Rojo Pedro

Mi amigos from South of the border invariably call my home town Tuck-son when it is clearly Tuse-on. (Not clear at all) Makes my laugh

Belived to be derived from the Tohono word “at the foot of black mountain”. Black mountain is a sacred spot to our indigenous brethren. 

Glad you are getting rain Thomas. Late june we drove from Durango to Albuquerque and the trees looked very stressed. Lots dead oaks. Really sad looking 

Very nice Les. 

Groucho

Nice one. Good size

Good looking hammer. 

We call it ‘Forged in Drama’

Looks like fun Shainarue. Speaking of punching, I found an unfinished split cross under my bench and decided to make a loop on top for a celtic looking cross but i got carried away. 

turned out pretty cool. Also worked on a blacksmith knife from 3/4” coil spring. Lots of material in a 3/4 spring!

lots of fun thanks for looking

I cant afford silver but I have forged a bit of copper and that was very fun in a kind of delicate way.

Nice anvil

Nice work everyone. Cool pictures TW

Some of my heaviest work yet. Based on a John Switzer vid.

5/8” x 5’. For me it was hard to handle and wore me out a bit.

The loop could be a bit bigger but I’m real happy with it. Lots of fun and thanks for looking. 

Salsa with no hot peppers? I dont understand!

Really nice Scott and Moose. Super cool both!

I got a couple more hours in. Started a knife from a 3/4” coil spring, cigar poker from a 3/16 garage door spring, and a a hook from a 8” spike. Lots of fun and thanks for some inspiration Das. 

Thanks. Those are cool

Das can you post a picture of a finished one. 50 sounds like a lot.

I got home a couple hours early and tried my new set hammer. Works fine but too big for what I was trying to do

also made a heart for my sweetheart. First try with the horse heads and I pretty happy with them.

and a bigger s hook. Lots of fun. Thanks for looking.

wow. Whats the taper on that bad boy?

Good info in this post. Thanks for sharing

Nice to see everyones work. Not today but over the last several weeks

I try to make an S hook every time I forge and they are starting to build up. I have given away dozens. 

Really cool!  How old is it and what does it weigh?

looks in great condition under the dirt and I cant wait to see it run.

How long do you figure it would take to cut a pice of your rail?

Thanks all. I dream of the White Whale

”..harpoons thrust to the sky!”

Good work everyone. Mine works but barely. My thought was a little tape cutter up front, which works fine, and a pull style opener but it is too small and I cant get it sharp. Forged like mild and wont harden so..  fun to make for sure. 

Yup its the 9/16”

I made a nail header a year or so ago and never really tried it. Was harder than it should have been but I got couple that I liked. 

You are a lucky man Das.  Nothing better than happy, healthy kids. 

Nice saw Mothman!!

Very nice for first work Dave, much nicer than mine.

Love the fork. Really like the decorations on it. Very colonial looking