Rojo Pedro

Thanks rhitee did some grinding and filing this weekend but didnt post. Also cut a piece of white oak for the handle. So far so good Spent a couple hours after work the last couple nights drilling, burning and filing. its going well except the tang is wider in the middle than at the blade and I over filed it which made these gaps that I dont like. I may do some more grinding and forge another one this weekend but I might live with it due to time thanks for looking

Thanks gents it was fun to make and I like how the vision kind of came to me as I was doing it. I had planned 4 thin round tapers but it totally morphed as I was going along. Steve, I hadn't really thought of mounting it until you asked. Thanks for the insight

Hot cut hardy, where have you been my whole life!!?? Jack hammer bit. not pretty but works a treat. I have been using a top cut. Nice improvement

I joined the Arizona Artist Blacksmith Association so I thought I would blacksmith me up some art. Started with 5/8 round and kind of went with it. Several things I would improve but I like it. Thanks for looking

Haha nice friend Billy after showing off my last drive hook, Jenifer reminded me to upset the struck end. I did so and am much happier with the result - thanks Jen Also finished forging my hot cut. Bad photo Did some other stuff in 4 hours. Lots of fun. !

Thanks Chris, got the forging done and I’m pretty happy with it so far. had a little mishap at the forge. the spine is a hair under 1/4” so I want to be careful with my grinder. more to come. Thanks for looking

Got a bit of forge time this afternoon. Real close to the profile I'm looking for. the spine is just under a 1/4” and the edge is at 1/8” i tried to flatten my WI bolt head but it started to crack. Should be enough for the end hope to get the forging done this weekend and do some grinding. So far so good. Thanks for looking

Thanks for the suggestions Latticino, 1. Will do 2. Very good idea and will do 3. It is right at a 1/4” now, I may try to upset it a bit in my vise. 4. My BIL has hams for hands but it is a bit long 5. Drill for sure, my few experiments with WI have had mixed results 6. Next time 7. Will do 8. I was thinking carefully with a cut off wheel but I might try hot chisel 9. Back up plan is Laphroig :-)

Not a lot of time to forge but made a bit of progress. Lot of material in these rasps I left the bulge in the tang for my favorite tongs to grab. Should be able get some work in this weekend.

ThanksJHCC good advice that I hadn't considered

My brother in law is competing at the world championship of the Scottish Highland games this year in sunny Tucson and I want to forge a dirk to present to him at the games for luck. I have a rough plan as shown below and will update this post as I progress. I need to have it and a scabbard done by the 1st weekend November. Any and all advise and/or criticism is welcome for I know not what I do - Wish me luck and thanks for looking

Finally got some tongs able to handle a jack hammer bit. Got started on my first hardy cut off. Lots of fun and fits real good

I have. Everyone is real friendly and its a great place to meet our brethren. They get a good crowd and normally have several forges - anvils going. They encourage the kids and newbies to give it a try which I like I need to join the group and keep forgetting. I will tonite - thanks for the reminder and maybe see you at the next one

Looks like a good one b. Here in the SOAZ that would go $400-500 easy.

Nice ones picker Mr. Anvil can you share a picture if your favorite cross pien thanks

I dont. I find that organized people are just too lazy to look for their stuff :-)

Made a couple key chain / pendants and what will be a center punch out of a piece of sucker rod. Had fun but very hot and humid today

Really cool Das. Are they for a haunted house?

Nice one Grumpy. I Could use one of those my self

Thanks for the pictures and the brain power. She looks like a battleship from above :-)

I like the way the horn is on the same plain as the face, almost an extension of the face I am curious in the construction differences between your cast Reff and your forged Pedd. please share your thoughts and some pictures of the bottom of the holes. Thanks :-)

Very nice. Dream anvil indeed!

Hook, pendant, and handle for future something

Not blacksmith related but...BEES! my 12 year old son and I decided to explore this old dilapidated ranch house. As i was walking thru the door, I turned to remind him to keep an eye out for snake, nails and bees. No sooner than I said that it started raining bees and it became a full on cloud of bees in a second. I yelled “bees! Run!” and we took off running. We had to park about 1000 feet from the old house and they chased and attacked us the whole way. Only when we got close to the truck that they seemed to back off. After getting in the truck and calming down. I had 16 stings and he had 4. There were dozens of stingers stuck in my shirt. Bottom line. I am a US Marine and like to think a mans man but I have never been more scared in my life! They were no joke. If I was older or couldn't run, I might have been in serious trouble. Glad to see my boy ditch me haha told my boss this story and he told how his wife's 74 yo grandpa was killed by bees a few years ago in kingman. Assume all wild bees are killers !! thanks for listening

Thanks for the tip JLP :-) those look real nice