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What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Yessir. The holes are drilled and I used hot rolled, so it was pretty tight to start. And then riveting cold. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Some various fireplace tools. Two different fireplace tool sets, and then one odd custom ordered poker. 1/2” square, about 3.5ft long, two pokers and a hook, it’s quite the fire tool. A few forge welds in it made it fun. The fireplace tool sets are all done without welding, the bases are 1-3/8” plate, so they weight plenty to keep from tipping over. The upright part to the stand is blind riveted into the base. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Here’s some photos from my demo at quadstate, of mine and Jonathan’s forging stations, and then what we did in our demo. Those tools were forged all with a striker in 6 hours. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
But as a more general update I’ve been going all over it seems. Here’s from when I was in Canada forging some 3x5” bar out of 8” round train axle, 600lb steam hammer. The bar itself was about 140lbs IMG_5013.MOV -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Set up at a show not far from me in Conroe Texas. Cold and wet today, knew when I was going it probably wasn’t worth it. -
Had quite the time at quadstate. Got to meet a lot of people and mostly spent the time forging, really enjoyed it. Currently the truck is sitting not far off the ground with 5 anvils 6 leg vises, my entire forging station including forge, striking anvil, etc, much steel and wrought iron, and tools I brought for sale. I’ll have to post pictures of what all I brought back when I get home. Excited about much of it.
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What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Yes sir I do, I mail most of the tools I sell yes sir I have 3.5lb hammers and 4.5lb hammers. Message me if you’re interested, or better you can text or call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Finished getting ready for the Tannehill conference in Alabama and Quad-state in Ohio! Hope to see some of y’all there. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
More tongs, this time box jaw and v bit. workimg on finishing up some hammers and top tools as well for quadstate and the Tannehill conference next week in Alabama. -
I’ll be bringing my forging station along with tables of tools for sale and will be set up, anyone is welcome to join in if there is the opportunity. Myself and another young smith, Jonathan Pinkston, will be set up, with two fully equipped forging stations. We’ll be there all day for every day.
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What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Tongs finished up last night, and had day one of a three day tool making class to teach today. Next week I’ll start on some more tongs, this time box jaw and V bit. Time to make some tooling specifically for those. -
I’ll be there. Hope to see you guys and get the chance to meet some of y’all. I’ll have my forging station and tables of tools for sale. Quite a bit of tools.
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This is where a lot of people go off when making cupping tools....whether top or bottom tools. You do not use a ball or sphere to make them. You use a squished ball. Now for this tool it doesn’t matter as much since it’s just used to combat fish mouthing, but with hammers it matters. At least if you are wanting a proper and versatile hammer. You use a squished ball type radius, and you get varying fullers on your hammer face. You use a ball and you short yourself. A proper ground rounding hammer (I’m not talking in the context of farrier work) you should be able to simply tilt the hammer face to get a sharper and more aggressive fuller. So many just grind and even radius ball face, I used to, until I realized the versatility in the “squished ball” grind. I have been wanting to make a top cupping tool too. How I have been planning to do it is basically for a flatter using my flatter anvil, and then forge what would be the working end of the tool the same as you would a cupping tool. Forging the edge of the tool face with light constant blows to begin a fish mouth and then cleaning up the hallow with a ball fuller.
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tapers on a picket fence... help needed
Mark Ling replied to JW513's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
A jig similar to what Welsh suggested would work fine...under a power hammer. I use a spring tool with two angled “dies” and it works great for making identical tapers in your case though, first learn how to forge. This won’t be a difficult task after that. I prefer drawing out over the edge of the anvil, take the same amount of material each time and you’ll get a close enough identical taper as to what you are needing. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
JLP- yes, mainly for the larger tools it’s being used. All the smaller items are still done with a handhammer. I’m especially liking it for forging tool billets and resizing larger stock. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
You are more than welcome to! I could use some help forging a couple anvils I said I was going to do weeks ago but am just now getting around to.... -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Cool flatter JLP. Is that one you forged? Did you punch centered. This is what my billet looked like before upsetting the face. Forged from 5” of 1-1/2” round with the hole punched 1-1/2” from one end. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
The work from a couple weeks ago all polished up. My favorite out of this grouping would have to be what I’m calling for now at least, the “elephants foot flatter hybrid”. Inspiration was taken from the elephants foot flatter Ethan Harty makes. I think this flatter is the nicest design I have seen. Happy Easter!! -
Thanks everybody! Huge help!
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What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Nice plant hanger. Forged a pair of chain making tongs out of 7/8” round, I’m sure these will find many other uses outside of forging chain. I like the way they are being forged from 7/8” I like the size of the boss compared to those forged from 3/4”. CTG then came over for about five hours and we forged out this 8lb sledge! All done with a striker other than the flattening and drawing out of the cheeks which was done with the power hammer. Quite pleased with the proportions of this one. It’s cool how if you have nothing to compare it to it could look as though it’s a 3lb hammer due to the proportions being on point. It’s shown next to a 4.5lb for scale. -
Hey guys, I’m wondering if any of y’all know of a book out there that has a picture collection of 17th 18th or even 19th century tools, mainly handled tools. Such as axes, hammers, hoes, tomohawks, etc. would be even better if it was a blacksmithing book showing the construction of them.
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What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Added some links to the chain and also a hook, and then forged a tomohawk out of 10” of 1-1/2x1/4” flat and used a rasp for the bit. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Thank you for the help and videos, it is much appreciated! old crew....if only....lol... this was made for my brothers fiancé, she had been bugging me about making her a hammer. Now that it seems I’m just doing charity work since the current state we are in no one wants to buy anything, figured now would be a good time to make it. My ML touchmark is there though, just difficult to see in the picture. Just got it handled. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
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What did you do in the shop today?
Mark Ling replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Jennifer, as you already know, love the hatchets and axe. Is there any threads on here over the forging of them?