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A lind stick is the gizmo used to hold the burning rope used to light the primer charge on a cannon. My version is a dragon with the wick as the fire from its mouth. Mounted on an appropiate length of dowel. The curl on the top so it can be hung somewhere. -
A close up of the head.Its really hard to see but there is a db punched into the hood of the snake. The back is a course rasp and the front a cross cut file. the base is a ring with legs and a drip pan riveted to it to hold the candle -
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What to do with old farrier rasps and files, or how to up load your files. Cut the mouth open and make a tongue to put inside. Drill a hole at the back of his mouth and smack his mouth shut. Draw out the tail to round. -
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A slightly different style, when the lid opens the hinge side of the strap rests against its mate and holds the lid open instead of flopping all the way over. -
These are first attemps and would look different now. Chamfer the edges, longer curls, and better points on the lilly ends -
Heres a close up of the basket and the wire, remember, you have to push together to get the basket -
Draw the ends out farther than you think you need, you always use them up. The puzzle, how did I get the wire down the centre? -
S hooks are simple to make, whats sets them apart is how they are finished. The attention to the tips, use a round stake or hardy to make the ends safe and round; and a twist if you like. -
The tip of the blowhard is flatened then tested to make sure it works right. Its made this time from square stock and fullered and twisted. The trick is to fill it with sand and plug the ends so it does not chrushed while worked. -
This interesting tool is used to start fires indoors and out. But no bending over or knelling on the ground -
This is one of my get a round tuit jobs. I've had theses two vises around for more than a year and they are now being repaired. The hardest job was making a mounting bracket for the larger vice. I started with 1 1/2 sq. stock 7 in. long. Cut an almost square tenon in one end with a zip cut blade on my grinder. Then carefully cleaned things up. (its hidden anyways) NOT NOW! ....dough! Cut a long sq. hole. Then the two man job. pounding flat on flat forever. Thats as far as I got so far. I'm hoping to do a little shaping next. Fullering down the ramp and squeezing it out on both sides into something like two leaves with a point between them. I have a top fuller that should do the job, we'll see. I use the bracket from the small vice as a pattern. Check the pictures. Don't touch that dial! stay tuned for for the next beating........Duck
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Finnally got the camera working. here are the pics of the trailer hitch ball and what it became.
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Thanks for all the replys. As it turned out most of the chrome on the used ball hitch was worn off and the forge was well ventilated, but burning it off in an outside wood fire where wind and distance from the fire can be adhered to safely is the one I'll use for the next time. not so dead, Duck
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Hi I'm Bob Hall but most folk call me Duck I do blacksmithing on a small scale and have started doing cartoons after 30 yrs of drawing nothing. I have a long list of things I've done, Ive been around a long time. Just never take me seriously as life is to short for that.
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Scratch and Duck were sitting round the campfire one night talkin bout Ducks smithing and stuff and tuning a jug. Since we were both Scots and we loved what we were doing( re-enacting) Scratch said try heart and thistle so I added The Heart and Thistle Shoppe then since its just smithing right now The Heart an Thistle Forge. Or my name is Thessle so I named the Forg Thistle but I didn't have a far--- heart ...naaa i'm just mixed up an can't remember. Aquire the FireIf you put salt on his tail he won't fly awayIsn't that the way try and say somethin good or nice and the beak gets things twisted up. My appologies to both gents, the great knife maker and the actor. I enjoy both thier crafts, and enoyed viewing your knife and case. Epoxied leather handle hummm ....it looks so good I gonna try that.Following Henry Winkler's Examples Is a tough road to walk good to see you got a map, can I follow you? sfDuckMust be nice to run into all these wunderful toys, all I bump into here are trees. They keep telling me to keep my head down my mouth shut and the chainsaw running. Thats life in a house full females.All I get for Christmas is a lump of coal if I'm good, so wheres the incentive. Shore wish I had one though! :roll:Jr , your just a big tease, making us all drool like puppies. But it gives us something to shoot for, and Its comforting to know that someone responsible is minding our stuff till we need (can afford) them. Oh ya where are the application forms for the apprentises job and how much do I have to pay. Grin!!!
