Rojo Pedro

Feeling real good about my punching lately...

Heres mine. 95# at .35 cents per pound. Use it for cutting and striking 

Very nice!

Thanks Das. It was copied from one I saw online. 
I want to make more

I ensured more forging....

New Old Stock.  Something made a long time ago and never sold or used. 
beautiful anvils regardless. 

The condition of the Vulcan is incredible. NOS?

good times :-)

My buddy is marrying a native lady and I made them a wedding gift

what do you think?

Thus the journey ends. I will present tonight. 

I am happy with the results and it was a great learning experience. I really learned alot about grinding with my 1” belt sander

Thanks for looking and see you at the highland games !

Was easier than I thought it would be and turned out pretty good. I need to seal it but may try some decorations first. 

not much left and feeling good about it - thanks for looking

Forgot to take some pictures but I am making a hidden seam sheath

A bit chunky but it works

5/8” sucker rod

Really happy with the heat treat. Its probably the material but this is the hardest thing I have ever created. Skates almost all my files. 

getting closer. - thanks for looking

Quenched in oil seems nice and hard. In the oven now at 425 for 2 hours

Interesting grain structure. Water quenched looks a lot tighter than oil. 

maybe water with a higher temper?

I feel a successful test of my heat treat.
I tempered at 400 for 2 hours and it only really got light straw which I find interesting because other steels I have done the same temp in same oven get dark straw even peacocky purple.

The water quenched one broke easily with a couple blows, the oil quenched one would not break until I hit it very hard and then it broke where it was clamped in the vise. 

I will  quench in oil

water quenched on top

I have for last resort. I really want to make one. Thinking of using a piece if 1/2” coil spring to make a blunt cone, drill tap and grind some flats

As always, Thanks for your thoughts

Got a bit of work in on saturday

Got lot done today including some last grinding

Happy with the handle and put a first coat of linseed oil. Pretty much just need to heat treat, come up with some kind of nut for the end and a sheath. Times ticking away

getting close. A little scared to heat treat. The coupons you see are from the tang. One quenched in water and one in oil. The water quenched one is harder for sure. Im going to put them in the toaster oven now. See what happens. Am not going to put a blood groove. Thanks for looking

that is a nice looking anvil

i would Spend $1800 or less for a new #275 Rigid or $1100 for a new #166  

my #166 kanca has proven more than big enough and I can move it around. Plus the warranty

good luck
 

Good ideas but I think i will do a little grinding and make another guard
 

Finished shaping and threading the end and am real happy with how tight it clamps everything together. 

also started shaping the handle. Happy so far. 

Me and my brother made a brand for his cutting boards. Works well

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