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yea this mark is definately stamped and theres another mark thats stamped but its hard to make out it may be a crown or something. she also got me 2 more hammers and they all look very old.

ok heres best i could do with the phone

sorry i took the pics with my cell phone and yes the squiggles are marks ill put a better pic on

my wife got this hammer for me for christmas and im wondering if any one can thell me what kind it is.

Ah i see. thanks

what is the purpose of the leg on a leg vice?

Ok heres the first forge ive made and the first fire. Im still working on a door and im gonna add another burner to it. But here it is.

my sister is a glass blower, and she has done a few things like this and she puts them in the kiln for a slow cool down to keep the glass from breaking.

yea they are in-ground lift arms. Every time one breaks down the replace them with an electric lift, and i get 4 of these.

I have an 120 pound anvil and a squirrel cage blower (220v electric) which you can have for free if you collect.



Ill be in thailand, with a lay over in hong kong in a few months. You think they would let me carry that stuff on board as a carry on. lol.

heres a pic of the metal

ill take a pic of thwe pieces tomorow and post them. ihtey are round on one end and invert round on the other end. not square

Ok my wife has put a no buy anvil ban on the house untill may. now i have 4 pieces of steel that are 2" thick 8" wide and about 2 1/2' long, if i stack these and weld them together would that be a sufficiant make shift anvil? I do not want to have to wait till may to start hammering on stuff as my forge is 90% complete and will be fired up this weekend. Let me know what you think. Also if you think this would work what have you guys used as an anvil?

im pretty sure this is the same one from ebay.

I found this anvil on craigslist for 100 dollars. Dont know what kind it is and the only markings on it are 110 lbs. This is the only picture i have its 250 miles away. So any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

I am going to coat the interior with 2 inch ceramic blanket. And as far as the burners I was going to make a couple side arm burners. If you guys nave any suggestions about the burners let me know, like i said ive never done his before.

hello im new to the site. Ive been doing metal sculptures for a few years and decided to make a forge, cause im tired of hammering on cold metal. Ive never done this before. Heres a picture of it in the process of being built. Its made from a 33 gal barrel and an old parts washer i found laying around work.
Ill post more pictures as I build.