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Alexandr, I’ve been waiting for the pictures of your latest projects and you did not disappoint, as usual. Great work and my wife and I are waiting for the next set of pictures. 

PB, Good find, looking forward to seeing you this weekend at the conference 

Tape measure/rulers and markers

Alexandr, it’s 73 f at my house right now, but your pictures made me shiver. I love the snow and the beautiful pictures, please keep them coming, but I don’t miss living in the areas that receive that weather. I have sent prayers for your country and neighbors 

Chad, Jobtiel and Arthur, great looking projects 

I made a living welding, only wore lace up boots with leather laces, and kept an extra set in my truck. One morning one of my coworkers was walking down the hall, with no laces in one of his boots. I asked him what happened and he said he played a prank on another employee’s boots the week before and this morning when he set down the employee cut the laces from the bottom to the top of his boot. He couldn’t believe it when I gave him a pair of laces. So, yes I have always saved my laces. Shoe strings aren’t worth saving when I retire the shoes. 

Back to the topic, my scrap pile is pretty extensive, over 40yrs worth, in the last two years I’ve spent $63 US on material that I couldn’t find in my pile for the project I was working on. My wife used to fuss about my pile until she realized that when she needed something made or repaired most times I could go to the shop and come back with what was needed because I had the material on hand. 

Alex, I was talking to my wife about my concern for you this morning, glad to hear that your doing good and looking forward to your next pictures.

I use the chainsaw bar oil in my blowers. I don't get the cold weather you get up north, so I can't saw if it gets thick in cold weather, but I've seen shows where they were using chainsaws in below zero weather. Frosty should be able to give good advise on it's performance in cold weather., or if you need to add something to it.

That was half of the fun!

When I was a kid in Germany we had one of the sleds that didn’t steer, we used our feet, or a hand, as a drag to steer it. Worked good in snow, not as good if you were on ice 

D, I’d go with silver solder, if you know how to do it and have the equipment. If you have to use the JB, I’d rough the contact points and clean with a degreaser before gluing 

I also have a 3 burner Majestic Forge in my shop, that’s for my blacksmith club, that I can use anytime I want. I’ve used it twice, I prefer to use my Volcano for small quick projects, or days I can’t completely open my shop because it’s more economical, doesn’t have the amount of dragon breath as the three burner gas forge, even when only using the back two burners.    
I have one of Frosty’s NARBS on my bucket list, that I’m currently gathering material for, but life has set me back on that project. 

I needed a flux spoon so I fired it up this morning, stuck a 6” piece of 1/2 square in it and 25 minutes later I had a 14” long spoon. The “ low pressure regulator” you talked about is a 20 lb regulator. I’ve been using it for a year and have never experienced the health and safety issues you referenced. 

Goods, thanks, great advice to bring up when discussing propane forges. I didn’t include that I have a CO monitor in the shop, always have the 14ft wide door, on the opposite direction of the wind, open plus my shop has flow through ventilation at all times. 
Ede, it’s pretty obvious that your not interested in this forge, so quit badmouthing something you haven’t seen or tried 

That looks great Bluerooster

SHC, prayers said for your mom. 

I have one of the volcano forges and I like it. It heats up fast and doesn't use a tremendous amount of gas. Is it as good as some of the more expensive ones, no, but it is perfect for small projects, doesn't take up much room and is easy to move around.

I have not turned the gas pressure all the way up yet, so I can't verify if it will get hot enough to forge weld, I do that in my coal forge. I don't have a hood for my coal forge yet (currently gathering material for one) and I only use coal when I can open the doors on each end of my shop so I bought the propane forge for the days the weather is bad or I am working on a small project.

That’s the opposite for me, in that case I’d use it as needed 

I’d save the sucker rod for projects needing a higher carbon steel and use hot rolled mild steel, or other low carbon, for the rack 

The vertical spike is for you to stick a hot dog on and cook it. 
in reality I agree with George NM, put a larger candle on 

11 hours ago, Mothman_c3w said:

Tiger maple

Mothman, That is the best looking broom I have ever seen. The tomahawk handles are curly maple.

Das, thanks for the compliment, your work and advise, along with many others on this site, has given me the ability to be able to learn this craft and to be able to complete my projects.

All this neighbor trouble makes me very happy to have the neighbors I have. When I started my blacksmith hobby my next door neighbor kept asking what equipment he could buy for me. It sure makes it easy when you work with your neighbors and treat them like family   

Jennifer, thanks for another great video. I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge by watching your work, such as how to make the tomahawks I recently finished. 

This is the finished product of the hawks I posted earlier this month, but couldn't finish because I was on the road. These hawks were a group of "firsts" for me; my first wrapped eye tomahawks with a high carbon bit, my third and forth forge welds (thanks to all on here for forge welding advise,especially Swedefiddle's analogy about hitting jello, i'm old school ship yard, fab shop, pipelinner "get a bigger hammer and hit it harder) and my first leather work. 

The mouse hawk on the left has a couple of small divots in the weld by the eye, that I could have ground out, but the rest of the weld is good. The weld on the right came out good. The mouse hawk blade is not twisted, that's just my poor photography

Das, good looking roses 

Rojo, Good looking work

Billy, your doing some great work 

Rojo, I like the knife, did it harden and take a good edge 

Goods, very nice rose, I’m sure she will be happy