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That's just amazing. Lovely work there fella

Beg your pardon.. :huh:

By golly those massy's are quite a sight...for scrape you say?? Oh that's a pity, is there even a glimmer of hope they could be salvaged from such a faith and restored to former glory or is that just life and that's how it goes? I'm a gluton for punishment like that. I'd take on restoring one without a second thought, foolish some would say lol I'm starting out with my smithing journel and it'll be quite a while before i land something as near to a proper power hammer of sorts. More than likely take stock of what bits i have and make up a reasonable to good power hammer from odds and ends when i set my mind to it and get my foot on the ladder kind of thing. There's more than enough info on here to get started however i would like to set a goal of having one of these babbies in the shop at some later stage. It has to justifyable i know but you have a set a target.

That's a fine hammer. Well done

Wow, just wow!!! I'd like to shake that man's hand.....but he's a long way away! Every congratulations to you fella, it’s a credit to you. Well done I feel a little upset actually, lovely tribute to the young lass

I like that work.. The skull, novelity item, there's thought and a bit of work gone into that piece. Price, not sure guys how the dollar is trading but I'll go with good old Irish €'s....say, €50/60ea The leaf, yeah another nice piece, as it stands, say €50/60..now in my opinion, strike an impression in the centre of that leaf and sit a candle in it, put another €20 on the price...it's now a functional item, make it pay with the least amount of work The candle holder, oh that's nice, very nice. Simple design, the twist alone sells it for such a large solid, value, say €50/60 each...(another in my opinion moment) make some kind of candle holder that can say hold 4, 5 of the above pieces and give it some size & presence, now put €200/250 on the price for the complete unit. Again, give it every chance at sale, it may encourage the sale of the single items even more Hope you sell loads.

Wow, that's a very smart piece of work fella, very tidy, there's some time spent on those tongs (Oh me neck hurts! lol)

Wow, that's an old girl..nice find

Thoughts & prayers from Ireland, God bless man

Man, that's stunning. Well done..

Thoughts & prayers for you from Ireland,

That would be very nice to have in any workshop... The biggest danger now is the move from the trailer to solid ground,.take your time & be careful. Best of luck with it fella & mind the fingers

Thank you John & yesteryearforge, high praise indeed..I like to build them heavy :D I have another work in progress at the moment for the anvil. I need more stability and have a platform half built all from 2,1/2" x 2" solid. Still a bit to go here but not much left to do. Should be a good job when it gets finished Oh yeah... My new workshop buddy...10 week old German shepard..you just have to have a dog about the place. :D

That's beautiful, well done

I've recently built a vice stand where I can offer some advice that may help your build. Tripod as said above, uneven ground. Three legs are better than four. Weight. Try and get as much weight into your build as you can. The heavier the better (within reason) I find levering anything in the vice is much more stable where there's a good heavy table. It's much easiler. Movable The one disadvantage on a heavy table is moving the thing if you wish to relocate. Alright if there's an overhead gantry but in most cases there's not. I've left a small flat at the back of mine so I can insert the pallet truck and pick up and move. Let the truck move these things and save your back! Options Try and design your table to do more than just hold your vice. I've inserted some holes on the upper & lower plates to hold some jigging almost like the hardie hole on the anvil. Again, get the most from your build and justify your time spent building. Any additional features here will save your movement around the shop floor and get the most from each heat Colour I'll leave that to yourself lol

Best of luck with the new hammer there Harry. Looks like a real nice piece of kit..

Get well soon to the original poster, horrible experience but as you say; it could have been a lot worse.

That's a great idea using the drift to hold the tool in place, real neat that

That is amazing work.. Very well done dancho

This is what's wonderful about "iforgeiron"... You click on a thread a view someones work and just go...""wow""! Fantastic work there fellow, really is inspiring..One of many on this site, top quality work & I'm learning a world of stuff here.. Thanks for sharing..

I would agree with what this man said ^^ If there's a chance you have a slight interest in blacksmithing, do consider holding on and don't sell the gear. Arrange some lessons and get off on the right foot. Take up where your Granda left off..

That is a fine piece of work. Well done Would like that over me fireplace lol

That's the ticket.. Thanks for that.

Are there any score marks on the front part of the threads on the removable part of the vice? The threads may seen fine on the male part for want of a better description but have you checked the internal threads? I guess there's a build up of compressed dirt & possibly fillings given the age of the vice. I would suggest you take the vice off the work bench and soak it in thinners or diesel. Give it a good soaking and give it a chance to break up and then clean it best you can. I'm sure you'll be surprised what comes out from the internal threads that should not be there. A good clean down, drop of heavy oil on those threads and re-assemble, job good as new. (That's only a suggestion fella, hope it helps!!)

Very nice, well done