Daswulf

To use as an anvil?, walk away. To use as a lawn ornament? Depends what you'd pay for a lawn ornament.

well roll the die on my success making an atlatl if you like. I like the things. feathers are better but with some pitch and bark fins can be made. haha. no loss if we have time to practice as you say. tho Max wonders about the tide chart and when we are heading to recover some wreckage.

well never put down getting small game with a good old throwing stick. depends on your pitching arm but for me it's better chances then with a rock. dont worry we will be looking for Anything useful in the wreckage. could really use a machete or an axe around here. Clinton, need me to find you some big leaves if that mussel ends up being out of season? haha hope you end up alright. I love mussels. if only there was some butter.

I believe the stone weight was basically a counter weight and for stability and follow through. Don't quote me on that. Good point tho. No time for practice. Been many years since I messed with one. I'm not horrible with a bow myself. Well in whatever free time while waiting for the party to gather I'll sharpen some pikes. Hopefully we can find something good in the wreckage. If we come across a wolverine I'd like something better then a club or a sharpened stick.

Another fine job Heap! Beer money is always good keep it up you might save up for a power hammer to make your pattern steel with.

Max has some lunch and tea then volunteers to go check out the wreckage and mount the flags and whatever else he can do to get attention. Whose going with me? Maybe we should make it a bigger team effort I case there's some good salvage. What about instead of a bow you make an atlatl? Can use the spear by hand or for distance and power. Early man used them for a long time with success. I was going to volunteer to be the guineapig for the muscles but wouldn't help to be on the trail with the runs if we find anything good at the wreckage. What's the tide chart say? Max also Is contemplating how to rescue that boat out off the shore.

Nice find. Looks like it has good jaws on it. Should work fine after some clean up and a spring. Is that an old adjustable wrench in there taking up the slack from the missing spring? Haha. I've made a couple springs from trailer leaf spring. It's close to the right curve and width from the start and just need little grinding bending and a little forging on the bottom that goes to the outside jaw if you want it to look like the old ones. Not necessary tho.

Nice work!

Nice! I love it. As a repurposing type myself, I think this is excellent.

Sorry to hear Soupy. Sounds like a great horse and great friend. Thanks for sharing about him.

My guess would be that, that they built the tools to last. What would be more important and precious then the tools to make tools and such.

Wow, did you climb that rope to get to your ladder? Haha Nice, looks like it's all coming together great.

I've been a lil busy to get myself into another world. This weekend I'll be at Bantam jeep festival but I'll try to get back into it and keep going.

More info could help, as in what's under it and what kind of blower you are using. Could stand to use something to block the hole a bit. And that's uh. An interesting setup for a forge.

I read or heard something like that Frosty. So those were my thoughts on it.

That's what I was thinking Dustin. Even the tongs look like they could still be used.

Thanks OSC, Robert.

That's a personal preference kind of thing forger. All the way down to weather to use grease or oil on the screw and screw box. Paint, no paint, on and on. With some searching other vise threads I'm sure you can read all about those opinions.

I've mostly spent under $50. US but one i paid $140. Because "I wanted it" lol goes to say that things are worth what someone is willing to pay. I'll be happy when i get them all set up and usable. and aside from that I'm still not done collecting. I gave a vise away that i got free to a better friend seriously interested in blacksmithing.

Great! good times are ahead. Best of luck forging. also, if ya put your location in your profile you might find other people in your area to help or learn from.

ok. but I tell ya. if you miss with any hammer on my trenton, better not have your face in the way. just saying hammers will tell ya if it's hard or not.

Lots of info to search and read. better pack a lunch

should safely be able to test rebound with a hammer as well other then a ball bearing. you'll be "hammering" on it so......

Learn something new here everyday if you pay attention

I have a fourth which is and has been my go to mounted by the forge on my wiggly table. Once I upgrade my table/ bench I'll give that one a go over. The rest will get mounted for different tasks and my poor go to vise will be purpose used. Rather then abused for everything.