Jasent

Thank you jlp.  I look at some of the stuff I first did and go wow that’s terrible.   As long as I’m learning I’m having fun 

just finished fixing my bending fork and im thinking wow this stuff is hard to move if it’s not orange to yellow.  May have to make another one and use this stuff for hot tools. It was a old crowbar and man is it tough to forge!

Also finished up the slitter from O1 and made a smaller drift for my handled struck tools.  

I like them a lot.  They definitely are king in my shop.  

Long rein the king

Finished up the split rein tongs.  5/8” square on the diagonal 

Love it. Great work.  

Thank you tp.   I’m glad to see it’s a usable scrap and I didn’t haul it home in my work car for nothing.  Hoping to get started tomorrow on the build after I put a block heater in the tractor 

That good cause I want to re do my nail header.  I was having trouble getting them to release and then I noticed the problem  causing the issue. 

Must have gotten distorted after I finished forging it.  First few nails dropped easy 

Looks just like a boot jack I’ve seen before.  I can’t remember for sure but I think it’s hanging in the shop at the neighbors place.  Looks almost exactly the same. 

Nice haul for sure

I wish I could find more!   Site was over looking the Spokane river right by the paper mill.   Big retaining wall there now. Haven’t played with the nails cause I’m pretty much out of small stock. And I’m distracted by the shear build

If lifting though it would need to be vice mounted otherwise it may tend to pop up out of the hardy.  Vice mount might be nice as it leaves the anvil open.   Probably be easier to make too not having to make it fit the hardy

with oil quench it broke my bending fork.  

Forged ok at orange heat.  Water quench made it super hard.  Will try oil next

tempered to past blue and I was flexing the jaws on my 5” post vice  could not break it with 24” cheater    

I think I may have found some wi 

old horseshoe we dug up at work

Mine has square holes aswell with a dished side for carriage bolts and look like they were  drop forged in. 

I went out and cut a peace off with my 7” grinder and cut off wheel.  Stared ok but as I got past the carriage blot section it got much tougher to cut and spark got shorter.  Sparks were quite orange with lots of sprigs close and almost none on the ends.    I’ll see how it works at forge temps

That’s interesting. I guess I have some testing todo.  This section came off a snow plow.  

thanks jhcc

i seen it in a compilation video on fb. Was mostly tongs, all production work. Guys making the same thing over and over.  I’ll look up the video you mentioned 

 Simple, I like it. 

Anybody know what it’s called?   Gotta have a name.  I know Thomas is going to look in his books after his fun this weekend but I’d bet some one has one somewhere.  

I got an extension cord running to the shop right now so any time I can not use power the better. Plus I’ve been blessed with the power of leverage so body powered tools are great. Especially if I can lean into them. Lol 

looking forward to this build

My anvil cost me about $60 and some time with a good grinder. Drill and chisels for my hardy,   Weighs 260lbs    Has worked great for me and I’ve never felt I need a horn attached.  If I do need a horn I use the one I made that fits my hardy.  

Its just a big chunk of steel and not a super tough steel either.  

Thank you Thomas.  Good read. Sounds like it would be a great alloy for the job but not worth the effort to get it too shape

Thank you sir. Sounds like a great weekend ahead

i figured it would be tough to forge. Thank you frosty for sharing your experience with it.  It is worn to a sharp edge but would still need dressed.   

I’ll move along with leaf spring plans unless someone has a better plan.  With stock on hand that’s probably the better option.  

Nice job on the rose donnie. The real rose in the background is a nice touch 

Not sure what this tool is called but I want to make one.  My question is should I use leaf spring or abrasion resistance steel.  I have a long section from a snow plow blade (the replaceable edge) or a pile of large leaf springs. Or would you recommend a different steel 

I can imagine that AR steels are a pain to forge.  

Any input would be appreciated. 

Awesome job das!