Tubalcain2

18 hours ago, Daswulf said:

lessons in talking and forging. Yesterday I started a fancy spoon and while checking out IFI and replying to a post I burned an almost done spoon handle off. 

thats why u get a gasser like us logical people. 

I likey.

I am 6' 4'' and growing. I am currently in a 29x36, (was 28x36). I wear wrangler cowboy cuts. check amazon, they have more in odd sizes than a store would.

me jealous.

looks like a steal. buy it and buy it fast.

super nice job. i envy your symmetry.

pwetty pwetty. Soft back draw?

the wee brass one is most likely a salesmans sample not a jeweler's anvil. would make a neat little paperweight.

58 minutes ago, swedefiddle said:

(or whatever you have),

yup. dragon blood does well if you have a jar of it handy.

my guillotine fuller hands down. 

i'll see if i can get some today. officially dubbed chico and harpo.

2 more shop cats followed me home. just what i needed. more cats.

studs, but yeah.

to paraphrase what TP said, you don't need to do anything. keeping it dry is the best thing you can do. anything else is essentially a waste of time at best.

those horseshoes look suspiciously like your equine roller skates, Das.

I am 6'5 and change in my boots, so i have to watch my head even when i am not wearing a hat. needless to say i have had my share of head bonkers.

glad you are OK. 

my first was 10x10 with no walls, dirt floor. my second was 16x14 with 3 walls, gravel floor. my third and current one is 25x45 with 4 walls, concrete floor, and insulation. Neither of my first shops were at all bad for the amount of equipment i had at the time, but as your skills grow, your tooling grows, and it sure is nice to have more space. as  a general rule, i think bigger is better. i have never heard of anyone complaining of too much shop space.

That could be my mom talking.

I can't get enough of your work and this one is my favorite so far. Super unique. keep um comin.

nice work. the top one looks like my blue heeler. what breed was tiger?

sweet job for a firsty. Welcome to the world of smithing!

5 hours ago, JHCC said:

Today, I made clinker. 

(Actually, I made a bunch of stuff, but I'm not really happy with most of it. A rather frustrating session in the forge.)

that sounds like my last shop day.

 

Your parents weren't taking chances on having sufficient quenchant.

nope. it was actually a kiddy pool in our living room it a drafty old stone farmhouse in PA. 

silicone all the way. that and secure it TIGHTLY to the stand. i killed the ring on my soderfors entirely that way.