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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.

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.

Thank you for pointing out misinformation, but it does no good unless you also show us the truth. References please.

Using the Hofi name to sell a non-Hofi hammer makes you wonder about integrity of the seller.

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.

Why not Ox/Ac with wrought as filler?

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.

Bur Oak Forge

Not so good, as it could be easily mispronounced (broke forge).

My ears ring, my anvil rings, and now I have to worry about ringing hammers?
Can you get a hammer with an unlisted number?

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.

I have the dirty green quench water. Know where I can find some worn out, rust-pitted 1962 International parts?

Try crushed mint leaves in the water.

I favor the dig half, fill half method.

If you want a sharp edge, weld a hardie post to a piece of steel the width of the anvil face.

Should I try and grind the edges of the anvil a little to smooth them out? Or would that weaken it?

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.

"playing with the family snake"? What kinda snake if a family snake?

That is the before photo of the grill, what about an after photo of the Smokey Joe Forge?

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.

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.

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.

It would seem you forget your leather apron.

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?

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.

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.