Owen Hinsman

Thanks Chris!

Chris, if you got to some local blacksmith meet-ups, with plenty of cash you should be able to find an anvil. That one cost about 550 I think. 

Just picked up a 146# Peter Wright at the NEB fall meet, along with a Picard cross peen, a hot cut hardy, and a scythe peening anvil. 

I like that idea of a tool box on wheels. One of the other members of New England Blacksmiths uses a couple of five gallon buckets. Any thoughts on those?

As I don’t have my own forge (yet), I go to all the hammer ins and smithing meets I can find. As my tool collection grows, the little tote bag I’m using just isn’t enough. How do you guys and gals organise your tools, whether in the shop or at meets?

The largest tongs I have are about 27” long, but with some really odd jaws:

I looked into it some more and it appears that the little cone around the tang is part of the piece, and covered in some sort of tacky, black material.

So I was thinking about sword canes, and I had an idea for a spike that would sort of pop out of the base of the cane when a button was pressed. It would lock out when extended, and a little door would cover it when retracted. Any idea as for how the mechanism would work?

Thanks

How can I sharpen my tools to a razor edge? I don’t have any fancy machinery, just a few files, a vintage whetstone, a diamond file, and a Dremel. I made a nice hook knife for my dad for Christmas out of some O1, but it is still not sharp enough to cut paper.

19 hours ago, Frosty said:

I googled for pictures

I quite like that saw with the stepped teeth. It seems like it would be easier to forge than a saw with triangualr teeth.

How would I go about smithing a saw? I’ve looked on YouTube, but have only found a few videos. I want to make something for cutting ice.

Thanks for the help! I was guessing that from the tar adhesive on the tang and the cast steel label it was from the late 1800s.

So I found this old gouge/chisel in my box of goodies, and began my research. But all the info I could find was from November 2007, and a timeframe of 1822 - 1965. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here’s the website I found the info: http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/174006/thread/

You may remember a massive stash of hardware that followed me home in May. I wa going through it (again) and I found these beauties. The file is 19 and 1/2 inches, aka as long as my arm, and the gouge is nine inches. The little cone around the tang of the gouge looks and feels to be pitch or tar of some sort. 

How would I go about making throwing darts? Not the bar kind, but something larger for hunting small game. I have tried doing this in the past, but the dart just tumbled in the air.

A couple of weeks ago I picked up 70+ lbs of random hardware. I also went to the NEB Spring Meet today and picked up some other stuff. 

WARNING: PIC HEAVY

Das, what fair are you going to? I'll be at the NEB Spring Meet. is it there?

On 3/25/2018 at 8:49 PM, Dylan Sawicki said:

Some stuff from the past couple days:

 

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Nice job Dylan!

On 1/12/2018 at 10:40 PM, Daswulf said:

Lol. Guys come on. It's for a charity auction. And my roses are already in demand since I hate making them.  oh it's because people like them. I need to get with someone with a cnc cutter. 

Daswulf, you can get rose cutouts online

BTW, i am not trying to advertise, just help a fellow smith.

12 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said:

Thanks for the honest answer.....     So lets start here..     Do you forge now?  Are you interested in forging? 

The smaller hooks are made out of 5160 and fully hardened and tempered, and proof tested for weight holding..   The black rope is a static line made from Spectra (same stuff used in fishing line).. If this was strung across from one tree to another and a person fell on it from 15ft it would cut them in half... it has 0 stretch and this 1/8" line is rated at something totally ridiculous at around 1700lbs..  a 5ft fall onto it could potentially send you to the hospital.. 
more excessive quoting

Yes I currently forge. I don't have a personal forge, but I go to open bench. Where can I get some of that static line? it could be very useful even for non-climbing uses.

1 hour ago, jlpservicesinc said:

Still waiting on your age..   

13 and one half

On 4/28/2018 at 2:30 PM, jlpservicesinc said:

What ever happened to the guy who asked the question?  LOL.. 

I am right here.

On 4/28/2018 at 5:28 PM, jlpservicesinc said:

My first real hook at age 8 was big bertha..  1/2" round triple hook...  I could barely lift her. she was bent in the middle to form the eye and my Dad welded in the 3rd hook after I bent it up..  Just some scrap 1/2" threaded end rod we had..  Everyday when I got home from school we'd be out just me and her trying to get her
 

You, sir, have been very helpful, pointing out all the things I don't know (A lot). I never considered that a single hook would be better then a triple or quadruple hook. Wouldn't the off balance hook be detrimental to accuracy?

and its MA’AM not sir

11 hours ago, Will W. said:

Im with Thomas on this one. Seems spikes would be a better option. 

As for getting from tree to tree at 50 feet up.... I have no idea. Cant think of a way to actually do that safely. Why would you want to do that anyway? Im curious. 

Back to the original topic, however, Thomas' earlier point still holds very true. It depends on your skill and equipment. If i had a mind to make one, i would forge weld several round rods, only half of their length, and bend the unwelded halves to their desired positions. Taper them before welding, if they even need to be tapered. And then test for strength *BEFORE* you absolutely need it to hold your weight. 

It could grip it by the husk!

As I have now awakened, I shall now answer your questions. getting from tree to tree is mostly because i want to see if i can, and as for your idea, i will most defininetly give it a go.

And now I am laughing my harbor seal laugh.