Daswulf

Awesome work.

Lucky Nephew.

Lol Thanks Nick.

Thank you Charlotte

Beautiful work Scotty. Love the bark texture, and how the limbs are bent to hold the individual pieces perfectly. Positioning on the rock is really nice and the mushroom fills that space in perfectly.

Thanks Ausfire. Yes the eye parts are rocker arms/tappets. When I found those it immediately struck me as the right parts. I had to weld a couple parts from the top but the majority is welded from the back side. Always hard trying to hide welds. The old wrenches weren't nice to begin with, only in shape. I almost used a nice one but upon wire wheeling it I found out it was made here close to me in Pennsylvania and decided to keep it. Thanks so much for comments and inspiration.

A frog made of engine parts. this was inspired be Ausfire and made for Rthibeau who sent me a hammer that I love. Hope I didn't step on anybody's feet here. Yeah RT. surprise. Lol.hope you like it.

I made a nice customized SSO ( sword shaped object) for a friends birthday. it was at a bar. i intentionally left it very dull as it's a wall hanger. sure enough had it been sharp they would have run out of bandages for all the hands on it. our Ren Faire is kinda lame on stuff me thinks..

Never been to any cosplay event but I think that's usually why they do use cardboard or foam. Almost anything "could" hurt anyone and I'd be surprised , even being mild and probably not sharp, that they would let him in one of those events with and metal, metal weapon. Just a thought from someone who was turned away from a ren fair wearing a SSO in a sheath. Wouldn't peace tie it or anything just made me put it in my vehicle. Just a thought. I'm not against it . Society just seems like they want it padded and overly safe. They even got on my case when I made a wooden pirate sword with an aluminum guard. I painted the wood silver so to them it looked too real can't have much fun anymore.

Interesting design. Looks like it was a starting point for learning what works and what needs more work. Can't say it couldn't hurt anybody but it isn't too pointy to easily do so.

Oh so true.

That is beautiful wood. Heck of a nice job cutting out the anvil. Nice touch.

Nice work!

That's an interesting idea. Can't hurt to try it. If memory serves correct I think they are thicker then the original thrust washer but I'll scrounge around and see what I find.

Thanks and Good luck with your rebuilds. I keep getting side tracked on finishing this guy but this week is looking promising.

Nice work! they look like they will indeed be good hawks.

Thank you Paul, much appreciated. so far it's in waiting for me to get more stuff done before i try to sell it.

This has been alot of great information and the images help. seeing the destruction test would be very interesting as well. Again Thanks for posting and keeping us up on the process. Birth and death of a blade. very understandable to know that your work is what it needs to be quality and strength wise. I know i'd be pretty sad to destroy that much work but it's also done throughout industry to know products are up to standard.

Nice work. And without flux? Cool. It is a shame that you were not only making it but also explaining it step by step and he didn't even pay attention. Should have made the ball into the shape of a potato for him. That would have got his attention.

Well I went out to TS for some rubber mat to put under my wire wheel/ buffer stand, and a piece for in front of my anvil ( I liked it too, way better on the feet then concrete) and I saw they had the coal. I had to try it out so I bought 3 bags. Have to say I'm happy with the results. Seemed to burn way cleaner then what I've been using tho I did add it to my existing burning coal on the forge so I don't know how hard it would be to get started. It comes wet in the bags, don't know if I'm paying for moisture or if they just store it in the elements. Haven't had a chance to weigh the bags. Not a big deal whatsoever. The nut size is just what I like so that's a plus. And once it was burning it was nice and hot. I liked it. Might grab a bag here and there and add it to my other coal while forging. And it's deffinatly nice to know they carry it. Thanks for the heads up on it.

Micah, there was a video posted on here a while back of people forging knives using a sledge hammer head mounted in the ground. Sure it can work for you. Best thing would be to give it a go and see how it works for you. It takes practice to get good at things so get started and you can improve your skills, and equipment, as you go. Charles, you've been spelling better lately. You feeling ok?

Nice work! how did the forge perform for you?

Nice fire poker

I see your from pittsburgh, there are spring shops around that bend and make springs for vehicles and equipment. My friend recently went to one and got good size for a couple of post vise spring replacements. Some of these shops are a little difficult to locate but there are at least 2 that I've heard of and you could get New stock instead of questionable used stock. If I can find out the name of the one I'll pm you. If interested.

I'm no expert but it still looks like a beautiful blade. May not be up to your standards of looks but wouldn't it make a fully functional Bowie knife? Maybe without putting the "good stuff" on it as far as handle material you can still give it life. Its been a great journey watching it progress. Thanks for the insight whichever way you go with it.