fat pete

here in PA dutch (farms)country there are tons of beekeepers. never used it....i just use boiled linseed oil...i got some japan drier but havent played with it yet...I have been using butchers wax and am pleased with the satin typ finish it leaves.....too cold to fool around unless I am forgin'

very nice handle .... great finish

swipe............

Stab...............

slag slag slag

nice job JB....nice rose too

slot.......

there are some big hammers in the classifieds

was is los

I cant help it I like to SPAR

take a wire brush to it and see what it looks like underneath....i got some stuff like that and it really looked cool....old factories didnt care what color so long as it was protected with battleship paint...wear a resperator device cause i am sure its not good dust...

geez i have been thinking about different solutions i can employ..ordered a digital co sensor from amazon ...almost 20 dollars cheaper than going to Lowes and I didnt have to leave anywhere....lol nice and icey here now slide down to the forge in awhile maybe.....lol

Well I really do appreciate all the advice, thx guys. I wasnt completely enclosed so I thought that was enuff, evidently not. I will get a detector tomorrow and do some cold work for awhile.... Rich i will try and find the post. Coincidently I had a blood test today...I wonder if that will show up...anyway thx again for the advice!

I worked in places that had propane forklifts and heaters and was always told that propane exhaust is not harmful. I wonder? I put a long day in burnin and pounding yesterday. When I was finished I ate and went right to bed. I figured I was just tired from workin all day....I wonder because today I have had a small dull headache and also been tired still. I run a single burner in a none insulated garage. There are two doors (garage type) that I keep 3-4 inches open and I have a man door open to the outside in another room. I thought that would be plenty of air but today I am not so sure. Otherwise I feel fine. So I think I am putting a sensor of some sort in there just to make sure. Carbon monoxide poisoning is the only thing I can figure. What do ya'll think? FP

we are all a STAR

take a SEAT

hey rich how heavy is that hammer u use...and how long is the handle?

hey Mr Dean I am outside of Reading PA bout 60 mi west of philly....however I will be in Texarkana around the first week in March

rest for once

felt felt felt

Colt 45...ye Haaa

they look great Kevin...

vent vent vent

funny thing, today I was with my teacherand he showed me how to do a faggot weld....he took about a 10x.125 x1.25 piece of rusty old left over mild steel, curfed the ends, bent it around to a circle and got the spot he wanted to weld aligned and clear of slag....then he heated it to a orange and sprinkled borax on it stuck it in his busted up forge...left it get yellow and shiny brought it out and hammered medium to light and repeated the process 2x ...it welded ...we then stuck it in the slack tub which was froze and hoped it didnt "pop" it was maybe 25 degrees outside...he said "its welded but I wouldnt hang from it"....so my conclusion is it dont matter what the temp is except in the forge...it was a propane forgethat is in need of a repair desperatly so also confirms anything I heard from guys "you cant do it with propane" wrong!

what we all WANT is.....