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I use mild steel. get close without kiss blocks and lighten blows as I contact blocks. hence, I assume, the term "kiss" block.

Thomas, I am in santa teresa occasionally and have a mousehole that the face is worn paper thin and cracked full width in one place (the thinnest). I would be interested in the information about the repairman. I live in mo. I have a son working in cruces. I think you visited with my other son occasionally at the santa teresa checkpoint.

U.S. Military Surplus PA154 Ammo Can $22

check military surplus ammo boxes. can't remember the designation but i'm using one maybe 6"wx14"Lx32'T with removable sealed lid. available several places.

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that would be me. that son is now in montana. have another works out of las cruces. been lurking here for years, every morning. agree 100% about the forging.

my 25#LG had a flat belt when i got it and ran for several years before the belt failed. i had an old auto serpentine laying around that was a perfect length. put it on original flat drive wheel and it worked immediately and perfectly now for several years.

centaur forge did have a bunch of kuhn dies on clearance the last time i looked.

glad you enjoyed your visit. sorry had to share it with a crowd. the wife is a good sport :)

i am a blacksmith at silver dollar city in branson, mo. we are a 1880's theme park similar to dollywood. we are in need of a blacksmith/sandcaster for seasonal (about 9 months per year) employment. would prefer someone with some blacksmithing skills as the sandcasting is much easier to learn. helps to be a people person as most of the work is done in front of guests. call 417 338-2611 and ask for human relations.

i am in branson, mo. have a 150# hay budden i'll sell for $450. solid, edges good, silver dollar sized depression in center fo face, i would guess from some kind of repetitive work. face is solid. might could get it to west plains.

need to locate replacement oiler similiar to original for kuhnB1 hammer. centaur couldn't help. drip oiler doesn't function in same way as original. any help appreciated, sale, new or used, source, advice? thank you, dennis k. smith

makes great snakes and tent stakes

one of the old blacksmith's journal had plans for a four-tined garden fork. as always, excellently illustrated with detailed step-by-step. last time i checked he still had back issues available on his web page.

same happened to me. like playing with burning plastic when i was a kid. stick and burn.