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I'll be there and ............ sorry just me! :D

I had no idea we Australians were part of Europe :rolleyes:

I take my hat off to volunteer coaches Rob, but you've got to have some time for yourself.

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Thanks for sharing Phil, I was flat out today turning some 25mm round bar into a 50mm ball. What size forge do you use to get an even heat on the larger pieces? I guess we dont do a 50 hour week out here we just squeeze it into 38.

See you at Mooney's
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Hi Matt, I like your gate design, well done! My two bobs worth, I was concerned that the main part of the gate only hangs from two points on the scrolls, it may pay to add a peg style hinge at the bottom corner to bear some of the weight.I assume that the upright off the wave forms a spring loaded catch, this may be better made from an old coil spring straightened out as mild steel may succumb to some over zealous person bending it too far and it not returning. Lastly, I'm not sure how far from the water you are up there, but protecting mild steel from salt spray may mean painting with a good quality paint. You could use stainless but that would induce pain in your wallet and hammering arm . Most of all have fun making it.

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PS See you at Get Hammered

I don't know my Ozography, so how far you from Sydney? 'Spose I gotta get hammered at Mooney's!

Though not a perfect replica of the human form, they look really animated. I like them a lot,I too like the loin cloth, well done.

Ian

Here is a cake slice I made for my Mum's birthday today.

Dale,mate this is terrible news, after all you both have been through. All I can say is be strong and I hope justice prevails.
You will both be in our thoughts.
Ian

Longstrider, Braidwood is about a three hour drive from Sydney, you may want to ask the Good Lady if you can stay Saturday night

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Nice looking work,great informative photos. It's always good to see photos of tooling and how they are applied, thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for the comments guys. Edge I didn't give much thought to the ball cracking I just assumed because the ball was large enough and the claws fairly fine there wouldn't be a problem. The caws were cupped first, then half their length heated before putting the ball in and positioning the claws with a pair of circlip pliers modified to make a small pair of scrolling pliers.

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Ian

Some of us have trouble getting our sons to take an interest, way to go Dennis and congratulations to your daughter on her graduation.

"Do you know a Blacksmith in Mittagong by the name of Joseph Balog? I was in Mittagong about a month ago with the family and convinced the wife to go to a vineyard that just happened to have a Blacksmith on site."

I knew several years ago there was a blacksmith at that winery, but never got around to going out there. I thought he may not be there now, I must must go and check him out.

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Got around to finishing these today, just need to make holes in the hinge brackets and mount them.

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Ian

Nice work,simple but elegant. I like the hammered finish, it gives the piece character. How is the timber fixed?

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G'Day Adam, welcome aboard, as Dale and Phil said Get Hammered is certainly a weekend to get along to. I'm up here in Bowral, just a hobby smith but your welcome to come up one weekend and have a "play"

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Nice work Bryce , it's always a good feeling to make make something better than a cheaply assembled original. There's a ladies dress shop in town here where all the clothing stands are hand forged, looks so much better than the factory made standards.

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It certainly looks in good nick, with the combined weight of the stand it wouldn't be something you would move around a lot. So I guess you bought 799 anvils before you found the right one :rolleyes:

Excellent work nuge, I particularly like the fact that all the metal has been textured in some way. It really looks like it's been built by a craftsman, not something that looks like it's been assembled in a factory.

You guys eat squirrels? :blink:

G'Day, I get my coke from a coke works about an hours drive from home. They currently sell it for AU $255 plus GST (10% tax) per tonne, you can get a truck load, a ute load or even by the bag (fill your own). My ute was playing up last time so I took the family 4x4 and got about 250kgs for about $75

Ian Ross

Very nice, I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing and great photos too.

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Ian Ross

Very nice piece, deceptively larger than the photo suggests. Would look very nice on the fireplace mantle of our American Indian themed dining room :D

I'm with Beth, awesome man, when I saw Brian's offer I got tingles all over

All the best
Ian