hammernhand

good score,but what in the world was he working on to bust that anvil?that took some work im sure.

today i was called out to fight a garage fire near my home.the mans equipment now has major wiring burns and the shop was full of mills laythes and the fire stopped 3 feet from the blacksmith shop part of the garage when i say it was full it was so full u had to turn sideways to get to the hotspots in there.i know the man but not well and he has retired from working in his shop and i would like to get your guys opinion on when would be a good time to ask this guy about getting a power hammer from him if he were to let it go?i saw no less than 3 50 pound little giants in there and god knows how many more.this is a true find and i want to be respectfull to him and not belittle the loss of his magnificent shop.let me know thanx.

most of my best buys were from people that were tired of seeing me,that said i would ask once a year until they let you know in plain english to stay away or its not for sale.im working on a couple dodge darts right now,have been for 3 years.

now thats a find for the record books.....handy indeed.

tw0 days ago a gas powered air compressor minus the air tank followed me home,i started it today and it runs and pumps great.it was used to run a air arc cutting setup.it has a kohler engine and a 2 stage pump.whats it worth? all i need to do is find a airtank as the previous owner needed it for his pto driven rig

i agree,i have tried this same steel and always end up with steel that can be cut easily with another knife.it just wont temper hard enough.

we were all thinking it,,,:D

thomas dean id show a pic but i cant get it to happen for some reason ill try later k

today a p&h 1861 enfield rifle followed me home i will have to make a nipple seal and brass teardrop chain to replace the only missing thing on it,good deal to,along with 1 other item the trade included a ramp hoe and a tomahawk.

that makes sense,thanx.

where can i get a good pic of a drift for the eyes of an ax,i suppose im destined to make one as one cant be found near me,if i see it i can make it.

kinda resembles my 1893 fisher but the markings arent right

a 12 dollar bathroom exhaust fan from lowes has served me well as a blower for 2yrs now,if you dont have a forge u at least have half of it now.you can also boil of some whiskey mash in it.or make a pontoon boat,or a really big bobber for fishing,or a aerator for the yard just add some rr spikes and tonge to attach to lawn mower,extra fuel tank,one of a kind mailbox,feed trough,water trough,small yard wagon,burn barrel for yard waste, wish i had one got all kinds of ideas.wanna sell it?

mine do require welding i was asking for improvment ,i believe new guy was showing some axes that actually started this talk sorry for the confusion.

iv also tried tomahawks with the forge weld,i believe i made the basic mistake of trying to weld the full lenth of the ax ,now that iv learned a little more ill try to just weld at the eye.it was 6 inches of forge welding but it held it just looks crappy.