M.J.Lampert

a trick i use is get it cold and then heat it back up as much as you can handle and then cool again do 2-3 times and blistering is almost zero when done right away would show mine but that would be embarrassing to me

mind if i steal the buckle design?? I need a new belt and would love to make the buckle rather than using a manufactured one on a homemade belt M.J.Lampert

Where in germany was this and when I've got contacts in the swiss, german, french corner and their lucky to get an inch throughout the winter few years back they got like 2.5 inches for 2 or 3 days area shut down til it melted away and where so exited to se that much at once also was first snow in 3-4 years. though ive heard about more snow in years past lol meanwhile i sit here with 2-2.5ft outside and more coming for the next few days M.J.Lampert

frosty there's lots of sheep here I know of 4 maybe 5 farms that have large flocks and many others that run just a few sheep for themselves the largest one i know runs somewhere around 300 head I want to say not sure I think that's average with lambs but most don't save wool the one raises hair sheep for meat the large one raises for meat and doesn't save wool and the one who has the wool shop I think she does mainly meat and outsources for wool at her shop the problem is lots of them are pastured and the wool gets dirty to the point its not worth trying to clean M.J.Lampert

picked up a 12x5x3/8 of red black micarta and a magnet from Princess Auto last week. also found they have g10 black or camo and liners and an assortment of other smithing tools M.J.Lampert

till retirement??

haha. I'm here, cause I'm not all there worked on some knifes finished shaping a 1095 hunting knife and started a few 3-3.5in belt knifes out of leaf springs pics in the future

this was shared earlier this month by the local manshed got some items coming up the pipe will be sharing soon hopfully M.J.Lampert

twisted I'm sorry I forgot a pore abused anvil i was unable to save me with my head in the clouds the "bear feeder" as we called it up there aka meat storage a caribou down and a packhorse load of caribou a "wonderful" job from our friend the porcupine antlers from the hunt moose and caribou 2 caribou and another moose M.J.Lampert

we have coyotes, cougars, wolves, lynx, bobcat, black bears Grizzly bears, and i think some black widows only snake here is the garter snake there is some rattlers 400-450ish km from us do don't expect to see them here good for him wish him luck M.J.Lampert

ha ha frosty here the wool shop is the UPS Fed ex and about four other companies pickup station M.J.Lampert

Thomas that may well be as they slowly chip away when hit with rocks and spin at high rpm i found this one one site that makes a similar tooth and contacted a rep for the company that makes these and received this reply on material I know these have no carbide on them so I may mess around some more also the snow destroyed the chimney i am thinking of taking a 10-12in taking the inner pipe out and lining it with cast-o-lite and see if it works better than my current forge also is it normal for cast-o-lite to fracture in colder climates? -35c and then when-20 fired up to forging temp then cooled to -30 that night and other times at -10 to-15C M.J.Lampert

first isnt blacksmithing but started to fix up an old snowmachine a 1973 ski-doo tnt 440cc engine needs coil, belts, and fuel line (sitting since late 80s or the early 90s) also a snow blower engine in the background Also no picture but tried working some buncker teeth got one pounded to 1/16 and quenched in water to no result it was bending under a hammer after being pulled out of near freezin water and cold to touch. Wondering if its some kind of mild though sparks suggest maybe medium carbon (40-50% maybe) thinking they may make good axe bodies if nothing else. will post pics of them within next few days M.J.Lampert

here sorry it took so long I know it was off centered just wanted to try it while the forge was running Alexandre as usual excellent work my father in his younger years was did a good amount of saddle bronc M.J.Lampert

hey y'all I am working on how to drift holes and these keep coming out with sharp edges any idea as to why this would be I am thinking the angle on my drift is incorrect or is there a different cause thanks M.J.Lampert

I have a 20, 30, and 100# I am looking to get another 100 here they need recertification every 10 years the 20s are cheaper new than recertifying the local co-op charges by the lb filled while Costco charges by liter and has a cheaper price i usually take the small ones to Costco but the 100# doesn't fit on the carrier so it has to go to the co-op as my father can take it in his service truck A 20# usually costs me 12 CAD M.J.Lampert

We raise 100 birds with friends and there are at 8 weeks already ones who can barely move at 10 to 12 lbs. The knees literaly give out. Das we also have layer hens and got some heratige banty mixes our one hen raised that lay about half size eggs the heratige eggs are already small about 3/4 size

If Frosty could bear to come out of hibernation I might try to convince him he ought to migrate to a new area and personally share his knowledge All puns aside get better Frosty

i was lead here by my humor just don't let Thomas wrought out his wrath

the irony in all this

a little late but happy new year all lest hope this one goes smoother than the last two years

hold fast boys where on a pun war again

I have had that torture as an older sibling with one now 4 and the other 9 i was a fan of bob the builder as a kid Haha LOL still waiting for it to get here is there a new anvil in for me??? maybe a power hammer M.J.Lampert

DHarris I feel you I am now over a year on my sister's Christmas gift i am waiting for my oil to become liquid again as -20s and 30s C is a solid block your work looks better than mine I had to catch up on 8 pages in this tread all your work was amazing and I am afraid to show mine now but oh well here goes I cant find it and didn't take pics of it yet but made a para wrapped skinner for my sister about three and a half inch blade and blue pink handle still needs quenched and tempered 5160 steel I did the grinds at -24 to 128 C since I needed something to show for the last year and every few minutes I would warm up at the forge I also stole DHerris' idea and made a brass copper tree ran some color to it and gave it a coat of beeswax for my mother also a copper leaf ring I don't have pictures on that i gave to an elderly family friend. finally a reminder to keep your materials hot I was working on a new knife on Wednesday and at -26 with -36 earlier that day in a shop with three walls stuck the piece at a red, tongs slipped, piece flipped up, broke the skin and cauterized at same time. At first I thought my hair was on fire as I smelt burnt hair reached up and hand came off with blood so immediately shut off forge and went inside to have a look, nothing bad but a good wakeup nonetheless. also possibly have an anvil I can borrow from a friend after snow melts thanks to TPAAAT talk to y'all next year M.J.Lampert PS forgot to add I'm learning to sharpen drill bits by hand from my father and am finally getting close

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