ArtWerkz

Wham, the hammer of reality. Thanks Grant, the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

I have Volume 1 and Volume 2 and they are in my opinion the best books available on the craft. I can't wait for Volume 3, Joinery. It is rumoured to be in the works. I love the fact that the pictures are very clear and the iron cold so you can see exactly what is being taught. I can't imagine the amount of work that went into making these books. If you want to purchase books about the craft and are serious about blacksmithing these are the two volumes to own. Cheers

It's a great book from a very cool lady. It was well worth buying, can't say enough about the book or Lorelei.

I thank you gentlemen for all your input, now I must do my homework as it were. If anyone else has suggestions please don't hesitate to post. Regards William

I checked out their site, impressive to say the least. I totally understand the "lust" you speak of. I'll await more suggestions from others if available and a reply from Nimba. It's so hard, almost impossible to find a decent anvil in my neck of the woods, I have employed your methods of "searching" also. Thanks again for your help Thomas.

Thomas is there any particular reason/s for the choice. Thank-you for the reply, I have sent an e-mail to Nimba requesting more info. Cheers

Could anyone offer any advice on purchasing a new anvil with regards to model/brand. Thank-you in advance

Check out Chile Forge, I have their Tabasco. I am at sea level running about 5-6 psi with one of their super burners and that baby gets hot.

I am with ya on that one. That anvil pic almost made me cry. I am having a hard time to find one decent anvil and a post vise.

Perhaps weld a couple of pieces of small angle at the top of the door and the bottom of the door, aka a strong back. Perhaps that will help.

I have to go with Coke. I have a cordless 28 Volt Milwaukee hand held band saw and I love it.

Very impressive, I like Beth would like know how the centre of the flower was made.

I thank-you Sir.:D

Very nice indeed, love the pattern.

Genno, maybe

Nice work, May I ask if you used a chain break to stack the metal or what your method was to weld. Thanks in advance.

Very nice, I do have a couple of questions, How does the guitar string fasten to the tines also how does it remain tensioned ? You mentioned wrapped, is there any particular method in the wrap ?

I am with Unicorn, also perhaps to hot a load.

Very interesting design and the Kiss rule is always good. Are we submitting names for the..... MANVIL.:D

Mark the center of the piece and hit it with a center punch and start with a center drill if you have one and work your way up to the drill tap size required. If you are familiar with offhand grinding and have a bench grinder you can easily sharpen your drill bits. You can even make yourself a drill point gage out of a scrap piece of steel. You can google it to get a pic. They have an angle of 59 degrees as I have made my own. Hope this helps.

Organized chaos, beautiful.

I like it, the alternating twist with the wraps in between. Real nice.

Welcome to the show, I am in the same position as yourself. I am just starting out, managed to find an anvil though. All I can say is that the folks here are very nice and helpful even for someone just starting out. The Forum is filled with skilled crafts people and a wealth of information.:)

Sending good vibes from Canada.