brickman

On 4/8/2017 at 2:09 AM, Arkham said:

Good looking forge brickman. I had a chance to buy a rivet forge just like that, I seriously regret it now. 

my only gripe is that the top isnt very big and i'm still learning tomanage a fire, and while it doesnt burn through much coal sometimes i get annoyed at how little of the metal it heats

On 4/12/2017 at 7:17 PM, Frosty said:

My trifocals are polycarbs with side shields and fit close to my face. They're right off the shelf at my eye doc's. I still wear a face shield when grinding, brushing, etc. and have goggle type safety thingies that fit over them for really dusty work. Saw dust irritates my eyes more than most other dust.

Frosty The Lucky.

I have the same issue with sawdust. In fact if i do sanding and am too close i always end up with horrible styes in my eyes the next day

9 hours ago, Caleb said:

Looks pretty sweet!  I've thought about making a sand stand, but haven't gotten around to it yet.  Nice work!

Thanks! are you still in tigard oregon? you hitting up the NWBA meet next month?

On 4/12/2017 at 6:55 PM, Frosty said:

Was it still loud sitting on sand? A sand box is usually more than enough to take the painfully loud out of an anvil's ring.

Looking good.

Frosty The Lucky.

it still had a pretty good ring on hit that had a good bit of reverberation. the chain really knocked that down i'm going to stick a couple magnets on the bottom as well. and i might do a thin silicon pad underneath also... i live very close to my neighbors and we're currently on good terms and i'd like to stay that way :P.

Yeah i was king of thinking the same lol... 

12 minutes ago, Caleb said:

Awesome, thanks for looking it up for me!

Nice anvil! Nice location too

3 minutes ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

My prescription bi-focal glasses are made from a poly-carbonate material that is rated as ballistic with a special coating. I don't remember the manufacture but every time I get a new prescription my eye care center has the record of them. I have had some prety hard impacts on them over the last 10-15 years both on the range and forge with no damage.

yeah i have good ones too, bought them for mtn biking / snowboarding. But while grinding if i tilt my head too much stuff gets undreneath them just due to the style. so i'm looking for more of a safety style glass for more coverage, not so much against iimpact

speaking of safety glasses, i wear glasses all the time for corrective reasons, are there anygood saftey glasses that fit over the top of them that anyone's had luck with? or any prescription safety glasses anyone's had luck wiht?

Added a chain and a support brace up top, that i'm also going to forge a hammer / tong holder for this week.

15 minutes ago, Steve Sells said:

did  you miss the knife making class section,  also

 

Honestly overlooked it because i assumed it would be more about the blades than handles. Thanks for the redirect though, looking now.

So i have access to some Red oak and White oak, and i was wondering, if i use this for knife handles and such does it need stabilized? Since it's a harder wood i wasn't sure, and then to piggy back on that, do you finish the wood first (i use linseed oil) then stabilize, or stabilize then finish?

7 minutes ago, Daswulf said:

Nice haul. Keep in contact with the gentleman, I'm sure he would help you out with more knowledge in the future. 

Yeah he was a great guy, unfortunately he's deteriorating pretty quickly from the parkinsons it sounds like. it hit him hard and fast, it was sad because you could still see his excitement and enthusiasm showing us around his shop and talking about everything. I plan on keeping in contact via email and sending him pictures of the stuff we make out of the tools he gave us.

9 hours ago, ede said:

I Like your title much better here than the former "Raiding a Bladesmith shop".  Nice tools and Respect!   

Yeah i thought the title was bad after i posted the first one, i meant no disrespect by it. The guy was an awesome man to let us into his shop and his situation was unfortunate. He had some awesome pieces of equipment i would dream to have someday and he was excited to show it all to us and you could tell he genuinely appreciated our enthusiasm into the trade. Was a great time overall =]

yeah my nomenclature was off on describing the top tools and such. i already have 2 swedish style hammers, one 2.2lbs one 3.3lbs. these were extras, and we needed the flattener

Went and saw an old bladesmith who made custom / high end kitchen knives and decorative pieces, unfortunately he is retiring due to parkinsons after 40 years in the business. He was kind enough to give us a chance to buy some stuff from his shop. 

