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Irondragon Forge ClayWorks

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  1. Welcome from the Ozark Mountains.

    That is some great information on a little known anvil maker, too bad they are no longer making anvils.

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  2. I must admit that Blubberhead is not one of my favorites, but it does invoke some thought at first glance.

    I just showed it to Debi and she immediately said "that's Moby-Dick the white whale".:)

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  3. Welcome from the Ozark Mountains.

    In the first picture, it looks to me someone has welded a steel plate to the side from just back of the horn to the heel. It looks like a weld along the bottom where the plate meets the lower part above the feet. I'm thinking it's an old Vulcan that the hardened steel face plate became detached or ground away leaving the cast iron base to be worked hard causing the rather bad swale. That would explain the lack of a step at the front of the plate & rear of the horn also.

    It would also help to know where in the world you are located.

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  4. No places that I know of, about ten years ago I found an original Navy Cutlass on Craig's, list but the seller wanted $1000 for it and wouldn't budge, needless to say I didn't buy it. I used to see them on eBay for less, but most looked like forgeries or some claimed they were replicas. I did buy a replica Scottish Claymore great sword at the Scottish Games in Tulsa a long time ago.

    I gather the scabbards are not with the swords.

    I have had some success "cleaning" old blades using dawn dish washing soap on a damp clean rag then rinsing them to get any soap residue off. After drying the blades rub them down with Renaissance wax. I did that on a WWII Japanese Non com officers sword and it looked good without making it look new. If you wanted to go further use some oiled 0000 steel wool and lightly rub the blades until you get the finish you want, then wax them to protect them. That will usually leave them clean but not shiny new.

    You could also just use the steel wool on the Ricasso to bring out the writing.

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  5. Note: when I said Ames has been around, the family was importing cutlery in the Colonial period, sorry for the confusion.

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  6. Glad you & yours are doing fine and welcome to the rabbit hole of sword collecting. I think they are the M1833 model, Dragoon saber used extensively in the ACW so quite old and in very good shape.

     
    The words Made by/Ames Mfg. Co/Chicopee/Mass are enclosed within an unraveled scroll, and initials/US/date is stamped on the opposite side of the blade. This scroll mark is usually very weak, and often has been partially worn down by the scabbard—this is a feature that helps in authenticating the sword.
    Ames has been around since the AWI making swords, bayonets etc.

    https://www.americanswords.com/sword-identification.html

    I wouldn't remove the handles as the twisted wire wrapped leather is probably very fragile and it could fall apart. Ask me how I know.:) A lot of collectors will devalue the sword that has been cleaned up to look like new.

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  7. It is a pinned topic in Gas Forges, a couple of posts down from Forges 101. There is a wealth of information in all the pinned topics of every section. For instance, if you get interested in making knives, you would go to Knife Making and read through the pinned topics first to get an idea about it.

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  8. To fire ITC 100 that is used to coat the front or rear of the forge, set baffles/doors about an inch from the entrance and the dragons breath will fire it. The baffles/doors can be steel or bricks.

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  9. The problem with smaller diameter easy outs is the tendency to snap off just like taps and I'm infamous for doing that, especially when working on old muzzleloader's I'm restoring. Usually Debi comes to the rescue with her ability to stay calm and not do any more harm.

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  10. I just took another look and there is enough of the screw box end showing I would look for a piece of pipe with an inside diameter that would slip over the screw box and put a cap over the end to seal it up. I have one that the screw box was broken off at the screw box flange. I scrounged up a pipe reducer and bushing with plug that the reducer fit over the screw box flange snug enough I had to tap it with a mallet to get it to stay on. Worked like a champ and even blended in. Been like that since 2017 a little blacksmith engineering.

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  11. We have 4 bows, An old Jennings T Star compound, a Bear Victor Super Grizzly re-curve, a replica of a Japanese Yumi and Debi's Mongolian re-curve. None of them have been shot in around 20 years and the Jennings needs some repair, which I'm in the process of doing. I'll post pictures of them all but for now here is the Yumi. When I found the 31 inch arrows for this bow the plastic fletching had disintegrated so I will be fletching them before we shoot it.

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  12. I agree with Frosty, good job on cleaning it up. The grease is too thick and will get a lot of trash stick to the screw. I use gear oil or even better is chainsaw bar oil which is light and trash doesn't stick to it as much. No matter what you use the screw and screw box should be cleaned and re-lubed occasionally.

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  13. Welcome back from the Ozark Mountains.

    How long have you been gone? You will probably notice some differences in how the forum works. Also we have lost some prominent members due to their passing on. The recent ones are Glenn Conner and Thomas Powers. They are sorely missed.

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  14. Welcome from the Ozark Mountains.

    Lets see Jr. High, for me that would have been in 1954 and I've slept a couple of times since then, so I don't remember those Geometry formulas. However, if and when I need them, I know where to find them.:)

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