seldom (dick renker)

spanky, you forgot barefoot :D

well there ya go. mike you have the greatest luck of anyone i know. well done done, but dont loose this thing :)

I'm inclined to go with the baby buggy frame. It is only half of it, there would be another piece identical for the other side.

you are unbelievable mike. nice haul

very nice

all for special jobs, custom made tongs

michael, you do some amazing work.

"practical projects for the blacksmith" by ted tucker has a section on them

what a haul

rootin for ya Dan. ya gotta stop doing that :D

im agreeing with frosty and matto

nice job. the dragon coming out of the fire is great

flexible aluminum dryer exhaust hose.

looks like a grappling hook to me. sometimes used to recover bodies from water. nice take.

they use the shrink fit on locomotive driver wheels, steam locos

eggwelder, those plates appear to be a access plate from a pressure vessel, possibly a boiler. good tough steel

started the day off at -8 but sunny and no wind. by noon was up to about 25 and quite pleasant outside for a change. we have been struggling to get to 15 for the past few weeks.

just couldnt get the blasted forge to light today. tried several times but nothing caught so i said it doesnt want to work today and went back to the house. worked fine yeterday

Hey Don, Welcome to the site. Lots of info and fun here. Don't feel bad about being a farrier on this site, there are quite a few of us on here that are or have been farriers. It actually gives a head start on many of the skills involved.

i just got a chance to use this vise today and it is a treat. pretty easy and handy. it may end up as my go to vise.

jim, i find i spend most of my time working from the side, so it works out pretty good for standing dick

Got my vise stand completed and vise mounted today. the base is a 3/8 plate 29x19, 4x4 square tube, 29 inches long; 1 piece of 4x3, the table section was made from a 12x12 x1/8 plate. the leg had been cut off quite short so there is a 1 inch inside diameter pipe with a 3 inch piece of rr spike inside to give the leg support. the stand weighs about 200 lbs with the vise attached and can be moved with a hand truck. both stands are nearly the same for dimensions except for the height.

setlab, i have one just like it except it has 4 inch jaws. i am in the middle of building a stand for it right now. i took it to a couple of different meeting and no-one has seen one like it before. like yours there are no markings to speak of. will post pic when get stand done. seldom

fun stuff, very nice

definately NOT a spiking maul from railroad. might be as thomas said a chisel to cut rail.