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Haven't posted or been at the anvil in while and thought I would post my attempt at Brian's design. I also wanted to say thanks, it got me out hammering on something and it has been a while...oh! wait I already said that!. Russell Sorry! this time with the picture attached. Guess I didn't have it sized right. :blink:

I put water in them to quench small parts in. I also used two soup cans painted black as part of the intake for my 93 RX7. Attached K&N filters to them. Worked pretty good. Russell

I have a similar press and I was wondering what a good chuck would be. I've been looking and so far I know it needs to have a 5/8 straight taper based on what i measured. Russell

Hi Brian, Can you give a little more detail as to what each one is and what it's used for. I have a spring that looks much like the one you used, maybe I should be busy! Thanks, Russell

I have to ask what the golden ratio cure and the golden mean might be. I'm very much the newbie to all this and it's a very interesting conversation. Russell

Picture is a little blurry, but here's one I did a while back I still need to finish. Russell

I can double confirm that it's north of town. Although I never found it I did cover the south part town thoroughly due to Google maps. Russell

Hey Matt, Those are really nice. If you don't mind me being nosey, can you explain a little about they're made? Our farrier has been leaving me rasps and he said I should be making spurs and bits. I've been thinking I should make him a set. I have my own ideas on how to make them, but not sure on how to size them. Russell

Thanks for looking up the date (196822). It amazes me how old some of these anvils are and they just keep on going. Russell

The number along the front edge of mine is 196822. Can you guys tell me how old it is? It weighs just under 150#. Russell

Thanks Butch, I will keep that in mind when i make the handle. S Willis, thanks for the compliment, I really like the hawks you make. They surely give me something to aspire to. Russell

Thanks apprenticeman. I notice you make some nice looking knives. I'm hoping to get there one of these days. I have a question for you guys about securing the handle. I see some hawks with handles that pass thru the top and some pass thru bottom. It seems like the handles that pass thru top have quite a bit of material above the top of the hawk. Are the wedges oversized and sanded to match the portion above the hawk. Russell

Thanks guys. I bumped/upset the end to get the material needed for the eye. I'm not very experienced at it. Needless to say it was interesting. I started another one this past weekend and couldn't get it to budge as far as the upsetting goes. All I could do was get it to do is bend. Probably not hot enough. I'll keep trying. Russell