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iron woodrow

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  1. the clay was cheap clay mixed with horse manure and sawdust, and the wax model was covered in a clay and creek silt slurry, then coated with the manure/sawdust/clay mixture, then fired over a small fire. the wax kept the fire going as it melted out, and gave the fire more fuel.. that site is the guy i learned from.
  2. come to cairns and ill give you some work. Or give you a chance to make your own work..... Welcome to the wide world of ifi
  3. come to cairns and ill give you some work. Or give you a chance to make your own work..... Welcome to the wide world of ifi
  4. for the basics look up 'viking bronze casting'. I Have successfully cast bronze and brass in a hole in the ground using stoneware clay and craft clay and beeswax. It is very easy and cheap and achieves the exact results.
  5. the hobbit will very shortly be 2 films, and we shall see if orcrist and glamdring will glow in the films..... although they will have billy connoly as dain ironfoot....... who knows how it will go.....
  6. my buffalo post drill chuck was threaded onto the shaft, easy removed and replaced, now i can use bothe chucks
  7. both the anvil and hammer look like medieval documentation, and im sure they are both great to use
  8. well it looks like the unstoppable force has just connected with the immovable object!!
  9. 3 men walk into a bar. one of them is a bit stupid and the whole scene unfolds with a tedious inevitability.
  10. when you have the cash they will throw themselves at you! :P research as much as possible, and make them. almost as cheap if not cheaper than restoring them......
  11. gday mate, im im effnq, but i have lived in melbourne, and think you're in a great spot for meeting fellow smiths! you arent in pakenem-up-her? lol
  12. you are a true artist mate! i look forward to more of your work!
  13. i have had the same comment........ but i have worked as a whitesmith (silversmith) and a blacksmith, so am i a grey smith? or do i have to wait till im old :P
  14. welcome to the family ! we are all good sorts, and there are no wrong questions.... (except "how do i make a sword?" ) :P
  15. i have not heard of these books before and will certainly look them up! nice job!
  16. i am sure to enjoy it..... but it wont be less than 6 months before we get it on our screens.....
  17. im quite sure that ground twist in the centre isnt just straight from the bloom.... :)
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