This is what we made out with

Some tongs to get us started

one hammer i'm going to resurface, a flattening hammer, and an edging hammer of some sort

Quench tank filled with high end quenching oil it's about 2ft tall

About 1/3 bucket of borax flux

 couple chunks of saw mill band saw blades he's used a lot in his damascus knives, i forget the type of steel but a high carbon variant

2 ~12' bar stock, one of 1095 steel, one of 1055

Then a heavy duty drill press and stand 

He had some great machinery like power hammers and belt grindres but they were out of our price range currently and the power hammers we dont have a place for.. was a good experience to see his shop and meet the guy.

Unfortunately his anvils and swage blocks were gone the first day. had a 195# hay budden and a ~250# peter wright. he gave the people a heck of a deal too.

Estate sale find, got all this, plus the bucket for 5$

12 minutes ago, Marc1 said:

 45 year of blacksmithing? May be worth buying the lot? 

I wish, i cant afford that much without my wife killing me currently

30 minutes ago, Glenn said:

Take time to talk to the gentleman. Get to know him. He is where the wealth of the shop is located.

Not knowing what you have now, look at the standard blacksmithing tools, anvil, post vise, tongs, hammers, swage blocks, forge, etc. Then go to the other things of interest to you at this point in your life. 

Always take more money than you need. This would be a good time to raid the container of quarters you have been saving. After all it was only a quarter. 

You can bring some of the money back home if it is not needed. Much more difficult to go home and scrounge up money on short notice.

Definitely, we're bringing the amount of money we're comfortable spending at the current time which i think is fair..

Also, i missed your messages on chat last night as i stood up to make food, i wrote back but you logged off right after i hit enter D=.

1 hour ago, Kozzy said:

Don't dismiss bulk pricing rather than high-grading your pick.  You might be able to get a good enough deal that you can grab the goods you want and have enough "margin" in the rest to pass it on to others at a small profit for your handling. Sometimes they just want to move on rather than have the pain of piecing out their memories and will bite on the bigger deal.  I know I'd rather do that when the old bones say it's time to stop. 

Depends on what he actually has, of course.

Definitely. i imagine he has a lot considering he did it out of a shop here in beaverton for 40 years and it's a high land value area. We'll definitely see but i would love to just give him X dollars and "take what you can fit" approach 

3 minutes ago, Wroughton said:

Coordinates?

haha, beaverton oregon is all you get

I'm gonna try and get lots of pictures but without being rude.. might just get pictures after i get it back to my place, i'm a big believer in not using cell phones in front of people if possible.. I work in tech and every day those kind of things annoy me so i dont want to annoy someone else with the same behavior

1 hour ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

I suggest you PM Littleblacksmith. He made a 3/4" Brian Brazeal hot cot that he was going to send to someone for free. Not joking. He may have already sent it to someone, but it's worth a try.

Ill keep that in mind, i think Kevin is forging one for me right now though =]. but in case something happens ill give him a shout

5 minutes ago, Mtnstream said:

Specialty punches and slitting chisels.Swage block (if you can get one cheap). Any and all hardie tools. Any books, plans, design templates. Good strong tongs... you can never have too many. Big truck....because I would fill it up!

Taking all the seats of of the suburban and using that, supposed to pour rain here tomorrow. if there is anything too big we'll come back with a pickup and tarp

2 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

Tongs, angle grinder, more hammers, as much sand paper as you can get your hands on, + all the other suggestions.

If it were me, I would take home everything that would fit in the truck, and come back for more, If it would please the former smith.

Thats what i'm hoping. he doesnt seem to be looking to make much on it, but rather help someone out in the craft. i'm willing to spend for it as well, but if he's generous i'll take everything he will give

I plan on doing knives mostly once i get good, as well as some furniture builds around the house my metalworking + woodworking. But i imagine once i get good most of my stuff i make will be knives and tools

Hey guys, a local bladesmith of 45+ years is retiring near me and i connected up with him through the blacksmithing association in my area and he's letting me and my best buddy into his shop to see if we want to buy / have some equipment.. i think we're going in with 500-800$ looking to pick up items. 

what i'm looking for from this post is to see what items are essential and/or what i should look for and try to pick up.

we currently have an 86# anvil,

old rivet forge, 

small bench grinder,

one 3.3lb hammer,

one 2.2lb hammer,

set of basic chisels and punches,

a set of good files (5 in total),

and 2 bench vices.

Since i'm so new at this if there is anything else i should be looking for please let me know and if you have an idea of what i should be looking to spend on it add that as well...

The one thing i'm going to try and pick up is a belt sander/grinder. Other than that, i really dont know.

Any input would be appreciated =]

Thanks guys!