Chris Boling

u could always ask the local rail yard if they have any old scrap pieces of rr rail lyin around,or u could walk the local rr track.the rail road almost never cleans up after themselves after fixin anything.i found the piece of rr rail im using as an anvil buried in a large pile of rr spikes.i also picked up the spikes and have enough to sink a ship almost

when i was 11 i got shot in my right arm with a 12 ga shotgun.the blast obliterated my elbow to the extent that i cannot completely extend my right arm or twist my right wrist.i am 21 now and have been smithing for a year now,i always liked workin with steel and i took vocational traning to become a welder,my hammer hand is still my right arm,my trick is to let the hammer start fallin then add some force mid swing like a wip effect. works pretty good but takes a little more practise on timeing and hammer control but saves my right arm from hurtin in the long run

i thought it was seasoned,but upon recent inspection i found out that its not quite seasoned.its still got some moisture in it ant has got some small splits along the ends but i bound the ends with rope to stop the splitting from spreading.

try making one using the crown as the guard or part of the guard,like this:)

i dont know about the amount of knots because i havent skinned it yet

the reason i ask is that i recently came into possesion of a seasoned 8-10' length x 6" diameter log

I've heard that locust is a good wood,but I don't know. have any of u used this wood? and if so,what are your thoughts and results. I would greatly apprecate any insight on this matter