Davor

This is a scrapyard find. There is no marking, the hole is straight wall I don't think it can be wedged, it is obviously very used. I did hit it with a hammer (lightly) on the side of the mushrooming and it seems soft. I wouldn't want to use it as a fuller if it is not.

Made the handle, now it's complete.

George thanks for the advice, never heard that till now. Irondragon, it’s two wrenches but identical, I just got it to move still have to make a handle and the bars. It is same size on both ends (left and right) when adjusting. The top and bottom part have different incline on the threads so the top travels shorter distance when opening or closing. Unfortunately no markings on the wrenches.

I have a an old adjustable wrench, that I saved from the scrap yard, and it would not move. It has been sitting on my bench for more than a year, at least. I tried with just WD-40 for weeks, I tried heating it in the forge. So today I was cleaning the bench and just decided to cut the round bars that keep it straight and moving together. I really didn't want to do that but it was give up or cut. But that did the trick, I did have to heat it up in the forge more than once. I already have the same style wrench also saved from the scrap yard.

This shovel is also a part of a set.

4 by 4 centimeters.

Making a shovel from a price of square pipe, that's why there is a ridge down the middle. That was a corner of the pipe, I like the look of it so decided not to hammer it down.

New use for the valve. I have an unfinished chimney so I struggle with the smoke (until it heats up) and ash. And I've been thinking about putting a fan to blow the smoke out the shop. But since I'm dumping most of the air from the blower, got a temporary solution.

Shovel actually a part of a set.

I've made the metal one from DF-s video and I'm very pleased with it, been using it for quite a while. Works great.

Making a fire place shovel but one piece. Without a power hammer I wasn't even trying that. So decided to cheat. Two angle irons welded to a bar, I knew that cleaning it up was going to be a problem. But I gave it a try anyway. Not very pleased with it but it was worth a shot.

Here is the the fine textured one. I tried it with a chisel and that didn't work for me, then I remembered that I have a shoe makers hammer and that did the trick. Very light hammering.

Good idea Frosty, will do. Rojo Pedro here is a picture with both styles. Very wide and thin stem.

There is a Ginko tree in my little town, we went for a walk today so I picked up some leaves. There are two styles of leaves, have no idea how to tackle the other style with just a hand hammer. That needs a lot of material to move by hand. This style not a problem.

Good luck man, sorry about Thud also. Man when it rains it pours.

Little boy is growing.

There is tradition like this in Bosnia as well. This year we were passing thru so we bought a traditional coffee pot made like this. I insisted that we buy from the craftsman making it and not from a tourist shop. Except the pot has a layer of tin or pewtr on the inside. A lovely video and an exceptional channel, a wealth of old traditions preserved on it. Quite a few blacksmith videos. Thanks for the find.

Just few interesting finds. Still in Czech Republic.

Some new stuff I found in a store here, the smith has a shop in the next town. So here is a shout-out the mister Leupold [commercial link removed] Very interesting designs.

Came across the same design in Třebíč also Czech Republic, towns are about 30 miles apart. Except the top and bottom holes are not punched in the same orientation, I could take a look at the back also but the picture is not focused from the back.

Same door, more intricate details.

Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic. Let's spark another discussion of how it's made. The back is not cut, all barrs go through holes.

very nice

I never know what to say. Thank you for selfless spreading of knowledge, it is appreciated and will be missed. My condolences to his Family.

Mothman_c3w that is a great idea, I like that.