Irondragon Forge ClayWorks

Welcome from the Ozark mountains. Always room for one more member here, especially of the "gentle persuasion". Over the Rainbow is a pretty high place.

I would say the customer made a wise decision.

If it has 75-80% rebound, I would have no qualms about buying one.

I always thought 4143 steel was good for some blades. "C.4143(JUS) - Low alloyed cold work tool steel. Used in files and other cutting instruments. High working hardness, but very little corrosion resistance. When heat treated properly makes very good utility knife blades." http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.php?nm=c.4143

Welcome from the Ozark mountains.

Click on the avatar, should be a follow this member button.

The sad part is she is a school teacher. I pity her poor students. I read a letter she wrote, terrible grammar and punctuation.

It's on a Hay Budden 106 pounder. Pretty robust to say the least.

Also if you don't get one with a handle, just forge one and make it as fancy as you want.

B&H Our Best is a stamping used by a Hardware store in San Francisco. Some more info here.

If you scroll down to the last post, I think Frosty pretty much answers your question.

The best fire pot I have used. Answers all your questions. Bob Patrick Firepot

My wife made this one, no welding except for the bottom angle iron. Don't know what plans she used but it is a little tall for using in the hardy hole. I was making her dies and hardy shank in this picture. A C frame is more versatile though.

That's a much better looking Ka-Bar than the Ontario Ka-Bar I have. Keep up the good work.

I think this is an Ajax anvil made by the Columbus Forge. Here is an old thread about them. Also could have been made by the Illinois Iron & Bolt Co. (II&B Co.) early makers of the Vulcan anvil.

Little petri dishes.

Thumbs up, glad the spring is working and looks great.

Slag I believe you are right, might not hurt to send him a PM. I miss his posting too. https://www.iforgeiron.com/profile/15516-the-iron-dwarf/

Looking at a data sheet it is rated at 850 degrees C that's 1562 degrees F in steam. Not sure it will hold up in the temperature range of most propane forges. It is an interesting innovation though. Keep us in the loop on how it does. How about some pictures?

Where in the world is it located? Some pictures may help. I did a Google search for Umait and the only anvil that poped up was the thread JHCC linked. Obviously they are not very well known or popular.

That's right about the SRN...and your worried about your memory, I'm lucky to find the dinner table.

I leave it filled spring, summer & fall, just empty in winter. I have a cover for it to keep critters and errant steel out when not using it. Mine is only about ten feet from a hydrant so I can fill it with a hose. If I'm working on a project in the winter (not often anymore) I just put the heater back in it.

There is a thread about them here.

Welcome aboard, we won't remember location once leaving this post, hence the suggestion to put location in your profile. We have a bunch of folks here from OZ, there is a thread in Everything Else (OZ roll call) with a lot of members there. OZ roll call - Everything Else - I Forge Iron Sorry I can't help with the ID of your anvil but do know that back in the day Blacksmith's would test the temper of cutting tools like chisels and punches on the sides of their anvils to see if they were good to go. I hope you have read about not doing any grinding, milling or welding on the hardened face, which does more harm than good. I would say she is ready to be put back to work and hammering hot steel on the face will shine it up in short order..

The 1 1 19 is the Weight in CWT That would make it 159 pounds when made. The serial number should be on the front foot under the horn.