year ago when I was making stake anvils from some odd shaped sledge hammer heads, I'm working on the tenon that gets riveted through the eye of the hammer head.
No this is not my shop. When I wanted to work down some 2.5" sq stock I borrowed the facilities of one of New Mexico's great professional smiths, Chris Thomson.
So:
Name: Thomas Powers
Location: near Socorro NM
Smithing since around 1981
Been on the net since back in the bulletin board days and rec.crafts.metalworking
Strong interest in the history of ferrous metal processes, bibliophile.
Noted as possessor of the "Disreputable Red Hat"
Member of the SCA since Fall of 1978
The Games Afoot!
17 June 2011 - 05:19 PM
Just had one of my students call me up and ask what a 600# anvil is worth, a friend of his had a grandparent die recently and the family doesn't know how to deal with the anvil...it's in VA, too far for me to get but I'm still tracking it down remotely. (bet it's a lot lighter than 600# though!)
(of course if it *is* a 600# double horned footed anvil in great condition----well my sister and brother in law live in Manassas....)
*networking* is everything when hunting anvils! Yoicks & Tally-Ho!
(of course if it *is* a 600# double horned footed anvil in great condition----well my sister and brother in law live in Manassas....)
*networking* is everything when hunting anvils! Yoicks & Tally-Ho!
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