Robert Yates

Bump for the Belleville boots and Doc martins as well.

I like your design , very inovative and well thought out now it will be up to you to exacut it in some thing like copper,aluminium, silver or such ( even a combonation of them ) to maintain the light weight of a razor . well done on the blade part .

Sam

that is sad at only 30 yrs old too

exceptional knife

For some rough is better when it comes to forging it is coming to age if you will many like it others do not . it does have it's place . I have some folks that want it for field knives where other folks want the mantle stlye or show knives .

Sam

Spears has address what i was going to do but yes that what i was asking for a photo of the forge fired wit the door closed . spears has the setting posted and the forge should run very well.

can you post a photo ?

we had zero winter snow and very little cold and high bills yet we used no heat at all as we used our wood stove when it was cold . they finally came out and checked the meter and determend the meter was bad . now they say we have a credit of over 1500. but will not cut a check . for it

we are looking at the 80's for the next week or two B) we are are in :wub: here in Tennessee.

nice work love the anvil and shop.

Sam

they are done by a good friend of mine , and are designed Modified by myself and him .

here are My New grips for my .45 what do you think ?

At times I do quite a bit mostly Farm eq. and it does get the braker hot and needs to cool but it will sustain my welding ability for a few hrs . Sam

Sounds good. Do you do alot of high amperage aluminum welding for long periods?

What alot of people don't know is you use to be able to order a Syncrowave 250 with a power correction card that will allow for safe operation on a 60 amp circut. It will not give you all the amperage the other will but allows you to operate it in lets say a garage where you might not have all the power you want.

well take your pick if you are ever in Tenn. the Chattanooga Aquaruim or the inside Diveing tower at UT . I helped build the structer and internals at the Chattanooga Aquaruim and Built the inside Diveing tower at University of Tennessee .

Sam

TIG is not prefered as the steel does not reach the proper temp . resulting in a fracture in the weld and ultiment failure in the product . as for the heattreating once welded by MIG it will work in the forge / heat treating and not fail .

looks like an ol trench light

I'm looking for recommendations for welding W-1 to mild steel. I'd like to forge the piece after welding the two together, and eventually heat treat.

As a homeschooling father, I am always trying to make assignments relevant for my kids. My 15 year old daughter has taken up an interest in blacksmithing and so I have assigned her the task of writing a report. So I ask each of you the following, In your opinion, as a beginning blacksmith what are the 25 most important tools/resources that I should get first? Please rank them in order of importance. As a side note could you also answer: 1) When did you begin blacksmithing? 2) Why/how did you start blacksmithing? Once she has compiled her list I will be happy to share it with you. Thank you all for your help. Henry Davis henryd@mcetoner.com

As her teacher you are asking us to do her homework, and yours. If you have looked at the blacksmithing > blacksmithing general discussion the first post is What do you need to get started in Blacksmithing? If you have looked at the General Discussions section you could have found Interview with a blacksmith. There are several blacksmiths that have responded to the same questions in the interview nprocess. A very good resource for both you and your daughters homework. Additional reading of the 254,581 Total Posts on the site will answer most of you and your daughters other questions. If she does an internet search for the answers to her homework, I would suggest the following: 1 Desire, that has to come first. 2-6 you can be done simultaneously. 2 Something to hit on (anvil substitute) 3 Something to hit with (hammer) 4 Something to hit (metal) 5 Personal protection equipment (to be acquired and used before she starts) 6 Knowledge from any source, mentor, internet, books, blacksmith gatherings, etc. ---The rest of the tools needed, you can make.

you can ask a 100 /1000 Smiffs and you will get that many answers . the Face of an anvil is not going to stay smooth if it is used at all. However with that being said, I feel it comes down to personal prferance . I have resurfaced quite a few for folks around here the rolled edges are dangerious they can fracture and end up in the smiffs body with a glancing blow (yes it can happen) smothing out the horn will give you a better surface to work on making your work smother and less hand work to remove the dimples made by the nicks in it the same with the face of the anvil.

as for the edges they can be filled by a Hard surface rod (Stick welding) then reshaped by grinding since you hammer on the face not the edges it is moer asstectic for fixing then However it keeps the face true and in full range for a working surface . remember a little maintance goes a long way .

Sam

Looks like a Master Jewlers set often used for crafting custom jewrey such as rings,pendents , watches internals stone settings and such .
Noted as such by my inlaw that has a very high end Jewrey shop in FL.

Sam

the heat treating puts it @ Heat-treated to 58-60 Rc

Carbon steel is 1/4 to the other at 1/8 stock.

I have built blades with the following combination (3) layers 15N20 (4) layers 5160, (3) layers 52100, (3) layers 203E, for a 520 layer fold . I was pleased with the blade and its function ,retention of edge .

Sam

thoese are very nice

rick thank you for the input , i agree with the blend the 50crv4 is used for mersadies leaf springs normaly . i am not set on using the nickel just thought it would add contrast .