rthibeau

depends on the location of the hammer...and the exact condition of it

"very talented and devilishly charming blacksmith"  ???  where in the world is one of them???

OBTW, nice hammers Nick

I use a 2 x 42 Craftsman belt sander for all my needs for hammers, tools, etc.  I do not make blades and that is a different animal altogether.  IMHO, the 2 x 42 would do well for anyone but a pro blade maker.

ummmm.........Thomas, check yer blood sugar level

......drive "under" an elk??

my bellows are about 5' long.....paid $75....almost delivered

get over yerself......just make a bottom blast, side draft, forge like us Yanks...plenty of pics in the Gallery for you.....

leave the metal alone......properly made/handled.......you should never need to worry about doing anything to the handle (except breaking it)/....

Frosty...send me a few hundred pounds of halibut or salmon...

no, but now you mention it...while you were here, what did marcy do to my forge ???  I tried forge welding a shaft to a braided handle and it just wouldn't take...WTF ????

this better ???

wow....here in northern Michigan lower peninsula we got/had over 3 feet of snow.....deeper where it piles up from the snowblower

I can emphasize, a few years ago the wife finally let me buy a snowblower and it sat for a long while before it snowed enough to use it.

the base spins and can be lighted......

ausfire, I wuz gonna ask for a couple of them bottle openers.....but youse gone way far beyond normal.....good work mate...

oh, yeah......on second thought, just send me the Crownies...

them pics seem to be of slits/slots/punched holes/whatever to be off center..that will be a hurt right there...

Frozen Forge.......I like them bottle openers...real nice...send me a couple...Please.....

How often does Homeland Security check on you  guys ???

what did you say??

I use a 15 gal SS beer keg for the water quench tank, a 7.5 gal barrel with lid for oil quench, but this time of year I usually use the snow bank in front of the shop...

don't you have a long snow bank up there Frosty ???

Das...this is a normal tool stand....

Jim.....didn't hear from your reference

Heap and Bayshore...give me a call and we can arrange a session in the shop....231 .. 590 .. 2052

forgive me if repeats......

"If you ignore it long enough, it will go away" ......wives and children require a longer time.....

"You can't be in two places at once" ......especially if you're no where at all to start....

"I didn't do it, I wasn't there, you can't prove different"....

neat trick...good on ya ...

NickOHH and his sidekick Marcy stopped by my shop today for a visit.  A good time... we all learned something (more beer)......made a couple items.....if'n they'd come up in a truck instead of some kind of mini compact thingy, they woulda left with more.....buy Hey!  Thanks for coming by guys......

Marcy has the pics...rag her....or so maybe Nick was her sidekick........so hard to tell these days.....

jhcc, write down all them ideas with sketches.........yeah, we know, you still have a memory, but don't trust it..........no need to ask me how I know.

Thomas...all them pretty nice roads heading south and west are fine for them wanting to use them.  Unfortunately, they lead away from the Beautiful Northern Climes.