Donal Harris

I really like my SCABA swage block. It is small enough to carry into the garage when it is raining and I want to work on copper pieces. I just wish it didn’t have a shovel pattern on one side. I would much rather it had more spoon or ladle patterns. 

A brand new Holland 140 lb anvil list is $950. 
Nimba Titan lists for $975. 
Rigid Model 9. Sale price $950. 
 

Any of the three are better than a heavily abused Peter Wright. 

One hairdryer should be plenty. More is not always better. 2 inches of coal doesn’t sound like it is enough. 

Yesterday’s work. Two steak-turners and one of the three leaf hooks. It is the one that looks nothing like the other three. The three that each look something like the other are things I made months ago to see if I could forge 3 identical hooks. Close, but not close enough. 
 

All the girly things on the table were made by my oldest daughter. She is trying to raise money for an autism service dog and was given a free booth at a local craft fair. So far she has raised just short of $1400 USD. 

I was in about the 3rd grade, making it 1970 or 1971. Times were different then. Oklahoma has always had and still has the “best justice money can buy”, but it was even worse back in the day. Dad just let it go. 

My opinion only: use what you have, then replace it later. That and what Thomas said. 

When my Granny died, my dad’s attorney didn’t tell him about overdue taxes owed on several lots on Main St in Duncan, Oklahoma that she owned. The attorney’s wife bought all of the lots at auction later. 

I’m going with olfart and am curious how he knew. 

On 10/5/2019 at 7:01 PM, Goods said:

Finally got the wrought iron hatchet finished 

I am sure there is a better way, but I use an app called Image Size. 

My wife works for the city. She gets really freaky about my forge at times. The actual ordinance governing it is a bit vague and to me at least, open to interpretation, but she is correct. I am risking a fine every time I fire it up. It is an open fire. i’ve never had a problem with it escaping though. The only times I have ever caught anything on fire it has been caused by hot steel slipping out of my tongs and that doesn’t happen as often now, and when it does a bit of water from the 5 gallon bucket between my anvil and forge takes care of it quick. 
 

Rather than a permit I am hoping the fire chief is a reasonable man and capable of thinking logically. Bricks, once I actually get them down, cannot burn.  

Most city ordinances don’t really know how to class forging. The closest Is welding or using a torch. You can get around the burn ban in many places by poring a concrete slab or laying down a brick patio. The trick is to have at least the minimum required area of non-burnable space. Once you have that, go to the local fire department and ask for a permit. They will come out and assess your area and if it looks safe and is up to code, you can pay them for the permit. 

Those I have seen have all looked like a variation of the one Glenn posted. 

Many sinks are stainless. Stainless can be hard to put holes in. Just find some pallets and go with a JABOD.

Do you have a website or a gallery of all your past work all in one spot?

And money. You left out that one. 

I suppose it may not be QuadState, but it is still a pretty big deal, plus you don’t have to drive clear to Ohio to attend. Although I suppose if you are now sitting in Thailand or Maine that may not matter much. 

Beautiful work. 
 

Someone has likely asked before, but do you do your own leatherwork?

Iron, as in literal iron?  I assume so, because on a BladeForums post of a knife you called The Ghost Dog you said its bolster was mild steel. 

It’s a bit cooler now, so I will probably go out and forge a bit tomorrow morning.  Of course I will have to do some weed whacking first. 

Give it a go. It is certainly better than using a spike. But before you do that, assuming you haven’t done much forging you would be better off using the steel for forging tools. 

Which tank, Billy?

Chris, if the item is cold and you don’t already have a lit forge, just use a propane torch. Even a small butane torch will work. 

If I am only using bee’s wax, I can sometimes get away with using the oven. It smells like honey. I imagine if I had turpentine or BLO in the mix, my wife would make me sleep on the couch. 

How much for shipping now?

You could angle the headstock and still hang them. You could forge something to hang it from. Might be cool. People could take the guitar down and hold it. 

The hangers even work with Fender and Ibanez headstocks as well. 

Is it still $37.49 for the intro book?

The headstock on a Les Paul is angled back 17 degrees. It doesn’t appear to be in your photo, but perhaps it is?

The headstock on the things are extremely easy to break. You can drop almost any other guitar and be fine. If you drop a Les Paul.......your heart stops.