tech413

Nice!! I'm no gunsmith, but I sure like guns. What are those?

broken arm

Thanks mark, I was wondering about that, I thought I left it a little thick. I am happy for my first try, but now I can improve more. Thanks again!

Up untill now I have been forging with propane and a little charcoal here and there. I picked up some coal a while ago and used it for the first time today. I had the fire going and decided to try some forge welding. I used 3/8" round bar and just tried some loop welds.

My first try I burnt the end almost right off. Second try went well, it stuck:D!! Third one went even better.

I figured I would try it in my propane forge. I have heard that it is hard to weld in a single burner, but wanted to find out for myself. I did 2 loop welds with propane and both turned out quite well, I am extatic!!!

The first 2 pictures are my second and third try with the coal. The last pictures are of the welds in my propane forge.

Feedback and criticism are more than welcome!!

I would still call it legitimate, you are working. I really like them too, great design!

Yeah, there are places that will "artistically" brand people:o. Not sure why you would want to purposely burn yourself???:confused:

My hardy hole is just under 1", I got some 1" square and just forged it to fit, takes a little effort, but it works well.

Welcome to the site. If learning is what you want, like all of us, you came to the right place. Good to have you here!

Rabbit stew

Garden salad

Jean, welcome to the site! It sounds like you are well on your way to having a good shop set up. Good to have you aboard. By the way, your english is just fine.

Welcome to the site! I suggest you go to the front page of the site and go through all the metalworking lessons and the blueprints, they are great for starting out and there is info on colors.

Welcome to the board, good to have you. There is tons of information here to learn from.

Apollo 11 ....moon landing

I second what jimbob said, I just leave my vises loose and either hold them still by hand or use visegrips to hold in place, that way you can move them as you need.

Great ball of fire

Thats a pretty respectable looking shop. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

I found this block at work in the scrap pile, I think once I weld a post on it, it'll work as a nice little swage. Sorry I could only find a beer cap for a size comparison, didn't want to go outside.:rolleyes:

I like it the way it is, simple and rugged. It's a nice piece!

Lip smackin'

I like that chisel set up, I might have to borrow that idea. I usually use a hold down to hold the leaf but it sometimes leaves marks.

Welcome to the site Charlie, good to have you here (again:confused:?) Those are pretty good looking for your first few knives. Keep it up and keep the pictures coming!

Kfc ............

Welcome back, good to hear you're ok. Kind of a bad stroke of luck for a while, but I'm glad to see things worked out ok.

P.S. hope the doctor finds a fix for the welding thing:)

Luke Skywalker