brucegodlesky

Can someone tell me the proper name for the small anvils that are used to sharpen scythes? Thanks

get yerself over to the SteelWheelers Iron show held later this month, irrc.

Here is my nickle worth.....

I weld the ends with a mig. Heat and untwist. Heat again several times and beat the snot out of it agains tthe anvil. Most that crud and corruption will come out. Wire brushing all the time. Let it cool. Stick then end of the cable you are going to first weld into a coffee can of kerosene/coal oil. Forget about the borax. Weld that sucker up. You can even use wd40 . Just let the billet cool between heats a little bit so the POL doesn't evaporate from the high heat. 

I have a 270#  1897 with lugs. 

Had one in the 500# range with a cutout on one side. That one went to w Ohio or thereabouts. I believe that one was the anvil for a helve hammer in a Copperweld plant or so the story went..

good luck to the new owners!

Go for it! The more people who know you are looking for a hammer the better! Soone ror later one will turn up.

anyone heard of an anvil by Patmar. Possibly Estonian?


I'm thinking this is part of a vise/anvil

when I bought my Fairbanks A, my life changed........ (BOG)

Milo, I have my Fairbanks A set up to run over head. I'm not far away so if you want to come take a look, you're welcome to. I'm in southern Armstrong Co.
bruce godlesky
BirdogForge

thanks

I've never seen a Champion catalog. Where didja find it?

I have this one setting in a bucket of coal oil right now.

oh ya, the stand is similar to a Canady Otto Big Western instead of a 3 legged one.

SReynolds, where ,if I may ask, did you find all this catalog info for Champion? I've been looking lately as i picked up a C blower that is unlike any I've seen.

Nice old hammer ya got there Steve!

sometimes my web abilities are lacking :-)
here's the picture of my latest HB

here's the last one I brought home. 300#+ 1894
still has a lot of factory edge.
What a dream to work on :-) bruce/birdog

If it were me, I would concentrate on getting the desired layer count before twisting. You lose the twist with each subsequent fold. YMMV bruce/birdog

I'd agree with all the above . The Fairbanks/Dupont line are great hammers! Their claim to fame was the least amount of moving parts, so I was told. I'm running an A (50#)
BTW, pulley configuration determines where your motor placement will be.

must not have hit the right button. I'll try again.

wotizzit??? Picked this up at a steam show today.

I wear overallls.... all the time :-) Camo when hunting. Like all the pockets and places to put stuff:-)
Frosty, how you doin'??

Glenn, our thoughts and prayers are with you.
bruce&Di at BirdogForge

Nice work Mark!! I like the leaf idea. I started a mess of BBQ tools yesrterday, finishing them this morning. They sell really well most places.
The ones I'm making today are from structural cable and take a little longer than normal. Have to weld up the cable first and draw it out. Then , of course, etch. That leaf idea would look good with patternwelded steel. Thanks for posting them!

they call 'em hickory cloth