Blacksmith Jim

I think this has been discussed here before. You might be able to find the topic if you dig through search results a bit. I seem to remember the scoring method discussed, and also talk about a huge handled cold chisel..

I like Docs advice about a personal site. I feel like that is the best way to go for a hobbyist to make a few bucks. One person I know that has a personal site has integrated it with the payPal, "buy it now" buttons. He sells knives, and every once in a while gets an email saying a knife sold. All he had to do was list it! Not bad. Google has a competing service with pay pal, google checkout. I've played around with it. What I like about it is you can keep your inventory in a google spread sheet, and the store front is automatically generated by google. All you have to do is have the site up, and update your inventory spread sheet. I think it is a good option worth exploring. Currently I'm planning on going that route in the future. Right now I've got other irons in the fire that need attention though... Good topic :)

They look nice! Good job :)

It is used for cleaning up the shoulders of tenons. Basically it has a hole the size of the tenon, you slip it over the tenon and whack it flush against the shoulder.

Cool cheese cutter. Sounds like it would make a good gift! I'm making a dozen plus plant hangers for the in laws..

Here we go...



I made two similar, gave the better looking one away already. Bottle openers are a lot of fun to make :)

Great detail :)

Nice Clinton... Good work! I've done a similar set of openers, and had a lot of fun. No horse heads though, I'll try and post a picture..

Latest that Deb posted on FB:

It took some screaming and yelling and demanding, and I even pulled the "disabled spouse" card ... but in the end, I don't think the insurance company OR the hospital wanted to mess with all of you guys. Way to go, team. Between us, we made them back down and give me the 3 extra days I need to get things done. THANK YOU!

A few folks started calling on her behalf. Looks like she got a little breathing room.

That goliath looks nice! Reminds me of a Beaudry.. Such beautiful hammers..

Those are some beautiful pictures!

If by skip, you mean boat, then was it used as an anchor?

I spent a year under a pop up carport, and will be back in one soon. What I did was position my anvil and vice near the end of the carport, and had wheels on my forge. So I would roll it out and forge in the open, then roll it back in when I was done. Didn't work in the rain I guess, but as long as it wasn't snowy or rainy it worked fine.

I'm putting together a batch of plant hanger hooks for the various in-laws.

Glad you escaped unscathed Sam!

I'd go for a dirt floor pole barn style building.

Just caught up with this over on fb. Glad to hear he is responsive! Hoping the best for Deb and Frosty!

I'll be doing the North Douglas County Fair this year. July 24-25th down in Drain, OR. Feel free to stop by if anyone is close by!

Thanks for all the feedback guys! Good to hear I know I keep seeing more and more work coming out of Portland that I never knew about. I grew up in McMinnville, this is the first I heard about a forge running up there! That would be great! I've been to an NWBA conference, it was great. I had the pleasure of watching Brian Brazeal and his brother demo there. I didn't get to make it over to Sisters, but a number of my close smithin buddies went. Sounded like a real good time I'll let you know as things move forward. Still in the research and information gathering phase of all this.

Jayco, thanks for finding and posting that link! It is largely what I am looking for, although I would love hearing more people reporting on their usage.

Thanks again!

Woo hoo! Pac NW is such a great area :)

Thought some might find this article interesting:

Coal Supply May Be Vastly Overestimated: Discovery News

Howdy folks,

I'm curious how many people from Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Northwest in general are using the forum. If you are, please drop me a note, or reply to this thread and let me know! (I'm trying to do some research into the feasability of reselling coal and coke in this region.)

Thanks!

Howdy guys,

I was kinda curious to get some input from a lot of different smiths.. How much fuel are you burning? What kinds of fuel are you using? Are you able to pick up a year's supply at a time? How much do you normally get when purchasing? Is it hard to find a good source near you? I'm mostly curious about solid fuels, coal, coke, etc.. But I could be curious about how that compares to gas.

Thanks!