Blackbeard

Very well done!

Great pics... thanks for the info!
Bb

Nice work Sam! I found something you may be interrested in nostro-swords.co.za this guy makes some awsome swords
Cheers
Bb

Usually i use a big hammer to flattten the leaf, about 3 good blows does it, that way there are no dents in the leaf because the whole surface of the hammer came into contact with the leaf.
Bb

Looking good! Surprising how much work it is huh and to think in the days before power hammers blacksmiths did it all by hand!
Bb

Im a lefty too horn to the left but im ambi so hit with any hand
Bb

Hi Jacques

Thanks for the post its allways nice to find new places that sell blacksmith tools, there are not a lot of them around in Sa so if you find any more please dont be shy to share!
Ill be sure to go and have a look at tools and things,
cheers
Andre

Well i had to install my wallsafe by bolting it to a brick wall. Drilled 3 holes no problem, imagine my surprise when i drilled the fourth and hot water came shooting out the hole!! lol it took me another 3 hours to mop up the water and fix the pipe. May have been better to invest in one of those contraptions that find pipes and wires in walls lol, thats the way we learn! sigh.
Bb

Looks real good to me! Keep it up!
Bb

Nice desine very interrested to see it complete! Please keep us posted!
Bb

Nice forge looks like you put a lot of time and effort into making it, hope you have lots of fun productive forging with it! Would it be easier to move around if you put bigger wheels on it? Just a thought. It looks great!
Bb

Welcome Theimi

Good to hear about other blacksmiths in SA. I know of Conrad Hicks down in Cape Town, great guy who has been doing blacksmithing for a long time.
Conrad Hicks artist blacksmith if you want to visit his site.
Or maybe go see him his workshop is in Cape Town, adress is on his site.
Hope this helps!

cheers
Andre

Very nice Bryce no more sore toes lol
tc
Bb

Bryce that really looks great. It does look like you have a natural artistic talent. Keep on hammering! Only one slight suggestion id make...on your base maybe you could round the sharp edges a bit? I you put it on display somewhere those corners may be a nasty toe stubber lol
But it looks gr8 keep it up!
Thanks for sharing
Bb

Hmm seems to me it would be easyer to heat and straighten and then forge and retemper it isnt all that hard to temper 5160.
Bb

Looks really good Jonn!
Andre

G-clamps! I clamp my post vice to the forge table using a g-clamp, that way I can move vice and table separately. Should be handy for demos where you dont want things to be too heavy to move. The clamp secures the postvice quite securely.
Bb

Nice work Sam! Looks like that treadle is coming in handy!
Bb

Maybe usefull as eye punches or rivet sets- just expand the hollow bit on the front end a bit.

Looks good for a first attempt! Keep it up!
Bb

Hmm I had a look at Daniel Gentiles plans for the Krusty, it seems like the springs he used were straightened. Maybe the best sollution would be to contact Daniel and ask how he did it? FERRUM D. Gentile: FERRUM D. Gentile

Bb

Heat up to red and hit with hammer! If you have a forge you can heat a small section at a time, then put it on a flat hard surface and hit with the hammer, if it loses colour return to forge.
Bb

Thank you Colleen! I had a look at your website- I like your work, you are very talented!

Thanks Aaron I would never have thought of that! I have some black pipe Ill be sure to try it!
Andre

Thanks Ian!

It makes perfect sense thanks Ill try it that way. Im also going to try the horse shoe and crucifix. Has been raining today so I havent spent time at the forge, hope it looks better this week end!
Bb

http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/small-gifts-4479/ Hi Archie I made these for gifts, they are easy to make and you can carry them around. Also you can use the twists as handles for small bottle openers.
Bb