Mike Turner

Thomas,

Boy the farriers in your area work cheap, only $20 more than a smith . When I was shoeing in California I started at $200 and had a few that where almost $500.

Michael,

Hoof nippers in my oppinion would make terrible tongs. They have to much carbon and will likely break on you from quenching. All the nippers I have seen are drop forged which leaves a cast looking line around them, the better nippers have all that cleaned off. do you have any pics that would help to identify what you have.

Whats the difference?:D

Nice looking knives, is the Damascus your own? What are the steels? How about a shot of the file work?

Are you using a hood? If not increase your distance from your structure. If so you can put a piece of hardware cloth at the top of your chimney.

Hey Ty I know that wrought likes to tear like that. Did you keep the heat up on it? I actually like the last shot you posted the best, I also like the texture of the wrought over the other one as well. That finish looks real nice gives it an older feel to it like it has been around. So when are you doing the other? Did you etch it at all?

Hey Ty I see you got the wrought, that looks pretty cool. The split is a little big for my liking but my wife says I have no taste anyway :roll:.

Ok so what is this? This is the chrome plated rod that I have. http://www.pmtsco.com/CHROME2.HTM And does this apply to the chromium steels that we use like 5160 and 52100?

Walker,

I remember seeing it and saved it somewhere so I went and found it on my computer. Here is a link that has the copostion of D6A


https://www.continuinged.purdue.edu/pdf/contents.pdf

If I remember that is a blade from a wood miser. I don't have any idea as what the steel really is, I would contact wood miser see if they will tell you. I do know it is not D6. Most band saw blades make great knife material.

Yes the chromium IS dangerous! I work for a major chemical company (Fortune 500 company) as a fitter/welder (34yrs exp.)and ANY time we plasma, airarc, or STICK or MIG weld we have to barracade off a 20ft. radius area, wear a resparator, use a smoke ventalation system, vacumm our clothes off when finished with job, clean up floors/tables with floor sweep, shower, put dirty clothes in a marked plastic bag, (the bag is water soluble) and all this for ANY material that has chrome in it, no matter the amount of chrome. Grinding and tig welding causes no problems as far as our industial hygiene department has determined. This procedure has been put in sevice only in the last month or so but any violation will result in "extreme disiplinary action". we comply.... SO... take this for what you think it is worth but please BE SAFE!!!

I'd just scrounge a big hunk of steel, much less hassle than using rail.

patrickrock,

The neo tribal guys use hardwood ash to line their forges. Tai Goo does a lot of neo tribal smithing. if you want more info I would contact Tai Tai Goo Knives - custom hand forged knives -neo-tribal blades

Thanks all for the very kind words. I have quite a few just about finished and will be posting them soon and as often as I can.

Hi Ellen,

I was going to post that little saying about farriers, but did not know how the smiths here would take to me stroking my ego a bit.

Farrier work is tough work and can be very dangerous. The cost of tools would almost bankrupt you, my shoeing box alone has $1200.00 you can get cheaper tools but I can't stand tools that will not hold up. If you have a good shoer keep him happy. I know the main 2 reasons I fire a customers is bad horses or bad paying customers

I second Glenn, your going to want to try them on also look up safety supply houses we are a small town and have one.

Try ebay Sam, you may find something there.

The best prices I have found on bits is a www.use-enco.com I use HSS like Jr said they don't like heat. Most people run there drills way to fast, slow it down and your bits will last.

If anyone has a better source let me know.

Thanks Thomas that was very informative, I had never thought about the handmade look being the result of trying to compete against the machine. You are absolutely right about old does not mean that it is crude in anyway. Some of the finest work is very old.

Not only did I want to see some of the forging marks I really did not have the time to really hammer finish the shoe.

BTW thanks for the comment.

Hey all,

This is my first knife that I had done, I started this last December and took me a few months to get'er done. This was made for my father who like to hunt upland game.

I forged the blade using 1095, 1084 and 15N20 to 60 layers and twisted it. The scales are elk antler with SS pins the bolsters are pre civil war wrought iron from anchor chain the pins are mild steel.

I hope you all like it, I know I make pertier horseshoes.

Thanks for looking.

Thanks guys I thought the hammer marks would be really appropriate as she also does pioneer re-enactments and it says it was forged.

Alan my condolences to you and your family, we are all here for you.

Hi all here is a shoe I made for a customer she wanted a shoe to use to keep the tension on the yarn of her loom. I asked her about putting something on the shoe so as not to rust on her and she said that anything on it would transfer to the yarn, so I decided to make the shoe and out of SS this way it won't rust and we don't have to worry about anything transferring to the yarn. I left some of the hammer marks in it as I like to see that it was hand made, I knocked the scale off and buffed it so it was smooth and would not snag.


Hope ya like it.

Backyardsmith,

I would be more concerned about thatsmith pulling my tooth after shoeing a horse, as I can tell you that my hands stink .

Hey Frosty,

That is why I don't remember the planes, I was only at the main terminal. Texas thought they grew them big they obviously where in denial as I know they grow monsters in Alaska.

Backyardsmith,

I am curious had they seen a horses foot look like a tanto? The confusion is that people see movies that have blacksmiths shoeing horses, they basically stereotype smiths and farriers together thinking they are the same. In the day of old it was true smiths had to do lots of jobs farrier, smith, vet and others some even played doctors on people as there was no doctor and a smith/ farrier had to have medical knowledge to help sick or injured animals which made him effective at helping people as well. Glad you liked the shoe.