Mike C

Happy Birthday "Chesty" Puller.

not sure if all my facebook friends read these but I'm going to create a facebook page of baling wire and binder twine repair pics. If you have any or see them daily (you know who you are), please post them.

A sad day, the king of banjo pickers and innovator of the style of picking has died. Rest in peace Earl Scruggs

watching "Man Who Would Be King", BRILLIANT,...again. awesome movie

Ok, I'll play. It's National Book Week. The Rules: Grab the closest book to you. Go to pg. 56. Copy the 5th sentence as your status. Don't mention the book. Post these rules as part of your status. "He had hardly conceivedthis new plan before he abandoned it, and on August 16th, reverted to Schlieffen's"swing-door" design."

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rasp is folded in half. I forge the shape I want on the shank then open the bands up to perpendicular to the shank and weld the seam with a wire feed. I grind thi inside smooth so it will not damage your boots. I determine if I want solid or hanger buttons then form the bands around a jig I made. Hope this answers your question.

Howdy Big John, I'm a shoer also in Reno, NV. I first cut the rasps at about 6" from the non-tanged end with a hot cutter and throw them into vermiculite to anneal them. I do cut them with an abrasive wheel (chop say) a band saw will work as well. The cut is 4 inches up the center from the opposite ind that was cut. The shank end is cut in like the letter M. Once the cuts are made, the ...

Regarding the indentation on the spur shank, purely done with files, no special hammer work or anything like that.