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Keedysville, MD
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Forgin', Fishin', and Firearms
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Maryland, USA
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Married white male. One kid & lots of scrap metal.
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Blacksmithing, Music, Restoring my old house, & anything else I can get into.
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Graphic Designer
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What can you make from a spanner?
Junksmith replied to ausfire's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
I've used old Ford wrenches from the early 1900's to make knives. I anneal then super quench with good results. Not like spring steel, but better than a spike knife. It's the Ford logo that really sells them. -
Tire irons (tire spoons)
Junksmith replied to jlpservicesinc's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Making your own tools may be my favorite part of being a blacksmith! -
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Fullering. A guillotine tool was indispensable here.
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All wonderful ideas. Alan, yours in particular are going to be a game changer. Mr. Woolridge, I do have a v shaped jig made of angle iron welded to a flat. I just need to weld on a bit of a stabilizer so it doesn't walk on me.
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Thank you everyone. The pilot holes weren't the greatest idea, but at least they'll be on the inside.
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I'm in the middle of a garden trellis that requires pieces of 1/2" round bar to intersect perpendicularly at a few spots. The plan all along has been to slit the horizontal pieces of 1/2" round so the solid pieces can pass through vertically. Essentially a section of grate. What's killing me is slitting and drifting the round bar. I can make a single hole that's not too off center, but I need three in a row and can't get them lined up. I drilled pilot holes which was probably a mistake. the essential question is, can I take a length of 1/2" round bar and put 3 roughly aligned 1/2" holes in it? Wish I could use square. thanks
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Hay-budden produced anvils between 1880 and 1920 in Brooklyn, NY. That at least gives you a date range. I've got two. Love 'em!