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I forged rose

I used to grind 45 degree bevel in, one one side and the other like in this video It look weak because it did break while I was forging so I fixed it like Nils Did . That picture was taken before right weld was made. Wanted to show how eye I made , and after I welded "right" way , I attached handle so it was not possible to see how eye look later.

I will never do this again , made mistake , I punched hole through leaf Spring drifted eye there and again made another lead Spring for blade. Eye is made in European style , it is where one part is like oval and other part of eye is squarish.

I will just stick weld blade to it.

Welded axe then used to draw it out , would be drawn out again later and weld will be fixed. Made mistake , part for eye was made too small to draw out later Edge for it. It's made from leaf Spring , then again I welded leaf Spring to it. Wanted to make it from one piece but made mistake in calculation. Tool would be functioning this way to, just it's not "proper way to do it " .

Axe that iam forging in progress

My coworker wanted his axe to be drawn out resharpenwd then I did that . In Balkans it's tradition that we sharpen our axes this way. Before and after it was drawn out with hammer then I used grinders and file . Had problems with steel edge cause customer cut steel part of it. I charged 20 KM Wich is like 10 euros or 13-14 dollars for that sharpening. For price of 30 KM Bosnian convertible mark you can buy new axe. I made axe handle drawn out Edge sharpened it and it's ready now. He say it's good.

My inbox is full now of people who passed away , knowledge stay in those messages , I don't know how should I feel and what wise and honorable to say, that is reason I come here rare when I look at those messages now , it is sad and depressing a bit. I think I will continue posting here my progress so other can learn from me and I learn from others, like Frosty did shared his knowledge with me that was passed to him from other folks. Excuse my grammar or some mistake in language , English is not my native language.

After Glenn , he was second guy who I asked for tips and shared messages , he will be missed. I visit forum rarely , but I saw on Facebook page that Frosty passed away, connected dots and it's him on forum , same nick.

Well i told it myself, yes like @Ridgeway forge said , he pointed it out to other person, long story short i asked him how his bellows are doing and how he is making them, he said he is not in rush to build them. Well i guess i wont be asking him does he want this book that i bought about blelows couple years a go. He will come later i think when he change mind to ask tip, i wont be asking him anything else regrads of shop. Its not like iam humiliated or something, just i wont be backbiting someone and point his messy shop to other person just so i can look better. "Iam messy but his shop is in way more mess".

Well I won't reach him how to forge just guide him in craft how to set up shop either way

I didint want to open new topic about this but guys can you help me about this decision. Some new smith appeared and he wanted me to show him my shop, he is from my vilage , have problems with back, etc he don't work, and wanted some hobby while he is sick , to see how trade go, i showed him my bellows, forge blower anvil, vise etc. tools. And he commented on how messy was my shop, i agreed but that is not point, later on he told other guy behind my back how his shop is messy but mine is worse. Basicly he backstabbet me, i have book on bellows and i could help him more for sake of trade, but kinda i feel humiliated reaching out to him to show him something more. I feel like my dignity is a bit shaken, but on other hand i want to share knowledge. How you would react, probably i would give him this book about bellows to read , but i feel like iam humiliating myself more by helping me on this path.

I have wet stone i hope it would help, but i saw them scrub it with file. After they are done diping in water in first heat, idk man they were doing it all time and no complains just he said me later (he is ill now and can't forge) small hatchet you go for straw yelowish temper but for big axes use blue color.

Frosty they old blacksmith never used here at my place oil only water, and they are best know for it. He explained me , he beat axe like one inch red , then he dunk it in water for 2.3 seconds max then he take it out, and whole heat come from axe to that place and you can see colors I saw them. Maybe I made mistake before I Didint cleaned axe right when I took it from forge I was afraid I would use heat , then I dunk it fast , and when I take axe out I can't see colors clearly. So I went by "time" guessed , and there is trick he used with old ragg , he "freeze" color with it , and next he wait other colors, then dunk axe. Swed. You have right blue is too soft I have experience too. Well my forge is decent to hear steel even forge weld when I want and have to Monday special well I tested it now while it's cold with steel and banged it with hammer sound like decent piece

Frosty does it stink from who'll, I guess there is lots of smoke where wool meet hot steel.