Jasent

Tiny chunk of fat wood is great for starting solid fuel forges.  

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I’ve just made a habit of testing all unknown steel.  I have found coil springs that didn’t harden well in oil but water was good

Nice job   I like the chunky wire

I love the smell of roses.  Nice job 

A slow flame keeps the flame in the forge longer.  I think it could work well if used in the right size forge.  Maybe clam shell design so you could close it up good but still fit stuff inside.  

My 37XC weighs 25lbs and with the T5 terminator brake I can watch my impacts through the scope. With out the brake the recoil is stout! 

I need to make me a metal brake for building my beaver traps.  I made a hand powered one but bending 25 1/4” round rods at once was a chore!!!!

I have 750 yards from home

Nice score les 

Frazer - the video I posted was made by jlp services.  

Look forward to seeing how it works for you 

It’s david tubb’s designed cartridge.  It’s called 37XC.   It’s .375 cal single feed only with lapua mag bolt face.  It’s shoots very well, I’ve held 1moa at 1 mile for 5 shots and hit 36” target on 3rd shot at 2420 yards

Left to right

flatine 361gr projectile, 308 win,300 win mag, 338 lapua mag,37XC w 350gr smk,37XC w 361gr flatline

I can’t think of any reason why it wouldn’t work 

Very nice break 

I’ve got a big boomer that does shoot.  It’s a 37XC built on a savage 112 target magnum action.   It my ELR rifle I built.  Hand chambered the 32” barrel.   It’s no 50bmg but it does very well out to 2400 yards so far.  

I posted a sausage recipe I like as well as carcass prep

Great idea sir. I’ve struggled with finding the right tongs for bottle openers as well.   

19 minutes ago, Randy Griffin said:

Jasent, what part of the beaver are you eating? and how do you cook it? I would like to try it.

All of it, well just the meat.  Base of the tail and back straps are the best.  Tastes very similar to elk. Nice dark red meat

looks like a fun project jwilson

Yes that was the case, and every time I tried to fix it it got tighter and tighter.  

Swedefiddle I’ll be sure to not make a habit of it.  Just had this spring tooth hanging on the wall staring at me every day screaming to be a saber/ short sword.  I’m not a blade guy I prefer to make tools but this thing just wants to be a blade.  Hopefully I don’t screw it up too bad

Tagging along.  That hammer looks great 

Thank you cgl.  

Found some extra time in the shop tonight so I started my first sword. It’s a short sword of some kind. 18” blade double edged made from the spring from a spring tooth.  Lost 8” due to stress cracks but the rest looks good

Sounds like you eat too slow frosty.  When I eat meat it’s more like the 3 first bites you Describe.

picture Cookie Monster but with steak 

Personally I cut all my own meat except pork.  I just love the local butcher’s bacon and ham.   Deer, elk, bear, cougar, beaver, and grouse are what we eat the most of.  Rarely buy meat.  I’ve cooked over the forge plenty of times either charcoal or take advantage of the dragons breath 

of all the meats ive ate bear, cougar, and beaver are my favorites.  

Parent stock has no cracks.  I think I need to do a bit more testing with this steel.  Seems more like tool steel than key stock.  Kinda reminds me of O1 though sparks are not the same.  Very close to coil spring in spark.  

2/3’s done with my bbq set.  Not happy with the twist on the fork but it is one of my better forks

Can’t blame you there jlp

Not like mortar. Like mortar that needs a shake up.  Stone dosent absorb water like block or brick. It needs to be a bit dryer than that when gluing marbles together.  Jmo but it worked well for me