Justin Caradoc

chimney.....

Absolutly YES that is beeter than what I have

just looking through the archives and thought I would put in my 2 cents. If you were dealing with a person with out the use of their leggs. Instead of moving the smith and loosing heat or setting up the shop for a wheel chair. could you set the forge, anvil, power hammer, and vice/ twister in a circle that would be easily accesed on a swivil chair that is on a steel shaft sunk into the ground say 3-4 feet. Now the anvil, forge and vice/ twister would need to be low enough or the chair high enough to work and the power hammer would need to be set up with a pull cord to work the foot peddle. this would limit the size of stock that could be worked but could this be an option? And what if you set up multiple stations for diffrent purpouses with the power hammer on a locking swivil. kinda like the train roundhouses on a smaller scale to move the hammer. You know one station could be general purpose smithing and another could be used for larger steel with a chain lift to help support the metal. This way the smith could hop off his wheel chair and have a solid grounded base to work on. Just my 2 cents I thought this was an interesting thread and thought I would chime in.:D

Finnr be careful of that kind of shrapnel the paper cuts can be lethal. :)

nice work... I love the way the transition from blade to handle looks realy nice curves. :)

welcone this site holds alot of info. :)

welcome :)

feet........

are there any risks to burning the butane torch for 1-4 hours? like overheating or possable explosion or the tip melting?

ornamentalsmith made a foundry out of a beer keg so I think it could also work for a forge here is a link to his pic Home made and commercial units - Blacksmith Photo Gallery

Quench did you forge the steel yourself or let them use theirs? Also did you make sure they hardened and tempered them correctly? LOL JK glad to hear you are feeling better and it went well. :D

I would sugest the 1/8 and lining it with refractory cement which is pretty cheap and it will extend the life of the fire pot. Just my 2cents

if you are making a square forge do you have to use the blanket or can you use more bricks?

that sounds like a fun way to spend war :)

Thanks Ian. This looks good and has a nice emotional response. I look forward to seeing more :)

ok this is probably a stupid question but did anyone notice that the master bladesmith course is cheaper than the journeyman course?

these are great. I have some wood carvings from iceland that are simalar to these. looks good great way to recycle :)

Interesting. What is it made from? looks like mild steel and bronze mesh

you could atach a piece of wire to the peice so it is easer to find

I know there are a few SCAdians out there and I wanted to let those know that are going to pennsic. I live 4 hours from site and have crash room if it is needed just send me a PM and I will give my #. I unfortunatly will not be going this year due to life issues. But if anyone wants to stop buy on the way there or on the way home my door is open and couches available. :)

its so cute. :D

thanks hope you get that Aaron time.

This looks like a realy great project. I just wanted to rez this post to see if there are any updates. :)

machete......

Jr. those calipers are great did you make them?