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Mr. Natal, Welcome to I.F.I. Please post some pictures to help folks identify the anvil SLAG.

Motivation and persistence. SLAG.

Herr Frosty, What is a COE? SLAG.

Mr. Acfarer, Greetings from a tad east of the said Ozarks. (Saint Louis). Welcome to the club. Regards, SLAG.

Mr. J. Frost, is correct, (as per usual). Permit me, the SLAG, to make a suggestion to make faster removal of the mushrooming. If the mushrooming is substantial, there is a way to cut down the time removing same. Use a rotary tool, such as a Dremel tool, or Frodam or etc., attach a ceramic cutting wheel to cut the pieces off. Then grind the remaining rough tool edges with a grinding wheel. I use the thinnest cutting wheel, to do the job. The thicker ones take way too long to cut through the steel mushroom pieces. Please use P.P.E. to protect your eyes and lungs. Just my two cents. Regards, to all. SLAG.

T.P., Thank you for the response and information. You are a gentleman, sir. SLAG.

Das, Look on the good side. at least, you got a (spam?), message. I was not even acknowledged !! SLAG.

Mr. T. Forks, Welcome. Missouri is a fairly large state. (area -wise). Are you in St. Louis, Kansas City, Rolla, Hannibal? or elsewhere. Just curious. SLAG.

Mr. T. P., Do you have a refence for pictures/illustrations of said Hylestad stave church? I would love to consult and study same. Thank you 'en avance'. SLAG.

SLAG, Greetings: steel hammering folks. Permit me to hazard a guess. It looks like slater's tool. (yeh the gents that make roofs of slate). The long straight edge would be used for trimming slate edges. Just a guess. Try the various books/booklets authored by Sloane, and the divers Shelbourne Museum's books for possible pictures that look like your tool. Hope that helps. SLAG.

JHCC, Beautiful work! SLAG.

SLAG, here, A good use for crushed clinker and also forge scale is to sprinkle on ice when the car gets stuck on road ice. It greatly enhances traction. Just sayyin" SLAG.

Jennifer, Beautiful work on the knife. I am looking forward to seeing progress on the Swedish brush ax. The wooden handle is lovely. What kind of wood is it? And how will you finish it? Regards, SLAG.

Mr. Dragon, Looks like a great site. Thanks, SLAG.

T.P., Huzzah! I was not aware of that factoid (?). I will definitely give it a go. Thanks. SLAG.

Herr Frosty, We bear with you because of your unique experience, knowledge, and voluminous expertises, and etc. etc. SLAG.

Messrs, Powers and Stevens, Digging " a few holes and disappearing..." begins to look like a breach of contract (& sale?"). You may wish to consult with an attorney. Such conduct is beginning to smell like breach of contract. The court could issue a positive injunction for such egregious behavior*. Counselor George N. M. may be more familiar with such local legal particulars. and could possible some salient thoughts. Regards, Everyone, SLAG * it should be a capital offence.

Herr, Frosty, Further to your note, I remember reading, (in law school), about a similar case of a salesman, spraying perfume in a shopper's face/ She had an immediate severe allergic reaction, (anaphylaxis?), and was hospitalized. That stupid act almost killed her. She sued. The large Manhattan retail store was found guilty of assault and battery, and the monetary award was $5o.000. ($165,000, in today's money). It is a cause for litigation. T.P. good luck with that. SLAG.

Mr. T. W., Try not to eat your heart out over the next weeks or months. Such thoughts are of no further help for him nor for you. You did the best that you could, and it still was not enough. Trust that Jake is at peace, and our lives will go on. Sympathy and prayers for him and all the people that knew and loved him. And especially for you Sincerely, SLAG.

The same for you, all! Regards to all. SLAG. Herr Frosty, Same to you. Marg, (The Marvelous). and I, (SLAG), shall be hunkering downstairs in the dark, Far away from the spirits and Kidlets. SLAG.

Folks, Copper sulfate (CuSO4) should stain steel. But be warned; that chemical is poisonous. Do not inhale its fumes nor get the water-copper sulfate solution on your skin. Interestingly; copper sulfate was used as a popular rodent killer in Victorian times. There was no Warfarin then. Cheers, SLAG.

SLAG here, Good evening. Marg the marvelous and I do not answer calls. We will do so if the said caller leaves a message. Answering calls that have familiar area codes are not a good reason to answer either as those scammers can spoof those area codes. Repeat callers get blocked quickly. Few folks leave messages, so we answer very few calls .I wish the good Lord would promptly strike them dead*. But, no such luck, it just does not happen. Regards to all, SLAG. * a suitable old testament punishment.

I. Forger Iron denizens et al. Thank you very much for all your responses. They are really helpful. And I shall choose at least one very soon. If I can successfully wade through all the advertisement rubbish piled in/on my computer system. Wish me luck with that endeavor. Thanks, (again), and regards to all! SLAG.

SLAG, here. I need help from the folks on this forum. The internet advertisements have finally got to me. They are incessant, obtrusive, annoying. Can anyone suggest a good ad blocking 'software' that helps with this problem? I shall be very grateful, and thankfu, for any suggestions. Regards to all. SLAG.

Mr. U.S.A., Welcome to the forum. As others have already replied, there are dozens of members that are working their way through personal difficulties. And have found blacksmithing very therapeutic. Many folks, here, all manner of problems like the ones you mentioned and others like Asperger's, A.D.H.D, bipolar disorder, dyslexia, to name just a few. If you could fill a pharmacy with the total amount and variety of medications, many of us take, are you could fill out that drugstore. LOL. Feel free to use the forum for information, to solicit solutions for problems or skills, from the more experienced members, enjoy the comradery, etc., etc. Again welcome, Regards, SLAG.