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Bonnskij

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  1. Weighs about 150 kg. It's a John Heine 182a, so that makes it a 3 ton press I think. I don't know the weight of the counterweight.
  2. Look what followed me home! Haven't gotten to try it out yet as passing cyclone and subsequent flooding took precedence, but hopefully within a couple of days!
  3. Thanks. I've bought and set it up in the backyard now. Loading ut with a fair bit of mass should be possible.
  4. Hi all. I have an opportunity to buy a flypress (john heine 182a). It's a three ton flypress if I'm not mistaken. Comes on a stand and total weight if stand and press is about 300 kg. I'm not however able to bolt the press/ stand to the floor where I live. Is that necessary with the amount of torque a flypress produces?
  5. Though I'd start getting my feet wet at leatherworking. Figured a good camp knife needs a sheath.
  6. My partner says this is the axiest looking axe I've made so far. I think she might be right.
  7. That sounds really fantastic Frosty. Would love to see some pictures!
  8. Thanks everyone. Im really flattered Really happy with how the chef turned out in the end. Been procrastinating on that one for far too long. Glad i used an oversized pice for the handle as i managed to break both one and two drill bits and had to grind the wood down to get them out. I love the variation in this wood too Frosty. Incredible amount of variation. I've seen some really beautiful quilt figure pices before as well.
  9. Long time no see! Made a big hook and eye latch for a lady's fence gate. Though strictly speaking stock removal npt forging, here's a filet knife I made. 15n20 blade and Tiger myrtle handle. Finally finished this chef knife as well. High carbon core from an Australian made Wiltshire file. Wrought iron from 200 year old anchor chain and a nickel shim. Handle is pale moon ebony with a 5000 year old ancient redgum bolster. Currently in the process of applying finish: The local museum is also selling some of my things now, which im really quite proud of!
  10. New cleaver with a couple of firsts. This is my first bottle style handle and pin for a hidden tang handle. Leaf spring cleaver with black box burl and maple handle with a brass pin. A few railway spike tap handles I just completed for a local brewery opening soon: My partners old clothes airer was getting pretty rusty, so I bought a new one and turned the old one into heart pendants: Another bottle handled cleaver. I feel like I keep changing the design of these cleavers, but I think I'm getting close to the final iteration now. Figured buloke and maple handle:
  11. I've been a bit short on knives on the last few markets, so brought a couple of works in progress with me to fill in space and see if there's some interest. Here's a chef knife in the making with a file steel core, 200 year old wrought iron anchor chain jacket and nickel shim that will be getting a pale moon ebony handle. Also a seax I based of a picture from a phd thesis which slips my mind right now. Anglo-norse ironwork or something along those lines. W2 core and wrought iron jacket from a wagon wheel I picked up from the tablelands. Course and gorgeous old iron. Ringed gidgee handle with a bit of carving work on if I'm up to it.
  12. Here's a big whopper of a chopper that sold before I was halfway finished. The bloke who bought it gave me a big hug when I finally finished it and was absolutely beaming when I met him about a month later. Experiences like that makes me so happy to be doing this Spring steel blade, buloke handle and carbon fibre pins.
  13. Thanks Thomas! The family managed to sell that one on Sunday
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