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Posts posted by Ricko13
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Great post! Thanks for posting!
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A very great gift from your wife and family!
I am also in the boat of waiting on some extra cash to be able to go down there and get some training with Brian.
Thank you for your story!
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Thanks Alec for the great video! Learning a lot on here!
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I too would like to meet up with some like-minded folks. I work with Piperwilly and he's a part of why i got into this craft. The two of us can learn from eachother, but its sometimes nice to seek elsewhere eh?
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I'm going to keep an eye on this thread. Thanks for the tips folks!
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Up to now not too much. A few fire pockers, a fireplace stand, some random holders and hooks. Going to try my hand at tongs next n
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Well after doing a bit of cleanup using some brush wheel and wd40, I can confirm the small one is a PW. I was able to find "wrigh" on the side, and maybe a "1" where the weight would be.
I can't find anything on the bigger fella. But the underside is flat and there's 5 squares hole around the base, and if I recall that a sign of a PW correct? -
Just got a good one in the Montreal region... I would maybe open up your search on Kijiji to Quebec and see what you find. :)
P.S.: Try the following key words for french: "Forgeron" = Blacksmith and "Enclume" for Anvil. -
I figured I should post something here seeing as I have already posted something in the Anvil section... hehe
I got the "bug" about a month ago. Me and co-worker of mine were talking back in April, and somehow ended up talking about old school blacksmiths etc... he knew a guy that gave classes and we both agreed to go for a weekend. We got an "appointment" for 6 months later... that was the end of October.
Spent two great days with Don Mackay, which used to be the historical blacksmith near Perth Ontario and learned the basics... and I was hooked. The weekend after I had my first anvil, forge and post vise. the weekend after that, I had over 50 different hammers, and then the weekend after that I had another anvil.
I only fired up my forge 4 days ago.. and the time spent was bliss. I'm itching to get back at it.. but the shop isn't setup yet, inside a garage for now, and limited in time due to hunting season.
I've been snooping on this site for quite a while and like the community and hope to learn quite a bit.
Cheers,
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Thanks for the info Judson :) I am a bit on the zealous side when it comes to doing something, your comments pretty much made sure I won't touch these!
On a side note... I gave both of them a 1" ball bearing test and the small one seems to be from 6-7", the bigger one is an easy 8".
I was thinking of giving them some cleaning love.. but I may hold off on that too...
Thanks.
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Evening folks,
Let me start off with saying that I've been snooping around this site for some time and found a great deal of good information on it. Really good for a new guy like myself.
I have recently gotten my hands on two anvils, which I'm hoping you fine gentlemen can help me figure what they are exacly.
First I started with a package deal which came with an anvil.
I knew the anvil wouldn't be up to par.. but it was a good deal for the whole thing. I have access to a surface grinder which may get to re-work this puppy.
Here's a picture of both the anvils.
The one in the front is approx 144lbs. The one in the back is approx 245lbs, which I just bought yesterday to compensate for the smaller and damaged 144'er.
Here's a single shot of the 245'er
What do you folks think? Any clues as to what they are and their date?
I haven't gotten my hands on the American Anvil book just yet... I may do so at a later date... but I'm neck deep in the Modern Blacksmith and Edge of Anvil books already :)
Thanks and Cheers!
-R
First set of tongs...
in Tongs
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So.. after getting clearance from the tower (aka wife) and some time off (aka weekend), my father and I tried our hand at making a set on tongs... and boy did we learn a thing or two. Going off Brian Brazeal's great "How to" on youtube.. we went ahead and just did it....
Let me tell ya... moving 3/4" round with a 3.6# hammer was "fun" in every sense of the word. The end result was a combination of work between my father and I, which would explain the different "jaw" sizes (he's got a power hammer for an arm...).
We also had our first customer order (more like a favor). An uncle needed an extra long firepoker... so.. we used 6' of 1/2" square and went to town....
All in all.. a great first weekend for pure forging goodness.