Der_Hannes

Finally got my anvil stand done. I did set the anvil on another already ash filled container to testforge and i am really happy with her. Now i only need to collect 80liters of fine ash. I'm not in a hurry as cold seasons are coming soon and i think in spring time it's done.

well i say the dark side of the chocolate is still chocolate

Hello! Crazy Ivan: Thanks for that. Thomas Powers: I tried my first ball bearing test now. I let a 10mm ( maybe little to small? ) Ball bearing fall from 400mm and it bounced back to 370mm. Frosty: Okay, i didn't use the heavy grinder on it so far. Just wire brushing and a little bit of smoothing it out with the rotex. For blackening i used a 50/50 mix of stove blacking and hard wax oil to get a matt finish. matei campan: Mix is more or less only oil and pigments. Hardy holes and the bottom of the foot got only a wax layer. George Geist: Thanks. Alright no more grinding. WL smith: I will as soon as i've made a nice stand for it. First of all: Here comes the dark side of the chocolate But lucky me that's all. I will get some days work with the anvil and then see if it needs some grinding or not. Here is the result after blackening process. It isn't that shiny in real. I like this method alot as it prevents further rust, it is not sticky that it attracts dirt and it's a smooth black tone. That's the surface as it is going to stay for a while. And as i'm forced to live without the anvil for three weeks now ( it's going to be a hard holiday for me), that is the rest for a while. I might contact one of the last anvil manufacturers in germany about some history of the anvil and company and i will let you know. Greetings, Hannes

Hello! I always wanted a England/ London pattern Anvil but it's xxxx hard to find this shape in Germany. This year holiday will be in Sweden so i thought of buying a new one of Kohlswa as i've heard only good things about them. Then Tubbe was so friendly to help me out with a used one in Sweden which i could snatch. Then i got a very good offer for a monster of a south german pattern anvil... and i ended up with a 108 KG/ 238 lb London/England Pattern (actually i'm not sure about what exactly this pattern is called) Anvil. I got that one for 300€ inclusive shipping. I did some research for the brand. But the only things i found out are: - manufactured by Carl Schlasse in Milspe Germany ( by the emblem of the anchor) - Company is no longer existing, and i can't find to many more information about that. i couldn't find any information about the quality, manufacturing process, or anything. Things i know about the one i just purchased: - Nice sound, no cracks or something like that ( when i saw the picture i was afraid the top plate had already a crack) - Nice rebound - The foot isn't really flat ( so i need to lay it into lead) - Hardy hole looks like never been used... same for pritchel. Bottom of the Pritchel and Hardy holes is quite soft. - One side saw some work with some chipped corners. - Hammermarks all around and some holes for handles so maybe wrought. ( Only a guess) About the quality i can´ t say much as i only got some cleaning done. Now i'm going to blacken the anvil and grind some smooth corners on the chipped parts. When the anvil is finished i want to build a stand that the anvil can be ash stored ( starts with sand until i got enough ash). Here are some pictures: That's the way it came to me... The Emblem Short while after grinding with wire brush Hardy/ Pritchel Hole Hole for handle Bottom with welding. I will post update of the Process around the anvil. I hope someone could give me some Information or even has got an own one ( as prices were also nouned in usd so maybe it's quite spread) Greetings, Hannes

WOW! That is a nice vise restoration and the most awesome vise stand i have ever seen! Good idea and i like the table as a rest. Thanks for sharing the last picture! Greetings, Hannes

Hello! As my nephew had his first communion he had to get his first proper sized knife. It is kind of a family tradition, so i thought i could make one for him. I'm not so enthusiastic about knife making because i hate polishing and all that tiny stuff around. But now i had a reason to make one. So i made a testknife of an old file: Grinding was done by anglegrinder and paper-discs. Polishing started with 75mm Roloc Scoth disc and ended with unipol polish and a rag. As i made some mistakes on that one i gave attempt on the present itself. Design is more or less like the puma white hunter. Blade was a file rest is mild steel and a piece of wood which looks bit like beech tree. Well i hope not get more nephews or kids so i don't have to make more knifes It was kind of hard work doing leather pouch, grinding and polishing. But my nephew was very happy and proud of the present and did smuggle the knife into church service where the presents got sanctification. Greetings, Hannes p.s.: the stripes on the blades is the reflection of my heating.

A DeWalt DCD 795 Akku Drill and a DeWalt circular hand saw. Now i can start some forged iron and wood combination for furniture.

Thanks for sharing this video! May i ask what you take for blackening the candleshaper? Smooth finish! Greetings, Hannes

Thanks for posting! She came out very well!

Hi again Rick! Please don't paint her! Just use owatrol oil; it's transparent and works like paint but you still see the material itself! And after wire brushing and grinding her to perfect shape she will look just awesome, so there's no need for make up ;) Greetings, Hannes

Hi Robert33usa! This is my baby i use to work with as a striker. The head is 3kgs -> 6,61 lb; the handle to the head is 425mm -> 16,73inches. The parts i work with is mainly toolsteel for making hammers, hatchets, small anvil swages. i do have others ( 4, 5, 6 and 8 kgs) with different size of handles but i shorten the ones i use more often down. The head is quite soft so i get good power into the workpiece. Also the hammer is light enough to use it as a hand hammer for some situations. This is the hammer i take with me to every smithing job and i always took it to a friend of mine ( where i help with hatchets) who only had a 6kg hammer until i gave him a 3kg as a birthday present. First thing he did: Shorten the handle and grind the face as he also liked working with mine. I also like the head itself with the bulged eye. I got all of my striking hammers at flea markets in rural areas for cheap money. Sometimes you have to buy a new handle, but as most come with a long handle you can just cut the head of and set it lower. i've got a straight peen with 4kgs which managed to destroy a whole brick barn. The head looked quite bad ( but nothing which can't be reshaped) but he knew how to use a sledge, the wood didn't have any dent. I try to look for old ones or tradionaly made ones. I had a new one which was "machine hardened" and it sprung back like a rubber ball. After a short time my arms hurt and i never touched it again. But this also depends on your prefers, many like the bouncing hammers! By the way i do both cross armed and not. Greetings, Hannes

Very nice first vise! So now grab your angle grinder with steelbrush wheel and some wd 40/ Ballistol and show the hidden beauty! Maybe you could heat up the leg and straighten it a bit. Add some propper grease and you have a wonderfull vise! Any thoughts about the stand? Or do you attach that one to your workbench?

Servus again! @DSW: Thanks and i will definately enjoy my forge. ( i've got some big plans to add and stuff) @Frosty the Lucky: Let's say it was a happy coincidence that the blacken fingernails appeared when i came back ;) @arkie: mhm surfboard- workbench combination, floating wind powered forge... i need to do some blue prints and then -> off the beach into the waves ;)

Servus again! After firing the forge for 5 days i'm glad to tell, that it works really propper now! Firepan didn't burn through. The part below didn' get too hot. The blower didn't start to burn.Kept being tight and the airblow was very strong. I fell in love with my forge again as i can't imagine any better Action-Shot: and pan after some days: Frosty: Thanks for the Info about Brazzing! arkie: Thanks! Yep the old one was almost not repairable. Sorry, that this was not an instruction how to repair one, just how to replace one. Greetings, Hannes

Demonstration was shorter because of rain and storm so i quick took a photo of my guillotine: Even today it worked quite well... and now you see why i want it to be riveted.