5starhobo (blake)

He deserves it! And i thank him for his service. Keep safe you two. :)

http://www.iforgeiron.com/page/index.html/_/blueprints/100-series/bp0131-coal-coke-and-rocks-r364 this may be a little helpful. 

looking good but i would fill in those gaps and smooth it out. that affects your work

I can back what glenn said. I myself have my forge under a huge overhang and have problems with the smoke gathering on calm days. i found that poking a hole in the top of the fire right above the place where your air comes in. Try to get an open flame to come out, the green smoke is flammable so it will mostly burn off if you have a flame next to it. But also be aware of the other gases the are produced when burning coal that you can't see. Best would be to get a evacuation system to remove everything. All in all, poking a hole in the top of the fire and letting a flame burn there will burn off a good bit of the yellowish green smoke, or at least for me :)

Praying for everyone that was affected. Those poor children :(

dcraven. i have about 20 old wrenches like the above. May give a few card holders a try and also a bottle opener or two. thanks for posting :)

 So glad alec showed me this :D thanks for posting this brian!

Yup. Its hard to find anvils down here. saw a guy trying to sell a 150 peter wright for 1000.... crazy. And many ASO's. BUT plenty of railroad tracks.

bet his lady likes those! great work! 

beautiful! keep it up!

looking good my friend!

keep it up.

:)

I use spring steel for my hand tools (5160)

I've gotten some rebar to harden. some stuff i picked up at home depot. There is different grades i believe and higher the grade, the more specific types of metal that are recycled to make it. Or you could just get lucky and have some higher carbon junk go through the recycling process. Ive made a few knives from the rebar that hardens. just for the heck of it. Nothing to sell or anything but just shop knives.

About 15 years ago or so Harbor Freight was importing a 110# cast steel anvil of low to mid quality.  They were made in Russia and looked like the one in the picture.  

Look for local blacksmithing groups nearby and if there are any meetings in your time criteria try going to them. Good chance to talk to smiths and learn a lot.

I think its cast vanadium

Hi guys! Ive had this anvil for a while and it works fine. I don't know much about it or what its made of and i would like to find out or at least get an idea. I don't know if its cast iron or cast steel but its definitely cast. Any Help would be amazing.

Thanks guys!

same on both sides

thanks. Looking in to the one in pasedena

Considering his starting point he may not go that low. Worth. A shot

This is something that showed up on craigslist. IT's pretty over priced and i am aware of that. I was wondering with its condition, what do you think a decent price should be? 400?

Anvil. About 200 pounds. $1,000 or best offer.

Saw this too while i was looking for an anvil. I live in the area so i was excited till i saw the lot deal. Sad day :(

Well these arnt that hard lol

Well these arnt that hard lol

1 1/2" x 6-8" longer ones on bottom. And no they are not kingpins.

yes i wish i had a better finish on the handle but at the time i only had to 100 grit sandpaper. and i like the rough finish on some knives and polished on other. really depends on the other pieces invovled. The handle is a little angular and I'm aware of that.  Thank you for the comment. surprisingly the pins are copper wire i straightened out. 

That is indeed a decent first knife.As mentioned the pins do look nice.It is a bit hard to tell from the photo what the angle of the blade is.Some folks like to leave their blades rough from the hammer,while others grind,file,sand to get their final shape.My personal critique would be that the blade and handle both could use some refinement.Your handle seems to be a bit angular and your blade a bit rounded.I think generally speaking these roles are reversed.Great start though and please keep them coming!!Every one of them you make will teach you something about the next one.