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yesteryearforge

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  1. Yes That is my wifes anvil She uses the treadle hammer and that anvil mostly
  2. Yes the round anvil is a steel sphere approx. 9 inch Dia. The power hammers get used the least but I would keep the Iron Kiss The stand in the center is Cast Iron the others are made from steel plate ( they run from 1/2 " to 1 " thick depending on the size of the anvil
  3. I made one for Brian Brazeal and I drilled a hole / made a drift from one inch square hot roll / heated up the 3 inch thick plate and drove the drift thru. Only took two heats to complete but it was good and HOT The hot roll being slightly oversize made the one inch square hole about dead on size when the block cooled down
  4. If it is anything like trap die made from black walnuts its a lot like a black oxide finish kinda sorta like gun bluing / browning
  5. You could also drill a hole in the internal parts and plug weld them on Then grind down and lightly forge the area to make it disappear .
  6. I also move the metal to match the peen being used. It helps when the left hand knows what the right hand is doing . Requires just a little manual dexterity.
  7. My tumbler is a cheap plastic drum cement mixer from tractor supply . I added 3 pieces of sheet metal vanes to do the tumbling. My media is used carbide inserts and silica sand The plastic drum is a lot quieter than the metal drums and has held up well so far. Plus it is easy to clean out ( just pull the lever and dump like a load of cement )
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    Half way up a ( HOW TALL TREE ? )
  9. Outstanding Job Alec Reminds me of some that Tom Clark made with an American flag pattern in the faces.
  10. Forging Carver Not too hard to build That was 9 years ago so the costing would be pretty irrelevant now. The side walls are 3/8 plate and the rest was build mostly from drops and such. The air valve configuration was from some old ABANA plans.
  11. I would think a rivet at each corner with a slightly oversized head to the outside and countersunk and filed flush on the inside.
  12. Shorts are for TOURIST. But then I grew up in the 60s and 70s I have never suddenly realized that I was hot from my knees down
  13. Yes I did make that die and several more different sizes
  14. STEEL ---- One of the most recycled items on the planet Made some of those ( but to fit bricks on my mantle ) and have used them for 35 years ( this year included ) I stamped my kids initials in each one so there would be no confusion on who's was who's.
  15. just Google ( what size bolt for a 3mm hex key ) A chart should come up but it is usually one size difference ( 4 mm bolt takes a 3mm allen wrench
  16. Just read the post on guillotine tools.

    Hope the tools are performing to your expectations.

    If it was in Delaware at the ABANA conference  it was either me ( Mike Tanner ) or my son in law Peyton Anderson )

  17. Monogram S hook made using a Square boss on a jig
  18. AR plate makes very good Meat Cleavers This one is made from AR400
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