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  1. 6013
    Use mud, ramed earth, etc to cover the holes. Do not use concerte. As Mr. Aspery (A.W.C.B.) said, you made the weld, not the fire. Good show.
  2. 6013
    Anything that would damage the tool / anvil is abuse. Any use for which the tool / anvil was not designed could be considered abuse, including using too heavy a hammer for the size of the anvil.
  3. 6013
    Thank you for pointing out misinformation, but it does no good unless you also show us the truth. References please.
  4. 6013
    Using the Hofi name to sell a non-Hofi hammer makes you wonder about integrity of the seller.
  5. 6013
    Go to the forge and make a hook in the style and size (10, 13, 15, 20 mm stock) of your choice. Locate 2, 3, 4 wall studs to share the load and hang the sword.
  6. 6013
    Why not Ox/Ac with wrought as filler?
  7. 6013
    Respectfully you are missing the point. You are suppose to use the proper tongs of the correct size and shape for the work you are doing. Mr. Hofi shows the proper application of the whoop tongs in his tutorial. Bolt tongs are for bolts, blade tongs are for blades, bar tongs are for bar stock, etc. It is dangerous to use tongs on sizes and shapes they were not designed to handle.
  8. 6013
    Bur Oak Forge Not so good, as it could be easily mispronounced (broke forge).
  9. 6013
    My ears ring, my anvil rings, and now I have to worry about ringing hammers? Can you get a hammer with an unlisted number?
  10. 6013
    Punch a hole in the top of the coal and let the flame burn the smoke. Use the flat side, the bottom of the track.
  11. 6013
    I have the dirty green quench water. Know where I can find some worn out, rust-pitted 1962 International parts?
  12. 6013
    Try crushed mint leaves in the water.
  13. 6013
    I favor the dig half, fill half method.
  14. 6013
    If you want a sharp edge, weld a hardie post to a piece of steel the width of the anvil face.
  15. 6013
    Why weld on an anvil to make it look like new again before you use it for the first time? Wire brush the face and start hammering.
  16. 6013
    Re-set the wedge into the head on the hammer. If this does not fix the problem, pull the head and put a new handle into it, followed by a hardwood wedge and a metal wedge.
  17. 6013
    "playing with the family snake"? What kinda snake if a family snake?
  18. 6013
    That is the before photo of the grill, what about an after photo of the Smokey Joe Forge?
  19. 6013
    Nice work Frogvalley. Don't forget to add in the gallery's commission as a cost of doing business. This can sometimes run 50% or more of the sales price.
  20. 6013
    Find a fellow that wants to work only as hard as you do. The two of you will learn to work together much more easily.
  21. 6013
    It is an old blacksmithing trick taken from the Chinese finger trap. Pull and it tightens. Unscrew the coils just a bit and they expand and slip off.
  22. 6013
    It would seem you forget your leather apron.
  23. 6013
    Can use the anvil as a percussion instrument? What would be the proper style of music to play, rap or swing? Maybe the "Let’s Groove" by Earth Wind And Fire?
  24. 6013
    Take up falconry. The sight of a pigeon being chased through the local air space is a direct deterrent to other pigeons, even more so if it is caught.
  25. 6013
    Sitting at the computer you may say NUTS! but that is not one of the words that comes to mind when the poorly loaded trailer lifts the back wheels of the Ute. Load the front of the trailer too heavy and the front wheels of the Ute get real light or can leave the ground at a small bump.
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