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Sounds good. I was actually considering an electric, but I would rather have a hand-cranked. If the price is right I will see what I can do. I hope that I can get one!

Cool. Are those pretty good? Do you know the price? We build me a quick forge in 1 1/2 hrs today. Pretty cool. Just got to get a couple of things for it.

Hey, guys. I was just wondering what you guys could list some of your favorite blowers, their prices, and links to where you can buy them. I searched for a similar thread and had no luck, but if I missed it, please refer me to it.

Oh, wow. That is interesting. I have never seen that type before.

I'm sure someone can use the image. I'm mainly just interested in different types of bellows and wanted to see in up close :-)

The image is a bit small.

Ooops, never got read that where am I message. I live in Eatonton (middle GA).

Wow, sounds like it. People really have to watch out and know what they are looking for.

That's good to know. I will make sure I pay attention to that if I ever buy an American made anvil. That flea market story makes me laugh. It's kind of funny how some people seem to thrive in ignorance.

Got you. Thanks! I only learned how to tell how much mine weighed.

cwt = a stone?

That is depressing. This maybe be dumb, but I'm not sure what cwt is?

Haha, that would be nice. I didn't realize that they made them so late into the 20th century. Peter Wright is (right now) my favorite anivil, for no real reason other than they are older and made in the UK. I like mouse holes too. I just recently got a 112 peter wright, in decent condition. The guy who sold it to me (on ebay) said that he new nothing about anvils and that he can across the horn sticking out of the ground while cutting grass on his property. I thought that was an interesting story, though I will I knew more of the history.

I live in Georgia as well, but am new to blacksmithing myself, so no chance of an apprenticeship here, but I fear apprenticeships are pretty rare these day(correct me if I'm wrong). It is always good, however, to have friends with similar interest as you. What part of Georgia are you from?

Very cool! I can't wait to understand exactly what is going on as well.

If I'm not mistaken, Wayne, that first image is exactly what Nick is looking for, and what is pretty much happening in the medieval artwork.

Also, medieval artist try to do pretty detailed pieces. The only thing that should be missing from the images are details that the artist may not have grasped and perspective. Artist of that period hadn't yet obtained a proper understanding of three dimensional space. In essence, there was no perspective. That is why the images appear so flat, and why it is so hard to recreate something seen in the images. You can't really tell what the equipment is doing without it's placement in the room in three dimensions. However, examining the images suggest that it is possible that they could have been using some seesaw type system, and I believe that the bellows setup in the two images is far to similar for it not to be a basic rendering of that particular period setup.

Sounds good. Let me know what you find. I am actually really interested in this period also, as well as the later late-middle ages. My interest in blacksmithing actually stems from my interest in medieval/renaissance European history.

I've got an idea in my head of how continuous airflow may have been achieved by looking at these photos. It does was Archie was writing about and could have definitely been made during you ideal period. It is hard to tell exactly how the ones in the pictures work, but I will try to explain my idea. I agree with AMan that it was most likely weighted. The green organic shapes on top if the bellows in the first picture could be weights (but that's just a guess). Anyway, you could make a wooden frame with a bellows on each side of wooden board that acts as a "seesaw" that, on the raised side, extends the lung to its maximum capacity, while the other lung expels air due to the weight on it. Now, in my idea one of the bellows would have more weight than the other, so that when you let go of the lever that you are working the bellows below the lever (the one with the most weight) will expel its air and it must have enough weight lift the opposite bellows to it's full capacity. When you pull on your lever, you will be lifting the heavier weighted bellows. You will also need some simple valves, but I'm not sure what was available in this period. If you are interested in the idea and would like a visual aide to see how it is build, I will draw one up. But if this seems like a bad idea to you, I don't want to take the time. But that' the basic idea for "Jake's Pre-D.C.B Late Medieval Continuous Flow Dual Seesaw-Bellows"! :-) Seems like it would work, but I may have missed something, as I just thought it up. Oh, plus there may be a better way, but this seems pretty easy.

I'm interested in history and was wondering if anyone knows where I can find details of the Peter Wright company. All I have been able to find thus far is that he used to work for Mouse Hole, then started his own company after creating a method of creating a two piece anvil. Is there just not much detailed info on the company, or have I just not found a good source? It seems like there is a lot out there about Mouse Hole (or at least I have seen a book on them), so I figured there might be info on Peter Wright anvil and creator history.

Very right, Simmon. "Art" is one of the most relative words that man has ever created, next to happiness and freedom (etc.). If one person considers something art, then it is art. I'm not sure of anything ever created that one could not make a good argument about its validity as art, except maybe politics (just kidding, you could make that argument as well, but why would you want to?).

I personally think that Merriam-Webster puts it well: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects.

Wow, this is really neat! Where do you learn how to do this stuff? Typing repousse into google gave a few good sites, but is there a book that everyone loves or anything?

I liked the video. Very informative for someone like me who knows nothing about knifesmithing (or didn't ;-) )

I know. The guy is ripping people off left and right. I actually went to look at these anvils when I was asking about them on the forum and the surface texture is bad, but the horn, the horn is awful . . . disgustingly so!