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Glenn makes sweet tongs, any one know if he'd give me a pair:P

Where did you get the cable, i've been looking all over for some time now, and i cannot find any. Great work by the way i like the layers in the handle

I'm going to make some tongs today, and i do not think i'll need something so big as the Woop tongs, but they would be nice for larger stock. I have a tough time with tongs. I guess make both and see which get used more.

On my list as well Dan. Keep up hope, there are a multitude of things that it could be, and not all of them bad.

Nothing Yet has come my way while forging, but i was using a grinder to cut some exhaust pipe and the wheel exploded tearing apart my middle finger knuckle, and putting a quarter inch dent in the metal wall of the shop i was in that hurt for a while, and i still have a scar:(

fork to eat the pork

hark: to quickly pay attention

it almost looks like some sort of mortar and pestle

I have a squirrel cage type fan out of a furnace, this is for taking in the cold air i think. it's hooked u to a dimmer switch

thank you very much, i knew that i could find the answers here

excellent, i have a very interesting project in mind, but for now it'll remain classified....not much really just big for me

i am currently in a coal slump. i have none:p and i'm thinking of trying cowboy natural charcoal. I was wondering if you can get it hot enough to forge weld with? i need to know for my next project.

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this is from the pen keystone coal company I just found those i think i'm gonna buy from there, is it good? From the Pocahontas #3 seam, mined in SE West Virginia. Soft coal hand cleaned and loaded. As Received Specs: Size: Pea 1 x 3/8 or Nut 2" Moisture: 1.48% Ash: 7.12% Sulfur: .75% BTU/lb: 14,373 BTU/lb: 15,724 (dry, ash-free) Volatile Matter: 18.63% Fixed Carbon: 79.62% (dry ash-free) Free Swelling Index (Coke Button): 9 Lbs sulfur per million BTU: 0.52 Coal analysis report by Geochemical Testing, Somerset, PA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHRACITE BLACKSMITH COAL Some smith's prefer hard coal from eastern PA for it's high carbon content in their smithing applications. Please email for pricing. Dry Specs: Size: Pea 3/16 x 9/16 or Nut Moisture: 5.49% (as received) Ash: 9.58% Sulfur: .59% BTU/lb: 13,451 BTU/lb: 14,876 (dry, ash-free) Volatile Matter: 4.36% Fixed Carbon: 95.17% (dry, ash-free) Ash Fusion Temp: 2,700 F Lbs sulfur per million BTU's: 0.44 Coal analysis report by GeoChemical Testing Somerset, PA.

dan, hopefully we can get in touch sometime soon, i've been very busy lately. and i hope to be at the meeting.

i see, cool, nice to meet someone who knows where i'm from

Fantastic, great job

i see lots of people posting with soapstone, why is that, i'm not sure i'm one of the ones in the know anyway my pockets have wallet, cash more than usual (gift), keys, cell phone, pretty light today

If i had a lathe, wood: of course baseball bat=>then some awesome salad bowls Metal: probably some kind of awesome blower system or a cannon

that sounds like a great idea, +1 for coal, i'm just beginning but i used a 40 pound bag of coal in about 10 hours, and i like the nostalgia of the coal. plus there can be no price tag for the lessons learned in patience when starting a coal fire

sorry for the hijack, just thought it would be neat

Hi Lee, where is willet, this is the place for all your info, good luck

i need to find someone who could turn me some dash knobs out of damascus/pattern welded billets that would be amazing

Wow lathes are awesome, i need one, and if i had one i'd make probably something for my car, i know how boring

very nice work, loving the handle wood!