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interesting post Frank, thanks for sharing...

dig the horse, what gauge wire you use?

showing on the history chan website for 10 pm here , but on the guide is a dickering show. gonna tape that time slot and hope for the best.

thanks for the heads up!

dunno if its been mentioned, but have you guys  thought about a kickstarter?

just curious.

Thanks alec for posting the pictures! and a good translation of Brian's original post.

Thanks Brian,

I hope you can get Alec's picture on this post, it would explain the point your getting at.

hey Brian,

Thanks for bringing this up, i have never gave much thought about the joint it self thinning and becoming weak after the weld, though i noticed it,

I also never gave consideration on  what the implications were on understanding it as a new smith learning to weld.

looking back i can see how this confused some of the reasons for scarfing and upsetting. it took me a good long time to get why you upset and scarf. because on the first fire poker  i tried,  i just folded and welded it up ;0)

all i could find is this

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great work  Chris!

could you give us an idea how you did the runes and the design?

this reminds me when i was in the SCA  20 years ago... had no skill and little resources. i didn't do much with mail but a lot with leather and plate.

what i started with was a dishing stump and a ball peen hammer. then graduated to a piece of I beam for riveting on.

good luck in your endeavor and stay sensible/safe!

have fun!

not a bad price imo :)

here's another dragon i am working on,

need to clean it up and add the wings,

my older sons gonna be happy :)

nice video Brad!

makes me want one for sure.

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity Glenn!!!

It sounds a little out of my league for what i do though.

LOL, it's all magic depending on the way you look at it ;)

thanks for looking guys!

i am real curious about it, but i am not enough to buy the plans :D

I was on ABANA's site and saw this book for sale,Plans for the Pattern Cut Out Device (H. Peot).

does anyone have any information on how this was used or a picture of one? I Googled but could find anything.

thanks,

i would think u would sell all you could make for 300 a piece with a good heat treat!

a swage block would be easy to do as well i would think!  food for thought ;)

just curions is your comapany looking at production? that would be Awesome.

it's a good first start i look forward to seeing where you go with it. :)

yea, was nice lighting a forge up with the snow falling...

we don't do that very often down this way :)

Hey guys,

I just made my first scroll starter hardy. think it came out ok. it's made from jackhammer bit.

in the background you can see a hammer eye drift i did from the same piece. pretty happy with both of em !

from what i have heard, (not a lawyer) it is not illegal to deface/ use coins in art, so long as you don't try to misrepresent the value.

in other words, don't make a nickel look like a quarter, or what ever.  and if you are melting em down or forging who's gonna know anyway?

Excited about your project! hope you post some pics when your done and Congrats!

Im interested in the plans! or the kit if i have the money.

Best of luck and Kudos for sticking with it. 

here is a link to an article steve williamson wrote about making dragons. this is who i learned them from.

hope that helps michael.

my boys got to see it hot, while i was doing it, my oldest helped set the wings in place with a wedge he wants one now of course

http://www.rockyforge.org/newsletters/rfn_v8i01.pdf

like the handle shape, never seen it before.

nice work~!

i gotta try that...