Wesley Chambers

Ran into this while image hunting the other day, its not a matter of the farrier putting his anvil too close to a horse but that horse being spooked or not properly tended by the owner or any number of odd happenings in a barn that could cause them to flip out and get loose. I saw this almost happen a number of times while in shoeing school, with a row of 20 anvils per shop sitting 15 foot from the stalls ya just never know.

So umm please slap me down if Im wrong here but I had a good laugh at this one, where is the proof of age? it looks like someone got bored with a RR spike... My link

Thanks all, I'm thinking I might see if a friend wants it, he makes leather masks and this could be great at press cutting eye holes and save a ton of time with the razor knife~

Found this at an auction, have no more info than this pic, starting my google search for specs. Looking for anyone's 2cents on what it use range would be~

+1 for "individuated " a word going on my word-a-day calendar

Nice work for your first hammer. Its 3:20 am and Im bored so Im going to talk about setting the handle! please dont take offense if you know all this, again Im just very bored. In a replacement handle you will find a nice cleanly cut section the width of the handle, this is to allow the handle to pinch closed and slide into the hammer's eye. Once fitted on the head a slim wooden wedge is hammered into that cut spreading the wood back out filling the hourglass shape inside the hammers eye, this section then has a metal wedge, generally barbed hammered in perpendicular to the direction of the first wood wedge both locking it in place and spreading the handle in two directions giving it a firm grip to the head. I found with a lot of store bought hammers that the handle is a bit over sized for most peoples use/comfort and will have plenty of length to make a clean cut under the old head allowing for a refit of your new/old head! I think another reason for this reply is that I dodged a number of flying hammer/punch/fuller heads from improperly fitted handles while I was in school so I'm just a bit tainted but no matter, you did a great job on this hammer and thats the point! or the blunt? Bah I wish I could sleep like a normal person!!!!

You post the pics in thread by uploading them in your post: If you scroll down below the reply window just a little you will see the Attachments section. Browse your computer and select the photo you wish to post. Once you do click attach this file. Shortly after you will see a new line appear above the browse section with your file name. To the right of that you will see the "add to post" link. click that and it will add the code to your message and grant you the pic in post your after~

adding a lump of coke to burn in your gasser can reduce your scale buildup~

I love this video.

Its that an FTA satellite array I see in the background? heheh

Howdy bud, Where ya located? I about to move but staying in Lexington, once I get the shop setup at the new home I would be more than happy to help some locals brothers in the black.

If you play with muriatic be careful, use in a well ventilated area and not around anything you dont want rusted when your done. I've had the fumes alone rust metal. Oh and you can find it for a few bucks at any lowes/homedepot

Update, got off my lazy rump and forged out a quick but cap for the shaft, sorry about the photos I was fighting glare. bit of black iron pipe a quick heat and a few whacks with a poorly fitting hardy guillotine to a point then a couple glancing blows to smooth the hole solid and poof my spear shaft is protected!

for slow simple safe solution use kitchen vinegar~

Nice, whats the size?

Very nice, I've always wanted an older more decorative anvil doing shows.

I dig it! What type of work do you use it for vs a normal standing vise?

Ill caution the use of half inch, its going to be a LOT of work to move that thickness of metal by hand into a sword. If you have a striker or a power hammer go for it, but solo its going to take a lot of time and energy, not to mention gas in the forge to get a good soaking heat. A lot of us use leaf springs for good reason, most of them are no more than quarter inch and the 5160 steel can make a nice blade for the cost so in the end if you do turn out something you think looks nice its of usable steel. Being broke as a joke myself I understand not wanting to waste good steel but most of my springs and such were FREE! the best kind. Just don't be discouraged and keep at it, mild steel can be worked and worked so take your time and learn with each blow of the hammer. Remember to take pics, even if your not up for sharing its good to be able to look back at your work and see where you started and where the work turned the right or wrong way and where to improve and correct in the future.

I have been very happy with the drop on hand crank blowers on ebay lately , I saw a nice one go for 130 and one that only needs cleanup for 65! these are great deals, and honestly if your going to use coke hand blowers can save you a lot of fuel by not blowing constantly!

While my basis of knowledge is nothing more than years of discovery and science channel, any time I see steel/metallurgy programs they talk about how sensitive the mix is when creating these complex metals, just a few pounds or ounces can ruin a multi ton smelt! It would be my guess that buying the steel you want would be cheaper easier and safer, not only in working with but the stability of the end product. I am in no way saying it cannot be done but I dont think I could spend that much time playing with it! heheh good luck though!

Im glad you were able to learned this lesson without injury, it could have been a much more dangerously painful experience!

Yea the Ridgeback can be VERY loyal, overly so if not tended to properly, I wanted to make sure I could have my pup around anyone or anything. My Lady and I plan on having kids in a few years so from the day we got him at 8 weeks we exposed him to as many people places and things we could. He travels with me every day for my farrier work, loves the horses and the people soo much and is very intelligent so I've been very lucky with any training.