Tubalcain2

yey, yeh. showin off your hardware, c-1.I'll spare you guys the pictures of my Barret M82A1 collection.

glad to hear.

wire brush on an angle grinder would be my next step after you soak it. not a knotted wheel, that might scratch it up. 

that's so pretty i wouldn't even want to use it! great job. 

ok, i see what u mean now.

yeh looks like a cap and ball to me.

that's true too.

hmm. i must be blind.

27 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

Interesting how the jaws resemble that of a post vise.

in the sense that they are jaws...? i see no resemblance other than that.

ain't that the truth!

for once he agrees with me!

I think its safe to say that the line is the joint. as far as i know a&h didn't do the fake plate line stuff. this is just my current understanding, which is always subject to change. nice anvil either way. 

real good find. yosts are pricy for sure.

yeh, my soderfors does.

very well said, smoothbore.

yeh c-1, it would take a lot off heat... like a shop fire.  if you ask one of the x-firemen on the forum i'm sure they will tell you that a burning building give of plenty of heat. 

praying for both of you. remember that all things work together for good for those who love God. do your part in nurturing her and let Him do His part in healing her. 

as far as looks go, you did a pretty good job for a second knife. if i'm seeing it right it looks like your bevel is only 3/8 in. or so wide, which is pretty narrow ....

how did you heat treat it?

yeh, sometimes i use zx00 tool steel though. 

oh whatever.

very good work. i don't like to criticize my betters but even if i did i couldn't find anything to criticize.

welcome aboard. i'm interested in anvil pics too.

1 hour ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

Very nice! Looks like maybe a Hay Budden or an Arm and Hammer. Could be a Trenton or something else.

man, c-1, way to be specific! 

hamon? u gotta remember i live in tennessee and we don't use those fancy terms here. you'll have to bring your kinda talk down to my level. i've not used w2 so i can't give u much there. dropin it shouldn't mess it up though as long as it didn't crack.

glad its working. please remember that this is a G rated forum, and that we have been asked to keep our language clean. see guide lines here.