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This is some short video on how charcoal is traditionaly still made in Bosnia, and how it was made before in history. Rare to see people doing it in old way. Long story short they say best wood for charcoal in this part of region is birch and hornbeam, and from what i expirienced and heard good is also plum tree. and here is how it woks all in waterpowered smithy

Thanks for info I think I will pass it I just posted on internet first before I bought it.

I bought five of those hammers without handles acccia Handle, I tought to reforge some but as I restored them I think I won't do any forging or reshaping in them.

IT's not like leafblower it can be converted to vacuum if you add bag, i was wondering is it too strong becasue you can adjust speed by switch, maybe some valve can be added but iam not sure is this suitable for forge.

Is this good blower for forge I mean rpm? Speed can be adjusted . I have bottom blast forge I was thinking for charcoal to use this blower hook it from side

We spend a lots of time writing about smithing, and he gave lots off advices not only on smithing part but on life in general. I just now saw this message that he is passed away. He was good and patient man, I asked him a lots of questions and he always answered them with clear description how something should be done and why it should be done that way.

Couple of days I was making this nutcracker it is not beutifull and classic but it does crack nut.

Well I do this for hobby so I doubt that bill collector will come .

To be honest i dont use bellows like for years iam nostalgic to move them to attic , i just hang them there, i use electric blower but yeah they take a lots of space. I put them in "case " there will be lost off electricity, or my electric blower will die, but to be honest i just like to look on them, and iam kinda nostalgic from where i repaired them back in 2020. They are hanging here taking some space but i lie myself that because they are up heigh they dotn take space.

I tought to use it as sliting hammer or something like that. Maybe it is to fragile to be hit on.

Bought ball peen and this misterious hammer wich I don't know for what it's supposed to be used for

Will have to figure out what to do with bellows . Shelf added to bench and some cabinet

So here it is all finished up, I didn't wanted to paint wood so it can have some difference , but I will see will I will change my mind

Thanks I will see if I will paint it or leave it like this, I kinda like this color

Well here is new workbench old wooden were out of shape but it could stand more years , it was s only 13 years old . I might add some drawers cabinet under it. What is BLO ?

I was before in smaller room so I moved to the other one previous were 3 meters by 3 meters , it will be like 10 foot by 10 if Iam right with my math Now it's bigger room , same building . It is 3x5 meters , i mean. 10 foot and 16'5 roughly speaking. I bought some tools for it. Bought myself chopsaw ,I saw (no joke intended) that I need it to cut better and faster metal, and more precise . So here are photos. I painted my drill press, made metal stand for ti, previously it was on bench. Made some cabinet for bench too. Made space for windows, and build frame for it. And hanged bellows under ceiling , i don't use them , but i can't dump them either , so i mounted them heigh , maybe too heigh , too chamber hut boards a bit ,but it can be opened. Bought some tools chest that can be unfolded (great for tool storage , and space saver).

Should I demolish my old table which is made of wood and build iron one ? I have issue with space too, where usually chop saw goes, does it need it stand like I made for my drill press

Yes here are more videos about that

No it's from old bridge in Mostar

Here is some blelows video i found. I think bellows videos and info are allways welcome

fence break a bit.

I use taylor measuring tape when i want to measure my coils. ITs flexible and easy to measure with it.

Why you put wooden block under vise? So you can protect floor is that reason?

I noticed main thing with making tongs is to know where to put stock, (half on half off) and when you form jaws, so you dont accidently ruin it. Most of time one part of tongs need to hang off anvil, so you work on other part.

Yes you are right other solution is to use concrete and lift shop a bit, i don't know i will see what i can do, and yes of course other too is to cut stump a little bit, but i will be moving shop so i don't se reason for that.