seldom (dick renker)

but they were ready to trade for garden statiuary. seems to me you can get a pretty good statue for about the same amount. so i wouldnt  worry to much on the moral dilemma. after all, all they can say is yes or no.

depending on how bad the rock is, you could use some of the wooden wedges they use to square up doors and windows. they have worked fine for me in several different applications.

c-1 lets face it, "all good people are left handed".

just got home saturday from working out of state on a railroad for the summer. in the back of my truck is a knuckle and two broken knuckle pins. keeping one pin for myself and the other for a friend. the knuckle is going in the iron in the hat in a couple of weeks. there was another knuckle but didnt have time to get it and not carrying it very far. ill get it in the spring when i go back.

i have used a used horse shoe for a shoe horn. came out good. drew out one half of the shoe and left a nob on the end to make into the spoon of the horn. left the other half bent as normal for the handle. it ended up being about 14 inches long, dont have to bend over so far to use it.

one of the things i like to due with raw beginners is give them a peice of 2x4 about a foot or so long and have them hit it for awhile. lets them see where tthey are not hitting.emphasizes hammer control

i get used horse shoes on a regular basis and the first thing before using them is removing the nails. i had enough cuts and scrapes when i was shoeing to last me a long time.

duckkiler, i'm with frosty, you really need to put your general location in. there are a lot of good folks in mich that are willing to help if asked.

you and yours are in my thoughts, charles

nice job, teebs

have had that happen a few times, even when teaching students. embarrassing. i go with Thomas, start wood fire and get some good coals, never fails.also make sure you have a nice pile of coke handy from previous fire.

sounds like a good time

the eagle stopped me in my tracks when i first saw it in the lobby/showroom

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Hope these all show up. When i went to teach a BS class the other night this is what I found in the lobby and weld shop. They were done by Sculptural welding students

looks like chuck norris in the woods

have any tomatoes in there?

sounds like a general motors ad.

leather tool

Das, Nice job. I do these using 1/4 inch stock and up to 1/2 inch. They go great at demo's.Somewhere on IFI  there was a video of a group doing these out of 4 inch stuff I think it was. Took all day and a large group to deal with it that large.

I once worked for a college in maint. dept.. They never had time to do it right but plenty of time to do it over and over.

nice job. would like to see the other sides if possible

Andrew,

As a former farrier and a long time horseman I think it looks pretty darn good. Well done

sometimes in the classes that i giver we will end up with a tool and die maker. they have fits when we tell them" about this big"

could be a spanner wrench for colllets