greatwhitehunter

This was a awesome job!! And I can't wait to get some time off work to try this out. Thanks again

You guys did a awesome job do it also, I must add. Quick question.. When shaping the face on the hammer, do you make the pein side at a angle?

Man this stinks!!! Im just getting into this. Just found the sight to even two weeks ago, and have been trying to sort my way through all of this vast knowledge. I for one, even being a newby, greatly appriciate the stuff that you guy have written down here. Im kind of a slow learner, but believe if man made it, surely with the right knowledge I can too. I hope to be able to communicate with you guys, and maybe every once in a while pick your brains. I still trying to work my way through getting everything ready. I just read the article about forming the face of the hammer, so as to move metal without making the marks. And to be able to move metal faster with the pein. My goal is to be able to make something to pass on to my son, and as a project too spend time with him (he's 11 and loves knives as much as me). My final goal is to do damascus welding I really love those knives. Thanks again Mike Protzman Savannah,Mo

I'll try getting one tonight when I get home. If a person took a rod, the same size as the shaft. Could you pour a new bearing back into it???

I just recently acquired a coal forge with blower. It had sat outside long enough for the two sickle bars, that were laying on it. To have been completely grown inside of a 18" tree. My question is, what to use in replacement of the lead bushing, on the crank handle?? Other question is what is the maker? It has "1075" on the casting, in raised letters.