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Nice simple design, I must make one.

I intend to cut one in half and make a spring swedge of the halves.

I have sent a couple of messages your way but no response. I hope to meet up with other smiths in the area.

Well done Don! Thank you for the play by play, and a Happy New Year to you as well!

Nice beak Grant, thanks for sharing.

thanks for turning me on to this, I appreciate it. Mr. John does very passionate work. I did some reading about an incident of intellectual property theft. A large corporation that duplicated one of his sculptures, put it in their lobby head quarters, some one who saw his public art commission, noticed the copy when he applied for a job at the said joint. Mr john confronted the place. Won the court battle and they had to destroy it. (I can't remember where I read the article, but I think the perpetrator was Target..) Here's a story behind one of his pieces "Mulga Bill & Neighbour " a facinating man. Thanks Chrispy http://www.adelaiden...3-1225845143300

I thought this was a great resource for help with scrap identification, I do realize that buying the proper steel is the correct way to go. http://www.dtic.mil/...pdf/416021h.pdf

This is some good stuff right here! I assumed fishlips was a sign of poor technique, not a too small hammer. I was thinking of a treadle hammer, what about the Grasshopper? I guess I could move that question to the hammer section. much appreciation for all the very valuable information!:)

I can relate, I have been pondering the same issue. The fishmouth is aggravating as well. I' ve been telling my wife she is going to be my striker, she's ready.

That wasn't my intent (the S-7), I just grabbed a section out of the scrap pile. A bolt tong would need to be of Higher C?

I watched your clay forging video Brian, wonderful. I tried the clay forging, it is much quieter, and when it warms up it is quite useless as a teaching medium. Well after I did the clay a dozen or so times..." I'm ready" well the junk yard steel was S7 or something so... many heats later. The tong blank started to crack just after the boss transition to the handle. It was , is a great exercise. I am going to do the horse head in clay for awhile. I have lots of round clay stock in the fridge, now I need to get a play-doe factory extruder. I'm really proud of those clay tong blanks

Hello I get that these would go inside ,I assume, a cylinder, tube, etc... The material would be at a 90 degree to your hand, so... I don't think as a tong it is very ergonomic, or it is not a tong? They press outward as you grip the handles. I may not use them for there destined function, but at least I have some. Thanks for the help

Tome out? please help me name this one, just for fun!

That is what I think it will be, When I get to build a tire hammer.

These were all attached like like eggs in a row, The "flat spot", is where the sprue, gate, or runner was connected to the next ball. To be spinning around in 1000 (+-) degree mill for days at a time,They must be a high grade steel. The used ones where small and not usually very round. Here's a photo of my stash The sprue end I an going to attempt to make a spring swedge, cut one in half an texture the two hemispheres, I will use the HF horizontal saw. My intention is to make one of these.... http://www.iforgeiro...turing-reptile/ I don't have a power hammer though :(

Hello, , any and all steel ball jokes aside , I have acquired some balls from a job I did in Clarksdale Az. They where for a huge rotating mill that was very hot, a rock smasher for a"C-ment factree" About a 4 to 5 inch diameter Any clue to a standard type of steel? and thank you very much

I would take 10% of that, and be happy about it.

No......Warrants

I ordered a pair, they start at $38. From Holland Michigan, here's a link http://shopping.dutc...oodshoeshop.htm

Thanks for the shoe information, I will certainly research the possibility of gettin' a pair. Just the other day I was reading through your article in the Hammers Blow about your forge and burner set up...But that's another topic.. (Vol. 17, #1, Winter 2009) for those interested.