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Roger Kennedy

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  1. Thank you for the comments.  I was fortunate to work with Mr. Thomas Powers a few times prior to my move to east texas.  He showed me all that I currently know.  Ive expanded a bit on my own to continue to keep to the repetitive stuff and work on the details of those pieces.  Ive gone from a charcoal/ wood set up to a bitumous coal just recently.  I like the coal set up better however if I needed to I worked out a method to use the charcoal stuff efficiently enough. 

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  2. I have made a simple forge out of the large break drum you gave to me and a lawn mower deck (upended to fit over the drum).  I use charcoal, chunk charcoal and dried wood to get the heat to red, orange and a slight white hot.  I have made a scoop thing for getting my fuel into the fire, ive made a couple of penanular broaches, couple of s hooks, j hooks etc.  I also made one paper towel holder and two toilet paper holders for the house.  I have successfully made a hold down tool, two hot cut hardies out of jackhammer chisels (small ones ppl first used as regular chisels before I got to them). basic trinket stuff and some tools I see a need for.  ive taken your instruction to me as well as I can, repeat the steps and make the next one a little better and consistent.  I will endeavor to seek out information and tools as I can. seems ive got the bug a bit late in life however I can always use the skill I aquire to better my armor making and make things for the Farm-we have 19acrs, good size house, 4 goats, 30 odd chickens for milk and eggs and recently got a horse for the Wife.  my life is full of busy.  enough on this site of my Bla bla e fore I get booted.  :)  thank you for responding, wishing you well from us.  

  3. would like any information on this anvil.  I was told the no.9 is its weight (90lbs), its an 1893 with a number date thing on it 10 4. also a star on one of the legs.  the underside has the patent date on it as well.  the face is rough and the horn tip looks like the fat lady ran into it.  thank you again.  If Thomas Powers is on this thread this is Roger from el paso-recently moved to Miday (still in texas)

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