Benona blacksmith

14 hours ago, masonred said:

Can't find any in stock.

Look at tooltopia for them!

Harris is your best option. I cant reccomend any other brands as I have no other experience with other brands. Harris is top of the line so should be considered!

Its 31 inches long not including the tang and only weighs 28.2 ounces and still needs the bevels and fuller ground in.

Here is one of them. I will add more as I find them again.

3 hours ago, Zozon said:

Sure, I would like to see them Benona blacksmith.

Amazing work Owen!!!!!

On 3/9/2020 at 7:10 PM, Zozon said:

It would be almost impossible to forge all the details on anvil this shape

They were forging this shape way before casting them!!! I can find photos of forged ones If you would like?

On 3/11/2020 at 10:15 PM, Frosty said:

The random guesses from beginners just got ahead of me.

What make you think I'm a beginner frosty!?!?!

New sword started from forklift fork. The railroad track moved way easier under the hammer. It's a bit longer now than what the picture shows.

This time starting billet was 2 lbs instead of 3

here is an update. Fuller ground forge redesigned to run in the vertical position. A tempering oven almost finished. And my quench tank made and extended.

I quenched it and did an oil temper and decided there were some things I really didnt like. Fullers off and one fuller kinda wandered back and forth. Every effort to fix it made it worse. The plastic bottom wheel on my 2x72 caused some bumping and jumping. So I stress tested it. Took a lot to snap it.

Here is the grain

Moderators what is an appropriate size for photos?

Free hand grinding isn't easy to do on the bottom idler wheel but I managed to get a pretty straight fuller rough ground in. Dropped the weight to 39.5 oz and a lot more grinding is to be done.

14 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

You might want to edit the post and resize the pictures so a moderator doesn't have to do that, only have 30 min. to edit though.

There is a setting within the forum that will automatically store the pictures a certain size!!! Maybe one of the mods can find it and set it?

Considering there is no casting mold line and I can pick out several weld lines at different parts of the anvil. How about a picture under the base. That's where you will really see the weld lines. They had a tendency to not dress the weld lines as neatly on the bottom of the anvil.

I forgot to mention all the markings are punched in and not protruding like a casting would be. I know casting can make a recessed mark but these do not look like them. Maybe techniciousjoe can explain it better than I. Not sure how to direct his attention to the topic though.

I am making a 20 lb viking anvil to be given away to a lucky subscriber on my YouTube channel. It is mild steel and will have a hardened steel plate fire welded on.

A drag start or scratch start I find the easiest way to start an arc. The chicken peck gets me stuck every time.

The blade is 33 inches long and weighs 42.7 ounces. 

On 2/29/2020 at 1:51 AM, Frosty said:

What are your interests? What do you make, pics of your: work, shop, equipment, tools, house, kids, pets, etc.? We love pics, anything you'd show a youngster.

I never introduced myself either. Maybe I will do that tomorrow after finishing the work on my wifes truck and have spare time.

It's there. I could draw it down a little and blend the base into the tip a little better.

More drawing out of the bevels. 

I drew out the sword more and started forging in the bevels. I also heat treated my draw shave. It developed a warp and a twist but I was able to clamp it and tempered it while clamped straight and it straightened right out. I will get some photos in a bit when I get out to the shop.

If you build a power hammer do yourself a favor and dont do anything like this!!!

I'm going to make this one a but taller just because. Right now the blade will just fit up to the tang.

I have a quench tank ready. I will get pictures of it when I get home.

Forged it out some more. The blade is now 28 inches long.