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I find your Knot sculptures very relaxing in a simple way . 

They are very good and would certainly earn room space .

13 minutes ago, Tommytaptap said:

He's got to be English with that flat cap!! Well done. Is he fishing? He's got his casting arm in A1 position there!

Yea flat cap and white silk scarf ,white scarf only to be worn by fully skilled mon ok or woman.

love it

Happy face one side ,sad face on the other.

rotate as your mood changes , I.e.  sad face showing put it in writing I will read it later

On ‎13‎/‎05‎/‎2016 at 3:52 AM, Charles R. Stevens said:

I have tried skinning them, had better luck plucking. Much better outside than in my kitchen, lol.

I also don't bother dressing plucking and pulling pheasants ,I just unzip them there is no meat on the back, cut the skin by the crop and pull it apart over the breast and legs .then fillet the breasts of with a filleting knife cut the legs off " p s I don't like them to high".

My granddad also used to say to much game can make you bad as it is hard to digest ?.

My prayers are with you both.

My wife was very ill some years ago and still as to control her thoughts ,Now the happy times are long and the bad times short .

What help her was reading Claire Weekes, I also read it and would read it to her through the bad times when she could not read it herself

She was also admitted to hospital .

But through the book, a psychiatric nurse and me, is now  living again.

I feel your pain  

lord hear our prayers

10 hours ago, duckcreekforge said:

10 hours ago, duckcreekforge said:

I would say it is a valve seat stone dresser. A lot of engine valve seats are 30 degrees and 45 degrees. Does the end of the black screw have a diamond for dressing grinding stones?

I would say it is a valve seat stone dresser. A lot of engine valve seats are 30 degrees and 45 degrees. Does the end of the black screw have a diamond for dressing grinding stones?

Yea I think you are bang on the money after a google search of valve seat stone dresser.

A few extra pics for Frosty to conclude his train of thought ?

Will have to think of a use for it 

The lever just moves the shaft with the threaded knurled head bolt through up and down.

Collected this item from a boot sale ,the seller when asked said he had know Idea what it was and for a quid "£1" I could have it.

Could not resist it at that price any notions as to what it might have been used for ? ,the spigot an back scale are both adjustable.

Regards .

Thank you all for telling me what it really is,

I shall enjoy using it ,I also have a No 3 & No 2 fly press so it should be very useful .

The Maker is:- A Finney and it is a New Wonder they used to manufacture machinery in Birmingham for the aircraft industry just up the road from where I live, they used to call it the City  of a thousand trades shame time as moved on.

I wonder if people in the future will feel the same about 3D printers ?

Purchased this today from a boot sale.

It uses standard type hacksaw blades.

I used to use one similar at work years ago, you could also grind the blade thinner and use it like a scroll saw on metal plate.

Cost me £40 I think it was well worth it

I can see the breath and feel the heart beat of a wild horse in my minds eye , to be able to create from scrap and achieve that is a wonderous ability . i'm very greatfull to see your  creations.

Daswulf     your work is Good Good Good I am sure once you find a way to get it out there they will be knocking at your door.

Quench, I know that feeling you are not alone

The Blast furnace at Steward and Lloyds  Bilston "she was named Lizzy", Had to be lit by a women or bad luck would be prevail and no one would work on it.

Lizzy don't smoke any more they blew her up and sold the work off abroad ,Bilston lost it's soul.

Well I have managed to sort out my No 3 fly press the no is stamped on the ram see photo with chalk circle " photo's a bit poor sorry" made a handle out off 1 inch bar .

Drilled the ram hole out to 1 inch . to take tooling .  it doe's the job.

Also aquired another press for £40 with some tooling ,once again no handle or balls , I have two large weight lifting discs and I shall use the to make a fly wheel .

Thanks for all your advice see you soon ?.

I have a sweeny& blocksidge  on mine it's attached via a split collar ,But it looks a lot smaller than the one you have , I think mine is a 2.

The picture was taken before I stripped and cleaned it.

If you don't progress your abilty to survive, then you will be held to ransom by the grabbers of society .become dependent and fade away.

Mans quest for basic knowledge be able to hunt  make fire, weapons and tools a creative mind enable you to walk in peace and tranquility where ever you are.

Once knowledge is gained it cannot be stolen from you unlike wealth and possessions.

On 1/19/2016 at 8:00 AM, yesteryearforge said:

 

Great lines really like it, only neg for me is the sharp point on the top, " it's the retired safety rep in me" .

Definately a design to borrow

21 hours ago, mutant said:

To me, there's nothing wrong with working with or without modern day tools. Doesn't matter to me if you use propane or coal either. For me, at least, blacksmithing both a skill and an art and the tools the artist wants to use is up to them.

 I agree with your comment as long as it is not bothering any one else ,do what suits you.

Why should  you have to conform with what some one else thinks ,it's my forge and I will work my way .

The only problem I can see is folks are going to try to take it off the wall and try to play it .

It's great  

I once went fishing with a work mate, he had all the best gear and ridiculed my cheap second hand gear as I was just starting out , at the end of the day i caught much more fish than him.if you are in no hurry listen to the story your gear can tell you before you rush to buy new.

Don't be fooling yourselves.

With the advent of robotics and 3D printers the world is in for a change .the people with wealth will distance themselves from the underlings as the guild skills are no longer required. "Look at Londonium " and what it as done to the rest of the UK.

If you are surplus to requirements you will disappear .

The race is lost before you reach the starting post.

I use:-

 1 part volume bees wax ,1 part vol turps ,1/2 part vol  boiled linseed oil.

have no problem with hardening or separation .

I even re-waxed my dog walking wax coat with it

 I would say 32 ? 

Tomorrow is promised to no one 

When I was an apprentice ,the boiler maker I was paired up with was Arthur . 

No bad attitude, greatfull to have a teacher ,he said you might be to old for a smack but you ain't to young for a thump.

Great man god bless him ,owe shed loads  for making me Blackcountry man I am today