John Martin

Okay. Does this way have any disadvatages or advantages over beeswax. Except you can usually get these candles cheaper, like motives, or stick candles.

I've used normal wax and I've gotten a black to dark red coloring on my pieces. I just snuck some of my mom's candles outside and used them. If I don't get all of the scale off the scale turns a deep red. It's strange. Any ideas? anyone else ever tried it?

Okay, will do I've found out some more information, but nothing much.

Why not make the furnace smaller so that it needs less heat and you waste less propane/natural gas/energy. Anyhow, it's a nice design. What would you use for a shell to put the kaowool in?

I am curios as to whether or not a pirate's sword always looked like this example:

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I was doing a search and came across that image. Anyhow, they are always portrayed in that style in movies, books, on the internet, and so on. I couldn't find out that much about them and was wondering if this style just developed over time into a pirates sword or if the pirates developed that style or if they just used the cutlass type sword a lot.

Sorry man, it won't load at all. Upload it to your gallery and then post it here, that way you can upload it from your hard drive.

I can't see the image, it keeps saying an error message. I probably can't help you with what it is, but I would like to see the diagram. Will look up a mason's hammer.

Okay, what would it be classified as?

Correct me where I am wrong, I'm trying to put together a article so to speak on the anatomy of fire.

Three Parts to a Fire. Image thanks to wikipedia. Could not make a decent triangle.



A fire exists only as long as long as there is oxygen a fuel source, and heat. Fire is an oxidation process -- just like scale on a piece that you're working with -- that releases energy from the fuel in the form of light, heat, and smoke. The bi-product is ash and carbon dioxide. (Note: It is not recommend that you stare at the bright flame of a fire.) Once going fires can maintain their own heat by the release of energy in the form of heat provided there is a readily available or continuous supply of oxygen and fuel. Fire can be extinguished by removing one or two or all three of the elements of the triangle seen above.


EDIT: By Admin, then I just took the rest out.


Flame Color Chart
Red
o Dullish Red: 1300

thanks for the post Chad...I'll have to review that link....but...
my favorite fight scene is the Indiana Jones one where the big guy displays the sword moves and Indy just shoots him..but then I'm from the quick and simple school..

Okay, im gone.

Don, just today, i was looking up blacksmith and found that quote from the bible, I'll probaly post the whole thing as a motto on my site or in my sig.

Cast Iron is really that weak?

My parents can see me through the window so i don't have to worry about it. But in the future, maybe if you could find a item for people with health problems that has like a wristband, that tells people if you are knocked out or whatever, by your pulse.

[i love the work!]

I found a hand cranked blower, bidded $40 dollars on it, it went for like $120. Wasn't work the price.

Is this a joke, or is there a place where there are a lot of anvils laying around over in Europe? Or is a blacksmithing fairytale?

No, but I could't find any other ones that were around 70lb and were between 200 and 250 dollars.

I had the chance to get a 160LB Cast Anvil two weekends ago at a town flea market for $165, but passed it up.

Should I get this for a lightweight movable anvil?

Centaur Forge 70lb Anvil

You are amazing. Do you have cutouts or is that all hand done?

I've gone on Ebay, and might order a few hammers or tongs. But some of the anvils, 120LB Anvil for $600 cast iron, yeah right. I got a old hammer off of it, and is now a wall-hanger at grandparents.

Great Job Robert, another great knife. Like how the knife and sheath correspond to each other, just like your cross one.

I like the troll a lot.

I was shooting BB guns with my friend, and one of our BB bounced off of a rock in the ground (at least its my guess) and came back, these were high powered BB Guns (Pellet Guns to, combined) and well it ricochet back and it the bottom of my safety glasses and proceeded to go down into my cheek. It didn't hurt that much, other than digging it out with a tweasers, like a deep sliver. But I shudder when I think about what would have happened if I didn't have my safety glasses on, I'd be blind in my left eye. If there are safety precautions use them at all cost. Well enough of that rant, It's really good to hear that your hand it okay and healing well HWooldridge.

I want to get a belt sander, since I'm getting a Bench Grinder for Christmas (ahh, the blessings of still being young) my parents said that they would get me one. I've looked up a bunch of stuff that has to do with belt sanders, and they are between $100-$500, at least the ones I've found. Should I go with one of them or try to build my own. Would like to know more.