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Dogsoldat

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  1. I'm thinking keep the profiles that are there for now and if you need something different it's easy to modify later.  Depending on how nicked or dinged the faces are they may or may not need a little cleanup.   My hammer that is similar has one face slightly rounded,  think the face of a pocket watch and the other is flat with nicely radiused corners for making tapers nice and flat.

  2. there was a show on history or discovery a few years back about coastal tree fallers.  they would climb the tree with spurs and a belt limbing as they went.  top, tie off and throw a small grapple and rope over to the next tree lower themselves and pull over to the next tree and rinse and repeat.  can't remember what the show may have been called.  but they were only touching the ground at the beginning and end of day.

  3. Cool concept.   I have seen a video of an Italian ?  bladesmith  working out of his back room making very large folding knives where the blade folded once as well.  I believe the interview was in Italian as well.  Not sure that I could find the it again if I tried but you may want to try out your google fu for a few more ideas to refine your idea

     

  4. Forgot I had these pictures from a few weeks back.  A few mining displays at the local fall fair.  A little different way of making a candle holder,   Round for the hook flattened at the candle, octagon for the loop and then square for the spike.  Thinking the hardest part would be getting the material spread just so for the holder and ensuring the ends alternate just right to overlap.59d8681eb1102_20170917_1253461.thumb.jpg.19f34104f08e92a9fb22689f96617a01.jpg59d8685c3a499_20170917_1253531.thumb.jpg.dc75a593a5b5345e7aead8c7ca37a78c.jpg

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  5. Not sure what configurations the trucks you work on are but if any are set up with bunks for logging. The stake springs uncoil to 20' feet of 1/4 round and it's simple to do stand a pipe or rod in the vise drop the heated spring over it and pull hard on the end and it just unwinds.   Same with the short springs in mudflap hangers

     

     

  6. Never did get any checkering files.  The checkering job has been done for a while.  A few flaws that blended in rather well once it was all finished up.  Far from perfect but for a cheap user quite satisfied with the end result.  Very grippy and does what I need it to do.  DSC02948.thumb.JPG.3d353948677dbe665e80f17dcd92b920.JPGDSC02950.thumb.JPG.b4a730630037e4ccbaf245944fae990b.JPGDSC02946.thumb.JPG.9f721fc7c03ce64ad202c1523c79c81b.JPGDSC02947.thumb.JPG.a3d5ca5869f15865964c3a2f94f25d0b.JPG

  7. After 4 dump truck loads of old carpets, clothing and miscellaneous crap found a few things I was allowed to keep.  Busy day helping a great aunt clean out the sheds and barn were her son had been living before he passed.  Big blower that runs super smooth.  A small rivet forge, needs legs  a crank handle , and un- seized.  An old military pack frame in good shape.  Bundle of fishing rods and reels,  even a fly fishing setup or two,  kids will have a blast on the lakes this summer  :)  Two outdoor burn sets that will be made into one for the wifes canning.  Was heaps of interesting knick knacks but no room to keep it.  Bet I could have filled a few five gal pails with various cast brass items he had collected over the years.   Ton of odds and ends for tools but no room to get into them just yet and not much I didn't see for wrenchs and such that I don't already have.DSC02958.thumb.JPG.ec83cc234554d9980e2f77316135580a.JPGDSC02957.thumb.JPG.9a07b94eda8f7250a0ba9bca0aad48fd.JPGDSC02956.thumb.JPG.ed0dab80ef4e36c232aaf3efd3174a56.JPGDSC02960.thumb.JPG.0211cda6710ad1930f179e0d1b682f8b.JPGDSC02961.thumb.JPG.6a4b8ad4ca4170cde810c56b34bf38d6.JPGDSC02962.thumb.JPG.7bf9bb5dcc6f566ca08f844381339736.JPGDSC02959.thumb.JPG.24d1a4fd738c5b3a02be6e12f3934cc9.JPG

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