Jan

I did it already,but still have no idea how to download it(and I have tried couple of times).But also I don't need it physically on my drive-reading online is OK for me.

By the good luck I have stumbled upon this web pages: Scribd Once there if you type such words as blacksmithing,bladesmithing,metalwork,samurai,weaponry,armor etc.,something always pops up.People are uploading books there on daily basis,so new additions keep showing all the time.However there is no way to download it(as far as I know),but you can read it online freely.

Hi Ragnarok, years back I was at BABA AGM(2005) and some hammer was there for sale for 900

Interesting,how stone and sword still fires some imagination.I have posted my view in chat room,but I will also leave it here for future references.Sword in the stone is matter of historical fact,as is sword in the water.It served one purpose only -the magical burial of beloved weapon,to avoid anyone(if possible) to recover it.For this purpose (sword in the stone) was created small coffin,called by modern archaeologist the cyst and sword put in it.Sometimes was sword accompanied by helmet,shield or both.Over millenia this act was misspelt and misunderstood to great extent. It has ,however nothing to do with testing the blade and now this Arturian legend still lives on as a urban myth and Manga story. Other references:Ewart Oakeshott-Archaeology of Weapons

LoL,I DID apply cow horn on hot stuff one day at some demo in Ireland and there was that woman,making faces first,then shouting:Stop it!STOP IT!!!! She was behaving like at dirty protest demo,really,but I kept going. It was my demo,after all and sometimes I like to see my spectators suffer,to let them know that this job is NOT easy one.;)

Did you try to take off anvil(of powerhammer) and to put some hard flat steel into its groove? It may give you more clearance.I was servicing plenty of blunt chisels(must been thousands over them years) for pneumatic hammers(Hilti,Bosch,Makita etc.) and often masons required pretty wide edges on them.So I did it this way,when they were short enough.Long ones we had to do by hand and that's real pain in ring,'cos them steels are hard enough to let one dislike this job quite badly.Oh and we were using Russian powerhammer MA with 80kg ram,there is clearance something like 1 foot or even more.

Jan, your recipe sounds pretty waterproof! I use bees wax just because it is a traditional finish to forged items. If I want it to last outdoors, your stuff sounds effective but so is paint.

No resolutions,'cos life is complicated enough. }:>)

Other overlooked thing about beeswax is that is it more porous than paraffin,so atmospheric humidity can affect surface of your finished product in short time.Here is my recipe for black paraffin:Melt down desired amount of this material and then add blob of asphalt(leftover from road builders).Stir gently for some time.After a few minutes that blob is gonna be smaller,but never truly dissolves,so take it out.Melting point of asphalt is higher,but in this case it doesn't matter 'cos goal is to have black paraffin.Enjoy

Hi, my basic method of finding out is that I would drop(or throw) any bar to concrete floor(even repeatedly)-it rings.Basically,higher sound means higher content of additives.Next step is spark test.Out there are many books on this subject,as you know it needs bit of practice,but don't worry it takes not sooooo long time to learn it.:)

I was very satisfied with one particular brand,but I'm not sure,if it is available in your area.It's called Sif-flux and contains bronze or copper particles.The color of this powder is pinky. If you'll happy with shaping copper bits and pieces,move on next level and try mokume-gane.Good luck

I just hope you rounded shoulders well,otherwise its big stress point,not to mention proper annealing before heat treating.Anyway,good luck!

I'm Jan,thats 3 and Vana,thats 4 together it is 7,lucky number.But I'm always not so lucky,and hiding behind funny numbers and silly names is not much of my style-I mean truth is truth and no one can change it.

My nomen is not so important,but I think that this sorta ,,addiction'' is linked more to who we are,not to mention our thumbs.Being upright walking humans with long history of creating things through millennia is definitively engaging.Let's keep fire burning,my friends.:cool:

Hello junior, go to the right top of the page ,click on User CP and fill in your coordinates(location). You never know,which smith lives in your area and gonna help you with your quest. Cheers Jan

Hefaiston is international blacksmith meeting in Czech Republic,EU. Is one of the oldest and biggest in the world,annually visited by some 600 smiths and around 10 000 visitors of general public.Always happens last week in August. raj?e.net | m

Thomas put it straight,and I have to agree with him.Check on African smiths on You Tube;anything can be used for anvil,if you REALY want to forge.

If is it really small,it can be geologist's hammer.Check in ,,Shawshank Redemption''.

A few years back,I have met Bill Epps who told me about certain alternative of this=>propane x compressor burner set.Does know anyone of you gentlemen something about this set up?

As for MIG, my best experience was heavy Tweco gun on at least 200 amp machine.

Author:Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck Seller:amazon.com Price:$11.21 +shipping fees First in print:1903 Ever wondered what medieval knight wore for battlegear? Then perhaps this is book for you,definitely for me. This study is full of precise drawings of nightly tombstones,cos them knights were portrayed in full bodyarmor when buried,some with quite meticulous detail.Other aspect is that this work was completed over 100years ago and many of these tombs were situated in the churches and some just didn't survive rampages of two Big Wars.Although not every info in this book is up to date,a few things completely wrong,this print is must for medieval nut. PS-Amazon sells also his other book Decorative Ironwork of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance-but I don't have this one in my library=no review.

To me it looks like some sort of rash or maybe microscopic chip of material. I have had quite a few in my hands over them years,some dissolved,some not. When inserted in skin some hurt like hell for some time and others weirdly enough no. Some acupuncturic crossings?Dunno...did anyone suggest aloe vera?

If I can recall what is piece of my childhood memory...I had cross of flat(cca 50x6x500mm) with pigtail hook in middle(8mm round) bolted in 8 points all way through ceiling.Rest was chains.

Next thing for filler:if you gonna stuck wooden beam into box section,you will need less shot(s).And noise goes down.