CrazyGoatLady

The "E" in Emerson is crooked on my anvil. It's the only letter that is. It's been pointed out to me that if it were stolen, it would be easier to find that way

All the shoes I forge are used. The best ones I come across are branded Nordic. Seems like they take shape the easiest for me. Triumph is good too Hmm you and Jasent make hammers... wish I was wealthy and I'd get one from all of you guys to feed my hammer habit

You sure are

Thank you Jennifer. I know it needs a lot of tweaking...Haha yes I saw it from JHCC (thank you too), then Jasent with his horse head openers. Saved mine from being a failure. And I'm still working on the knife preform by the way!

That Diamond rounding hammer looks nice. I don't like forging the Diamond horseshoes though. I don't like the feel of them under the hammer. I haven't used a rounding hammer, but I was thinking if I did, I'd save my money and get one from Mark (littleblacksmith) or Ben Snure (RanchmanBen) here. For that matter, there are a lot of good hammer makers here. I thought I might get a really nice one and support another smith at the same time. But if I ever found a used one, I wouldn't pass it up. I have never found a used one. Mostly cross peen and claw hammers. My main forging hammer is a square faced cross peen. Tractor Supply used to sell rounding hammers but they haven't in awhile now.

Goods, thank you. Nice work. I don't know much about hammer eye drifts except what I've read. Setting it a diagonal sounds like a good idea though. Anything to make a job easier is an excellent idea.

Shabumi, thank you. We are getting ready for a new batch of chickens. 100 of them. We've been building chicken tractors and brooders and getting everything ready for them. They are due for delivery Wednesday. It was near 80 yesterday. 60s today and tomorrow. 38 for a high and 30 for a low Wednesday and wintry mix. Just in time for new chicks. Mud and rain has been prevalent here. Billy, don't forget to post a picture of your opener. Maybe you'll come up with something I can steal right back! Can't wait to see it

Thanks Chris and Frosty. It needs a little more grace and flow also. I think I have a plan for that I agree with the tool envy... Thomas has so much iron in his blood that he must be magnetic, since he attracts so many tools

I'm behind on commenting on everyone's work, but there's been awesome stuff shown. I've been practicing knife forms in 5160, and I took a break from that. Such a difference working plain ole steel after that. I had to stop myself from hitting too hard. Anyway, just a bottle opener but it was fun. Sometimes I feel like Billy Bones was talking about and feel like I'm going backwards. Need to practice the simpler things more often

Thank you Jasen. I've got an idea for a goat head also. Working on ideas in clay and I have improvements for the wolf.

Yeah I just posted in show me your bottle openers. I got the idea from JHCC and you. And it helped to fix a too big loop.

Such great openers here! I haven't done many but I thought I'd take a break from what I've been practicing on and made this. Just felt like something artful. I'm not great with chiseling and punching. I figured out a different strategy for the next one. This one, the snout came out too long. Cut it down and reworked it. The loop was too big to fit a bottle, so I cut a piece out and tried to put in scrolls that I've been seeing everyone do. It works now.

You deserve an 'atta boy, pnut. I don't tell this often, but we are family here. My first marriage was destroyed by meth addiction. Not mine, that was his. It was rough going and no excuses, but I developed my own problem with opioids. The man who I eventually married found out and he said it was either him or the pills. I was so angry at him. Who was he to tell me what to do? But I quit cold turkey and that's not for the faint of heart in itself. It's been about 7 years for me too. I thank God he came into my life. So, I'm always happy to hear when someone beats whatever monkey is on their back and keep it that way. I know it's not easy. We are here for support and to help hold you up. Im happy for you

You're getting good at those. I like the terminations on the opener end a lot.

JHCC, that's a really neat design. I like it. Jennifer my friend. Another video eh? Looking forward to it

Yeah I have to keep reminding myself to work it hotter. So far, I've done pretty good with that, but the urge to keep going is hard to stop sometimes. I tell myself stop and put that sucker back in the forge!

Thank you. I truly appreciate the kind words

You have too many knives you gotta make. So you have to stick around for that you know

Les, I don't blame her. You do good work

Thanks. 5160 is all I've been working with lately so I was thinking it'll probably make my normal work seem a lot easier!

How long did it take you to forge the knife? I've been practicing in 5160 and it's taking me so long I'm probably ruining them. But I'm new to forging that material. I'll have to do a lot of filling also. I do have a 1"×30" belt and disc sander, but that's about it. It's a good thing I like filing more than I used to. Good work as usual

My MIL likes to commandeer my stuff. She has more of my work than anyone.

Chris, stop saying things like that! You ain't going nowhere for a long time yet

sfeile, that's a good looking knife you got there. Thanks for giving Chris pointers that I'm learning from also

Everything looks great Jennifer. That gate is gorgeous. I'm enjoying following your journey.