Hyper Iron

Hey not bad at all. You have the profile looking quite nice. What did you use to open the eye? It's look very angular. Or did you wrap weld it?

Just awesome. Love each design.

Stunning stuff. Love it.

I really like how you made the spike part arrowhead shaped. Very cool.

Great work. Awesome design.

Gorgeous. Beautiful Damascus work. Very inspiring. How many folds did you do if you don't mind me asking?

Great work. Love the 2 forge welds method you used. Turned out beautifully.

It looks like a Peter wright post vise to me.

I have a nice 5,3/4" columbian that had the hardest and oldest grease I have ever seen. It had tons of shavings and other matter buried in it, making a nice aggregate. It took every bit of 6 hours total of soaking and brushing with a tooth brush, steel brush, brass tube brushing, more soaking, did I mention brushing? You absoultly have to get every ounch of old gease/slag/shavings out. Honestly my opinion when you're doing most work on a post vise, oiled or greased. Slag and shavings are gonna get on the threads period. Proper periodic cleaning is the only way to get it out.

Good advice homeshow!

Breath taking. The way you followed traditional methods was so unbeliveably impressive. From smelting the steel, to useing the charcoal forge, and my personal favorite was the stake anvil. Proving that its not the size of the anvil face. It's where the anvil and hammer meet that matters. Again thank you, and your buddy Kevin for taking on this awesome task, and making a beautiful sword. You truly did the old smiths proud.

Also very inspiring work sir. I completely agree with the comment about how much canvas an axe gives you.

Noob question here, but what is the purpose of drawing ears out on an axe head? Is it to displace the force put on the axe handle to a larger area? Or mainly looks?

For wall hanging I'd have to say braze it. For actually hitting something. I'd have to say weld the flanges on. You could file or angle grind the welds down. I plan on making a 6 flanged mace myself. I'm just not sure how the brass joints would hold up to harsh impacts compared to welded steel. I'm no expert. Just tossing my 2 cents in.

Just awesome. Really like all the great photos. The bends look amazing.

Awesome post, and the links are great as well. Thanks a million.

Well it's still a beautiful anvil. My anvil doesn't even have a horn. I get along just fine with her.

I've seen the 55 forge on the site. I thought about making it, but I wanted a more permanent station. I work with metal on a daily basis a it is. I'm a sheet metal aircraft mechanic. Heavy structure, wing skins, landing gear support structure, on big jets. 707 and the like. So I know I want to get into blacksmithing with all my heart. I have my forge plans set up and all I need to do is weld it together. In fact I just got a very beautiful piece of stainless steel sheet metal 1/4 hard given to me for a hood for the forge. Thank you Glenn for the recomendation. Also I need to post some pictures of my anvil and a post vice, a very nice 80lb columbian I was given.

I agree totally. I have been dreaming of finally striking a hot piece o metal for almost 2 years now. And I've just been getting 1 piece at a time. I had a (what I thought was 90lb Trenton) that was a family relic with the horn broken off, and I was so thankful and blessed to have it. It's actually 160lbs!!! How awesome is that. After joining this site and reading and learning as much as I can. I'm more confident than ever. I learned what the markings mean and where they are at on anvils and figured it out. My wife just bought me a set of nice Nordic hammers for our 1st year anniversary. All I need now is the forge. I have most of the metal just need weld it up!

The canady otto is by far my favorite blower style. I can't wait to get my hands on one!

That's a beautiful blade. What a work of art.

Do you have any of those babes for sale? Good grief!!

Hay budden. Hay budden. Hay budden. That Vulcan is junk. He is ask way to much for it anyway. I agree with Thomas. Go for the hay budden. Ask if he would work on the price.

I guess I can't upload photos from my iPhone onto here. Any way just put in yoyo weed cutter in google and you will see it.

Those are beauties. What wood is the handle?