CurlyGeorge

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These are some pix from east central ILLINOIS, in early june 2008.
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Well, If you look at my picture, you'll see that I'm NOT very "Curly". I picked up that part of the name a long time ago, when I first started buckskinning. The George part I've had for 57 years, now.

I weld for a living. If you are just going to do a little welding, once in awhile, get a cheap auto lens hood from Harbor Freight.

I don't have a big swage block. But I cut the top end off an oxy/accetalene valve cap/cover. Then, after cleaning it up, turned it up and welded to the end of a 3" pipe. A plate and pin and she sets right in the hardie hole. The spoon swage I cut out of the heel of a long radius 4" pipe elbow. Did the same thing to it and it too works great.

Mine is in the back of a one car garage. I put in a 12" square roof vent with a 12" fan under the roof, and a hood hanging above my forge. I finally got the derned thing to draft and it now works very well.

Hey, I stand at a bench for long periods, at work, and found that the rubber mat and tall stool both help, tremendously. I had back surgery, once, and it ain't fun!!!

Just a quick howdy. I've just found the site and look forward to meeting some of you.