John P. Lavelle

There is a good color spark chart on Pinterst posted by scrapmetaljunkie.com. (null)

Call master tool maker Jay Sharp in Las Vegas regarding rasp spur video. If you can't find his number call his friend J.R. 702.289.5348. Jay made the DVD in the past year or so. He is in his nineties. He did one on tongs too.

Any pics you can share of your ka 75 dies with holes and set screws? Thanks!

Great videos, John. Thanks for taking the time to share.

John: Thanks for the reply. I made one similar out of some 4140 stock. I just normalized it, but so far It is holding up pretty well under my ka75. Happy forging. John P. Lavelle

Beautiful work, John. What type of tooling are you using on the KA75 to isolate and forge the boss? John P. Lavelle

Brian: Attached is a picture of the original bar of 4140 and the rough-forged 4lb hammer before it left my shop. Your hammer is next to it for comparison. Over the weekend we forged another hammer head from 1045 and a top fuller from 4140. Finally, I am attaching an image of some hardies we have recently forged. John

Howdy: Brian Brazeal came to Ohio and we were able to forge for a few days. Here is a picture of some tools we were able to make. The hammer was made from 1045 and the tooling from 4140. Sorry for the clarity of the picture, we made a lot of dust!

Howdy: We are having another Hammer-In Saturday July 17, 2010 in New Marshfield,Ohio which is just outside of Athens. For directions and a brochure, please visit www.lavellefarms.com A friend of mine is coming from Las Vegas, NV. He knows Jay Sharp and is bringing Jay along to attend. I understand he is 90 years old now, but still goes to the shop daily. His hammers and tongs are treasured items. Hopefully Jay will take a turn at the forge and exhibit some of his work. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best regards, John P. Lavelle jlavelle@johnplavelle.com www.lavellefarms.com

Mike visit There is quite a bit of info there as well. John P. Lavelle