Brad L

Try archery glue. A bow hunting shop should have glue for traditional archers (wood and metal).

Just out of curiosity can anyone tell me anything about my anvil? My father got it at a farm sale years ago. The anvil is around 150lbs and looks like it is made from pieces of steel. The thing rings loud and will bounce a hammer well. The top and horn are well marked up. I could not find a makers stamp anywhere on it. Mind the mess I need to clean my shop. Brad

I'm happy with my find. I have had a few projects in mind that I would like to use wrought iron for. With 40-45 of rail I should be good for some time.:)

I have 4 sections around 12' long. They were thrown down a steep hill into a swamp. Without a doubt the worst things I ever carried out I will have to cut a small section off the web and break it to see if it is wrought iron. The rail line was put in around here in the early 1800's

Here is a little guy i made from some 5160 and copper. I can remove the ring if I want

A few years back I found some railroad rail in a swamp. Are they anything other than mild steel? I have a picture of an end of one if that helps.

I have just discovered you can forge stuff other than knives:) This is my first try at a rose, What do you think? I will apologize now if messed up on the picture posting, computers and I just don't get along.

I will jump in as another bowhunter. Your design would work fine for small game (Nice job by the way). There is nothing saying you can not make your own broadheads just follow the minimum requirments set out in your hunting regulations. Barbed heads are a big no in some areas. A call to the local wildelife office will get you all the information you need. Try to keep the size and weight the same between all your heads this will improve your accuracy when the time comes to harvest game. Hand forged and tempered broadheads has a nice sound to it. By the way welcome to the bowhunting world you will never have any more frustration and fun at the same time Brad

I just finished up this pair. They were a lot of fun to build. They are both 5160 (truck spring) edge quenched, and tempered at 400deg for an hour.

Hello to all I was pointed to this forum from another so here I am. I'm a new bladesmith (very new) looking to learn and get better with my skill set. My blacksmithing interests are centered around knives and hatchets, however I still want to learn as much as I can. If there any other Nova Scotians on here that are willing to show a guy a few lessons let me know. One quick question I would like to post some of my work are there any restrictions on posting on the knife making forum? Thanks Brad