Les L

Great job working with them and teaching the trade. They did very good.

DHarris, that’s the max fill level valve, the one on my blower, identical to yours, is missing also and had been replaced with a bolt by my uncle when he was using it back in the 40’s. You should be able to find a replacement valve in one of the old style hardware stores where they have fittings for the older gas appliances. The old space heaters had valves like that also

John, now you can take your i bolts and I nuts and change them into ideas

Billy, I would make a stand to hold it and use it as an anvil for small projects, like leaves, grind different radius on each side and flip it to the one you need

Tojo, when heating the copper don’t heat it until you get the color you want, warm a spot up, move to another then go back to the first spot when you get the color you want then cool it

Tojo, great job on the rose I think you have the perfect texture on it. Hav you tried heat coloring copper yet?

Lary, That's a good looking hammer, what's the weight?

Looks good

I'm always impressed when watching him work. He's very methodical and doesn't stop all day. I wish a lot of the members on here could see the work he produces with his striking anvil and the small anvil he attaches to it when he needs his "London pattern anvil" John, try to get a picture of it attached to post for the members to see.

Jenn, Ken's Custom site has detailed videos that show how to assemble the tongs and they come with detailed instructions. You not only end up with good tongs, at a good price, but you also get a blacksmith class with them and the satisfaction of completing them yourself. I bought a set when I first started, it is amazing seeing the difference in the quality of the finished product from the first set to the last set.

Sindoc, I’ve seen posts and videos of ribbon burners running on natural gas, most were running on pounds, but some were running on regular house pressure

Pat, you can buy steel, brass and copper finishing nails, insert the head from the inside back it up and head the front. Alex, beautiful work, as always. All, thanks for the feedback, the advice I have read on this site, and information on how to correct my mistakes, has helped me get to where I am at this time in my short career

Thanks

My oldest daughter requested a picture frame.

John, thank you for creating this video, this is the first time I have been able to understand how to lay out a scroll. The only ones I have made were “winged” and looked like it.

Billy, copper sulfate is a chemical that can be used to color metal. It comes as blue crystals, add some to water and brush it on or dip small projects. It doesn’t take much and colors as soon as it gets on the metal. The cleaner the metal the more it will look like copper. You can polish it bright, heat color or wet it and after drying it will start getting green colors like old aged copper. The roses I posted earlier are colored with it.

The body and horn of the anvil are cast iron, with a tool steel face plate. If you do heavy work on the horn, or tail you will break them off.

Pat, what about using a thin diameter wire to rivet the pieces to the frame?

Thank you for creating and sharing this video. I enjoyed watching your techniques on how you create your knives and seeing some of your beautiful country.

Thomas, you gave me a good laugh, as usual. Pat, I use 20 gauge sheet and cut my own. I’ll pm you a pattern the next time I’m on my computer. The bird was made in several pieces and welded together, unfortunately I think that’s the only picture I have. I’m terrible about pictures and usually think about them after the project is gone. I have to make some more roses as soon as I can get through cleaning up after the hurricane and I’ll try to remember to take some pictures and send them to you showing the steps I use

Thanks Das, the lady it is for is named Robin, he requested that I include one.

I finished this special request from a friend for his wife the end of last week, just in time to start prepping for a visit from Ida.

Great looking tools Mark. I'm glad to see you back posting. Looking forward to your next trip to our area. Les

Chad, reversing the polarity usually creates a cutting effect with most stick welders, use your regular rods, with less amps, and hold in the same spot to build up

We call it a briar hook, used to cut anything up to small trees, also known as a ditch bank blade in some areas