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On the weekend of April 28/29 there will be a hammer-in at the Freetown Historical Society Blacksmith Shop. The demonstrator is Bran Martens, lead instructor at the arc and Flame in Rochester , NY. Brian will be demonstrating making wood working tools and heat treating them. There will also be a green coal area for folks to try it as well. This will be run by Dick Renker, former instructor at Arc and Flame. We are also working on having blacksmith stew for Sat. nite. For those interested in camping there is room for several campers/tents. All the buildings have electric outlets and there is running water. Early arrival and set up on Friday is fine. Assonet is part of Freetown and is located just north of Fall River, Mass. Any questions contact me at rgrenker@gmail.com Hope to see you there. Dick
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nice job, das
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Gravel Pit? Also forging curtains?
seldom (dick renker) replied to redbate's topic in Everything Else
I used stall mats from TSC and hard insoles in my shoes. makes a world of difference. haven't had mat catchon fire yet but it does stink pretty good. helps to find that lost piece as Charles said. when I was teaching on a concrete floor with no matting I could hardly walk after 3 or 4 hours. -
It followed me home
seldom (dick renker) replied to Glenn's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Don't count on the big tire being real wrought. I have picked up several that are not. Give it a good check. Still pretty good steel though. -
Anvil guess?
seldom (dick renker) replied to Timber Ridge Forge's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
looks a lot like my peter wright. maybe 100 lbs. -
nice job. years ago I was a part time rural mailman. kids had knocked down one customers mailbox a bunch of times so he made a new one out of well casing, 6 and 8 inch. its still standing tho a few kids got sore arms from using the bat and a few dents in vehicles when bats didn't work.
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Anyone near me (South Shore, MA)?
seldom (dick renker) replied to Cavpilot2k's topic in New England Blacksmiths Assoc.
Cavpilot2k, there a few near the south shore. I am in attleboro for the time being, getting ready to buy a place out there. right now half of my shop is in new York the other half is in mass. jplservice is in rutland mass. she does some really nice work and is putting out some instructional videos. arftist is in the taunton area for now. I haven't met either one of the mentioned folks yet but they are on my list. I have gotten involved with the historical society in freetown, mass and we are working on having a hammer-in this coming spring. end of april or into may. I know where Pembroke is tho I haven't been there in 20 years or so. dick -
Trivets Historical sources and Modern Examples
seldom (dick renker) replied to ThomasPowers's topic in Historical Ironwork
those look really neat. cant wait to get a place to put my shop back together so I can do something. -
It followed me home
seldom (dick renker) replied to Glenn's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Its a toy that you don't use every day but when you need it its irreplaceable. Enjoy, I love mine. -
Need some info.
seldom (dick renker) replied to seldom (dick renker)'s topic in New England Blacksmiths Assoc.
arftist, right now I am at home in ny till the13 th and start back to work on the 14th. we can sure meet up. most of my work right now is in east taunton. I work for mass coastal railroad and my days start at 0500 and on the job site 0700. while like you I cant leave job site but we can sure hook up after work. I'm usually done between 3 and 5. just a lot of depends upon. my phone is PM me dick -
Perils of joining a blacksmithing group
seldom (dick renker) replied to Latticino's topic in Everything Else
go dan. that was great -
came back out of retirement to work on a railroad as a safety guy. keeping trains and contractors separated.
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Need some info.
seldom (dick renker) replied to seldom (dick renker)'s topic in New England Blacksmiths Assoc.
aww come on frosty, hook up the dog team. if you leave now you can get here in time. -
Need some info.
seldom (dick renker) replied to seldom (dick renker)'s topic in New England Blacksmiths Assoc.
I have just gotten involved with a historical society in Assonet Ma., its a small village in the town of Freetown. They are wanting to increase the traffic there. They have an active blacksmith shop that represents the two shops they had in their town. I suggested a hammer-in to kinda help put the place on the map and so far they are acceptable to that. The question I have now, Is there any one that would be willing to demo for a hammer-in there? I think we are looking at some time in the late April/May area. They have 16 acres of land and I was thinking perhaps a two day event with folks able to camp there if it went that way. they have water, rest rooms and electric . Also what would the cost be for the demo. I have a meeting with the president and a board member on this coming Sat, so if there is any interest I would appreciate hearing before then. In the mean time I hope to be able to visit some of the local members shops to introduce my self. At the present I am living in Attleboro, Ma. Thanks -
PBS Documentary on Armor making
seldom (dick renker) replied to ede's topic in Cold Worked Iron and Steel
watched this show last night and thought it was pretty well done. -
Need some info.
seldom (dick renker) replied to seldom (dick renker)'s topic in New England Blacksmiths Assoc.
thanks Glenn. got it and paid my dues dick -
Good morning everybody, Looking for info to join the organization. Looked at new web site and didn't find anything to move in that direction. I am in the process of moving to Mass. from NY. Kinda like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. I'm a current member of the New York State Designer Blacksmiths. Right now my shop is pretty well torn apart, half here in Mass and half in NY. Dick Renker
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SOFA Quadstate 22-24 Sept 2017
seldom (dick renker) replied to Glenn's topic in Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet
Although I have only been to Q-S once, my feeling about it is if you cant find it there, you dont need it. Hope to back again. -
It followed me home
seldom (dick renker) replied to Glenn's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
the scrapper looked very familiar when I saw it. used them a ton of times when I was in the navy on deck winches. they had bronze bearings and every bearing job was a hand scrape deal with them. -
It followed me home
seldom (dick renker) replied to Glenn's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
looks like a bearing scrapper to me -
1st Time shoeing solo? What was it like?
seldom (dick renker) replied to jlpservicesinc's topic in Farriers and Horse stuff
learned on a dude ranch in the Adirondacks. first had to read the calvary manual and be quizzed by the foreman then started on only fronts then hind then whole hog. first few took about 2 hours just to do the fronts. gradually got faster and better. went out and apprenticed and then on my own for a few years then after about 10 years went to cornell university for their shoeing course. by then I had figured out what I didn't know and what I wanted to learn. by then I had a full route and territory; blew back out after about 20 years and wouldn't even trim my own. wife was not happy but I still got her. -
pandol clips
seldom (dick renker) replied to seldom (dick renker)'s topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
frosty, good info came out so why get cranked about it. lifes to darned short. -
It followed me home
seldom (dick renker) replied to Glenn's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
well my wife would do the pickers proud. sent me an email saying the she just picked up a nice rivet forge, a dozen pair of tongs, an electric blower and a hand crank blower for said forge a half dozen hardie tools, some assorted plates and other stuff and a about 50 lbs of coal for 50.00 bucks. all from one yard sale. an anvil also there but they wouldn't price it yet, still attached to it. when I get home in sept. ill have to check it out. -
great video