Jaegers Forge and Foundry

I've also heard the leg test to see if you can put a bar of stock between your legs and keep it at a good height. My old stand was knuckle height and I've found it worked, but thank you! that's some interesting history behind the reason we keep it at knuckle height. 

Okay good to know thanks for all the suggestions I'll look for thicker plate but I wonder I have more of the same thickness plate I have on currently would I be able to stack/layer it 

and yes 3-4 inches below my knuckles 

I did run out of square tubing but I so have some 2 inch diameter steel pipe that I could use as feet but the only trouble with this is cutting it 90 degrees as I don't have a chop saw but I have ideas

about 3-4 inches

10 hours ago, BartW said:

Nice stand. What I would do with that stand is this :

1. fill the feet with stuff, reinforce the plate, weld a T close to the ground to prevent the feet from splitting apart, add feet under the square tubing of sufficient height.

Thanks I'm planning on adding a thicker plate at the top and the bottom, and yes I do plan on adding a t under the stand using angle iron or something

I recently made this anvil stand today I'm going to add a hammer rack and fill the legs with sand as well as supports on the legs

The only issue is it's a bit to short So i figured I'm going to add wood boards to add height to it but I don't want to deaden the weight if I add boards under the anvil or under the stand its self with it deaden the hammer blows? 

22 minutes ago, Steve Sells said:

I guarantee you are spending more for the prybar than new steel would cost

I figured I'm looking at steel supplies in my area to see what alloys they carry.

7 minutes ago, M.J.Lampert said:

wow that's an amazing story to have in you history don't let your future generations forget it

Thanks will do!!

In the past I've bought pry bars from harbor freight because it's cheap flat stock. I know it's hardenable because it skates a file but I've wondered if the steel is even good quality steel for knives. Is it fine to use or am I better off buying a known steel?

Not much work in the shop lately due to end of semester finals. I've been trying to get up to the shop when I can I was able to complete this hidden tang Bowie knife I've been working on it here and there since January. The handle wood is from a broken ax handle, the guard is a cut off piece from a pipe fence that was left over from when it got put in. And the blade it's self was from another half of a pry bar from an old project. Now all I have to do is make a sheath, kydex looks easy but leather looks better and fits the rustic old western style.

Forged a knife out of a pry bar and shaped a handle from red oak now all I got to do is sharpen stain and polish then it’s off to the buyer 

Finished up the last of my Christmas gifts a spatula 

I know my anvil base is crappy I’ve been meaning to upgrade it but I wanted to finish Christmas stuff first I’m gonna start working on it tomorrow 

Thanks frosty I’ll remember not to work it cold 

FlatLiner, nice fire poker looks beautiful 

Good to know

Yesterday I finished a pendant for my grandma 

2 hours ago, Chimaera said:

6 layers or coins? In theory isn't each coin two layers?

Didn’t think of it like that in that case the 4 quarters is 8 layers today I made a 8 quarter or 16 layers

I started with about 6 layers but ended up with 4

Tried something I've never tried before mokume gane from quarters. I chose raindrop pattern. and through the power of redneck photo shop (my thumb) I hid delamination

Thanks to everyone who responded you've been a huge help with my search

On 12/14/2020 at 9:16 PM, Frosty said:

"The Friendly Hen Blacksmith shop," has a catchy ring for a shop name. 

Thanks for the shop name Idea I was thinking of something about a willow tree because there's a huge willow in my yard. like maybe willow brook farms

2 hours ago, TWISTEDWILLOW said:

Never had one of my chickens do something like that but I had a young shop cat jump on the woodstove once but it never tried it agin

Thanks for the suggestion I'll try chicken feed and to Thomas if that fails I'll try that 

So there's this one chicken sometimes two but for the most part it's the same chicken who hangs around me when I'm in the shop (I'd like to add that she doesn't go in there unless I'm there) usually she just kinda drinks from my water tank or jumps on the work bench, but today she jumped on to my anvil with red hot steel on it. only her talons touched it so she didn't get burned or anything but I don't want her to keep doing it I've asked around and people say that once she gets burned she wont do it again. but I don't think chickens are smart enough to do that. others have said to close the shop doors but I run a propane forge and that's not exactly smart.

Does anyone else have this problem if so how did you deal with it? 

I do to so good to know

alright thanks I didn't wanna blow a fuse or something

is a welder like the one I showed gonna be able to work with a normal outlet? or do I need a generator?

Alright Thanks to all!!

Alright. I'll do some more research

Will do!!