longhunter

Please do post some pics of your gate Jacob your plans looked great and should be very nice when done. Joe

I was at the blacksmith days and it was a very nice event it was well worth it to attend Joe

I guess I have a hard time fig that anyone is going to pay 50.00-75.00 hour there maybe some areas I supose . I think that you soon will have the lack of work its like guys that make knives that are nobodys that want to charge 700.00 for a knife and they never got their journeymens stamp or completed there mastersmith test

Looks like real nice stuff

Thats real nice !!!

Hand forged fully rifled barrels bring a pretty hefty price

I say it looks alot like a Mousehole

Thats real nice like the wood you used !

Aquafortis use to be avaiable not sure if it is any more they may have started producing it again . It is nitric acid to make it usable for wood staining you add bits of metal to it as it desolves the metal it will fume , and if I recall correctly it will get to the point were it wont desolve the steel it is ready to use . My friend used old barb wire fence that was rusty . You need to do this out side some where were the fumes wont attack paint or be breathed in if of course you want to make your own ,first you need to buy the nitric acid wich can be tricky in its self . Track of the Wolf may sell the aquafortis ready to use the muzzle loader builders use it on the curly maple gun stocks because it makes the curly grain or tiger stripes in the wood pop out and look nice

Dont think you will find fireclay at Lowes . You will need to go to a building supply not a home type hardware store The pace I picked some up speclized in blocks , bricks , stone

So Glenn have you used them in some forging projects ?

Anyone know what the carbon content is of grade 8 bolts are I have some that are 1" dia and 6-7 " long tying to think of some good use's

Frosty how big is your hammer 2# -3#

Very nice !! she will love it I'm sure

How Much $ do you have in your build ?

thats nice I like historical repos

Like what you did ,whats your oal

sounds like you have a nice collection going on. ?do these older mechanical technical books a good price ?

Thanx guys! Irnsrgn do you realy have a machinst book from the 1920's ?

Looks real nice ! How big of dia is your flue ?

Can anyone tell me what these chisel are called and or what purpose they were intended for ? Ive seen several before these were given to me with some tongs and nippers.

I got a champion 400 blower couple years ago $75.00 nice shape but needs a new wood handle

That great looking !!

Very nicely done sorry to here about your loss

Heres a place to try if you need something other then your leather belt Flat Belt Pulleys and Belting