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Greece and Galia....spears...
navasky replied to Ibor's topic in Spears, Arrows, Pole arms, Mace/hammer etc.
Those came out great. How did you do the rib? -
Rail anchor properties
navasky replied to BackwoodsBeast's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Looks pretty close to 9260. I like to use them for tomahawks. -
What did you do in the shop today?
navasky replied to littleblacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Pretty, and according to wikipedia bronze is harder than wrought iron, so the rebound should be good too. -
What did you do in the shop today?
navasky replied to littleblacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Ever thought about trying to cast one of those bronze anvils over a steel faceplate? It's something I've always wondered about, and a 6 pound one would make a nice little jewler's anvil. -
The machine shop at work was getting rid of this. 130 lb Vulcan with a perfect face except for a couple of spots where some idiot torched it. I remember back in 2012 when I was desperately searching for my first anvil, I never would have thought that people would be giving them away to me for free just a few years later.
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Tool Handles. Yeah, I know, hickory is king, but...?
navasky replied to Leland Stone's topic in Tools, general discussion
I made a handle from bamboo flooring once, it's held up fine so far but isn't the most beautiful wood and I ended up finding some small voids in the material. Some day I'd like to actually split and laminate some bamboo by hand. -
Tool Handles. Yeah, I know, hickory is king, but...?
navasky replied to Leland Stone's topic in Tools, general discussion
I found the source of the chart with a reverse image search, http://www.aikiweb.com/weapons/goedkoop1.html. It looks like he's hitting the wood with directly with another piece of wood, which is not exactly analogous to the type of stress it would see when used as a tool handle. -
I've achieved a good blued mirror finish with "slow" rust bluing. I use Mark Lee express blue but my understanding is that most of those instant plum browns followed by boiling will give you the same effect.
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That looks fantastic. I've been wanting to make a vise from forklift tines forever. Just out of curiosity have you thought of putting the screw on the outside a la the vertical vise? It would save having to drill those 2 big holes and you would be able to grip longer pieces.
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I got this 2" x 20" x 20" block a while ago and just finished up a stand for it tonight. Made from scrap wood and old bed frame angle iron. The next step is to put some different radiuses into one of the edges so I can stand it up and use it as a die anvil. Eventually I'd like to make a few different sized holes through the face for drifting and some shapes in the other edges too. I guess I need to invest in an angle grinder now...