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Basicly, how do you figure out a quote. I have been asked to do some jobs and need quotes and i want to know how to do it accuratly

the one onthe right looks like a peter wright i have one that has 5" jaws

i dont know, i just dont like the idea of painting the sides What type of oil? used motor oil work? or do i need somthing spetialized

I have been looking on the internet about how to protect the sides of my anvil because it is outside 24/7 it is a 186lb pw and is my first anvil so i want to take good care of it, i dont like the idea of painting the sides so what could i do

so sorry to hear, prayers from ontario canada

so w found 12' of 3/4" square i am gonna make them from grind test sais mild

lol

Hi everyone i am posting this because technicusjoe is refusing to sell even 1 of his kohlswas so if anyone knows where there is a nice one for a good deal please let me know i want to buy one because i used one at my local farriers shop and it just felt, you know, right? anyways i would like to find one in canada or northern usa thanks for reading Josh

http://www.fholder.com/Blacksmithing/coal.htm this site is good but not updated so idk if it will help

get your xxx out there and pound some steel (no offence) dont matter what you make just screw around with it for fun

wow,just wow

i want to get a b38 wide faced with the double horn and the PW dose have a good thickness but it has a small u lengthwise so i would need to grind on the heel and just before the step so i will need to equilize that but i think the pw was a good buy for $300 for 186lbs Josh

i have looked for as much info as i can get and i like the kohlswa more than the london pattern but i have not worked on one and so i need to figure out what they are like to work on first person. I have a Peter Wright 186lbs and if the kohlswa anvils are nice to work on i may trade or sell the PW

i looked at the website i want a b38 i like how wide the face is

i like the idea of the double horn to draw out sections for the pattern, and i was thinking to get one used i already have a 186lbs PW but it still has a narrow face and i like the size and shape of the horn and the isea of the double horn

Has anyone tried a Kohlswa anvil i saw one on TechnicusJoe's youutube channel and how do they compare to a london pattern anvil like my peter wright, what are they made of, cast steel? what are they like to work on? i am thinking of getting one because their face seems really wide. Any suggestions, or should i stick with a london pattern? thanks in advance josh

i will keep everyone posted but i do not have a camera so no pictures

hi my name is Joshua Mclaren i am 14 years old living in Ontario near toronto. I got interested in blacksmithing when i was 12 because of my interest in working with my hands and making somthing out of nothing. I viseted lang pioneer village on a school trip and the blacksmith shop was so amazing i was mezmoized by the way the steel moved under the hammer. I need to build a better tool collection but want to learn the basics first. i am i guess what you woul call a basic beginner. i have some books but i want to get the book "the art of blacksmithing" and "a blacksmithing primer" to get started i have "the new edge of the anvil" and "the complete modern blacksmith" thanks for reading and any book suggestions or tips and tricks are very welcome Josh

i started the same way but i had a small anvil on the back of a machinest vice

i think this thread is amazing an i see so many good points and i wish as a starting smith that it could be done like before, father passes it down to a son or a master smith passes down to apprentice, THAT is how it was meant to be, That is how it needs to be to keep things as they should be, you earn every last tool, peice of coal, peice of steel, every moment of experience, every grain of knowledge it CAN NOT be handed to you you must earn it

its a secret

i havnt used it, it was just a suggestion because i dont want to order 10 tons or whatever and end up with it sitting in my back yard

id save it but already got a new one

hi everyone i have found a bulk supplyer for coal in NY so i am thinking of shipping large amounts here to ontario near toronto. I am just wondering if anyone would be interested in splitting this deal for cost and shipping or buying from me so that i can afford to ship more here. thanks josh

umm ok i guess i kind helps but what is he using and what type of tongs are they gonna be, and that hammer sure does move some metal