HammerMonkey

That is exactly what it is. The bolt with the sides ground flat goes through a slot in the bracket attached to the door. It keeps the bolt from turning when the adjustment nuts are turned to true up the door.

Nice coat hook JAV! I dig the lateral hooks/wings. very creative! You just need some black screws (or a magic marker works in a pinch). Or you could try some of these ideas:

I like the look of your Trenton, good deal! I also like the "lightweight" anvil in the background... .

Those are great ideas! I only have the one respirator and I "usually" have it on when I should... but I am guilty of the "This will just take a minute" excuse for sometimes not taking the time to find it and put it on.

I plan to have a covered area that is outside of my Smithy. It will be a concrete pad that measures about 4' x 14', with the roof of the new shop extending over it. This will be part of a continuous single slab of concrete for the entire new workshop. I will have a large sliding door that opens to that covered area, that will allow me to roll whatever work bench or equipment in or outside as I need. I plan to use that outside area for my charcoal forge and maybe MIG welding oxy/acet cutting, etc. I could grind out there too I suppose. I like the separate room that Alex Steele has set up, but space constraints and the complications/costs of ventilation/dust collection may limit my plans. This is a rough sketch of what I am thinking. If I make a separate grinding room, I won't have a door in the back of the shop for cross ventilation.

I saw those little birds on your photo page. Really nice. You certainly have talent sir!

Not a prank. They are real. https://www.gob.mx/sedena/estructuras/1-general-salvador-cienfuegos-zepeda https://www.gob.mx/sedena/estructuras/5-general-de-division-diplomado-de-estado-mayor-roble-arturo-granados-gallardo Beautiful work. What an honor!

Wow! Прекрасная работа! Детали изысканные! Я использую Google Translate и надеюсь, что это правильно.

I have a 20' x 24' pole barn that I originally built for working on my vehicles, and other projects. I started blacksmithing/bladesmithing as a hobbyist a little over a year ago, and have been devoting more time to this especially in the last 6 months. I set up my smithy in the middle of my pole barn (and now have to change my truck's oil in my gravel driveway ). Aside from losing the space to work on the truck, the biggest problem I've found is that everything in my shop is now covered in dust & grit from grinding. Even stuff in the loft has a coat of this grit. I always have the roll up door open when I am working, but the dust settles inside mostly for whatever reason... I plan to build a lean-to style structure on the side of my pole barn this spring that will measure approximately 14' x 20'. Part of this area will be walled off for yard tool storage, leaving a 10' x 20' or 14' x 15' space for my smithy, depending on the layout I choose. I am wondering if anyone does their grinding in a dedicated space to keep the grit and dirt from polluting the rest of their workspace? If I segregate off a small room for grinding, I think I will have to add some ventilation or vacuum collector or the atmosphere in the small room might be super contaminated with all of the particulates. I always wear a respirator when grinding, but I am thinking that the air in a small space might just get absolutely choked with particles of grit and such. I also am concerned about the risk of explosion in that environment too. Any thoughts or experience to share? Thanks in advance, Shady

Removing the thick coating of paint on the side might reveal more clues.

^^ Now that's funny! I guess my shape has shifted too...

I found this example... Apparently it was also located in Australia?

I was in an auto accident a little over a year ago and two of the discs in my neck were herniated causing severely pinched nerves. I had terrible pain in my neck, shoulder, elbow, and wrist. I also had numbness, tingling and pain in my pointer finger, thumb and the back of my hand. I had surgery to correct the damaged discs and my symptoms have improved a lot, but my pointer finger (trigger finger) is still completely numb. Doc says probably won't get better since it has been a year now. I guess the nerves are probably damaged beyond their ability to heal. Now when I pound on metal, if my stance and grip are not correct, or if I have a particularly long/heavy pounding session, the numbness & pain in my neck and finger get worse.

Crucible tongs?

Wow, nicely done! Beautiful knife and I really like the design of your sheath/latch.

x2 on the foot issue possibility. I have had the plantar faci-whatever, and I have pretty severe gout. Both contributed to very similar symptoms I was having. I had surgery for the gout (+ take medication & watch what I eat), and now wear orthopedic inserts (for the gout and P/F symptoms). The inserts work very well to keep me pain free. (My shop has a concrete floor too).

We sometimes use Milk of Magnesia (Magnesium Hydroxide) for a high temp anti seize on commercial jet engines.

Nicely done!

Sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers going out.

...Happy life! Very nice!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I've only made one blade, but I own a bunch of them. And I've used a whole lot more than that... While you can speculate all you want, functionality is what it is. I really like the look of DuEulear's work. To me it's beautiful. I'd certainly carry it, and use it until, if ever, it proved to be non-functional.

I didn't see this post until this morning. I just ordered this on Monday. I ordered it with the optional foot switch. http://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-V10-Portaband-Table-_p_64.html Michael, I doubt that I would have been able to turn out something half as well built as the table you made... Very well done!

Thank you. it was fun. I made it for my Doc, but my wife saw it and now she wants it... lol. Guess I better get busy and practice some more...