M.J.Lampert

ok so now i have all the photos 

flight up in a De-Haviland  Beaver

ok so hears a good a place as any to start as these where the express rout to camp 1.5 hours of bouncing through bog and brush

 actually the first thing i saw was this kawdy lake international shack, Argo storage and partial wind break for those waiting for the planes

M.J.Lampert

P.S. more pictures in later comments

heres a picture of a map i am 1.5hours east of burns lake at the bottom corner we where in an area south and west of Atlin, about 45min by plane from dease lake

18 hours ago, blacksmith-450 said:

For the Veterans Day

looks nice were they precut and textured while hot or was that all forged? 

added to my forge stand now can block of both ends and hang "all" my 5  hammers right there(only 4 in pic as 1 is getting a new handle 

got my forge running again is it normal for a frosty t to eject the at an angle? i don't remember it doing this before could it be due to refractory getting in the nozzle

also its only heating to a bright orange to increase the temperature i need to add oxygen (pull the mig tip back from mix tube)

M.J.Lampert

On 8/27/2021 at 8:18 AM, ThomasPowers said:

I use wooden kitchen matches to light my forge. Or I turn on the gas and flip a lighted match in the open door---more exciting for new smiths in my shop.

ah this is the way i do it now i used to use a torch strikes and went through flints to fast for my wallet then at Dollarama i found they have boxes of 250 kitchen matches for 1.99 so this works out nicer no bunt hands etc.

M.J.Lampert

lee has a good point i would flood it just to make it automatic so if you have a fuel then you don't forget

M.J.Lampert

thanks

Thomas what are the  items on top dating ?

M.J.Lampert

thanks for the advice i got a 5 gallon bucket saved now to dry it with the temperatures often dropping below freezing at night oh well at least i know it works just need a better barrel 

also hoping for a good thanksgiving for the rest of you 

M.J.Lampert

ok an SOS  here i made charcoal today and it went good except when I went to shut it down the barrel was bent and there are air gaps so the fire continues to oxidize i have lost about half my initial crop please help me what should i do can i pour water on and then dry the fuel out later or what do you recommend

help...

M.J.Lampert

Billybones it doesn't halve to be blacksmithing related see all the puns etc. 

besides I'm sure there's more history buffs on here than just me

M.J.Lampert

a few pics to keep you anticipating

loaded and trip up

a young black bear outside the owners place where we stopped before leaving at 4am to drive up arrived at flat plane base 10:15

need to wait for my father to get back from logging camp before i can continue(weekend maybe) as stupid me put the cameras in my backpack for the flight in and had to use his phone 

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please correct me if I am wrong

 from what I've read some woods require to be stabilized in a vacuum chamber and something like cactus juice.

what I'm wondering is it ok to use oak or apple wood (I was given both) with just keeping them dry and then a good finish of BLO on top or if i need to make/ find someone with the equipment to stabilize 

thanks and sorry if I'm repeating something in another thread I did do some basic searches but might have missed it

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looking good Jennifer

On 9/22/2021 at 6:27 PM, Frosty said:

A few years ago we got quite a few lightning storms and it's rare to hear distant thunder here. A tree was struck between our place and a neighbor down the hill about 120'. I was awake watching out the window, I've always loved thunderstorms. 

I felt the close strike before I saw/heard it. Well I heard it too, my hair stood on end and I heard a strong buzz that turned to a crackle then CRACK/FLASH BOOM. Shook the house and sent birch splinters flying for a ways. 

WAY too close!

Frosty The Lucky.

my father had a similar experience the worst i had was a strike close to school when we(me and some friends) was messing around the baseball backstop the strike was enough to stand the hair on you neck we where immidiately ordered away as  that wat the largest medal object for quite a ways

On 9/27/2021 at 12:21 PM, TWISTEDWILLOW said:

Oh deer! You guys are at it again lol

well yes its open season for those who doe like buck meat

On 10/1/2021 at 11:04 AM, Michael said:

I've had all the parts to set up an oxy propane torch for months now. Regulators and torch from a PraxAir exchange deal, hoses from Amazon, Oxy tank from an estate sale last March, 30 lb propane tank from the local supplier, (the gas forge  drains the 20 lb exchange tanks too fast). 

i use a 20 30 and have a filled 100 but haven't done enough to need it hopfully this winter it will be needed

M.J.lampert

sorry i haven't had a chance to post pics but hope to do so soon

M.J.Lampert

On 9/10/2021 at 4:28 PM, Frosty said:

Nice but not my favorite color. I'm particularly fond of a nice buckskin they're almost as attractive as a, medicine hand, blue roan, Appaloosa. I like flashy two tones.

my same thoughts saw some excellent appys in the mountains didn't get much on pics but there was a red roan i have a few of 

glad your still kickn

M.J.Lampert

heading out today made this scabbard for my axe yesterday, talk to you all when i get back and keep safe

M.J.Lampert 

ok giver on part 2

M.J.Lampert

On 8/24/2021 at 1:58 PM, Frosty said:

Chucky is untouchable on a drive of any kind.

Frosty The Lucky.

sorry i should have explained better at base camp there is a cook out at spike camps the guide and/or wrangler will do the cooking the wrangler at the least is stuck with dishes (we are usually blessed by the inventor of paper plates)

also yes on a drive I have herd of stories of what happened if someone decided to mess with chucky they would get some oil in the next meal, and runs for the next day. this was an effective safe guard as for a man on a horse getting off every time you need to let on rip (quite often with all the beans)and this would be a  simple waty for chucky to get revenge

not sure this could be an urban legend if so correct me

M.J.Lampert

on the other hand i am going to grab the few items i still need from the city

not sure but there's either a lip or a delamination on the last photo showing

otherwise looks great

M.J.Lampert

20 hours ago, Frosty said:

 I look forward to pics. How long will you be wrangling? Is this individual hunts or several from a base camp, or? It's been a long time since I've been on a long ride. About week and a half was the longest, I think. Good times.

Be safe and stay on Chucky's good side!

month and a half, 3 hunts moose and caribou as well as wolves this will be the longest trip i have been on (the last one was me and father for 2 weeks after bison ) PS I might end up being chucky for part of the time

6 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

Going to bring along a copy of Alferd Griner Packer's Biography to read around the fire whilst you toy with a hatchet?

NO I might get kicked out of camp for that or at the least be allowed zero access to the axe/hatchet (I had to look that up and was surprised i was able to sleep after that)

10 hours ago, George N. M. said:

Alferd Packer, serving humanity since 1874.

"By hammer and hand all arts do stand."

ok that's quite funny in a very dark way

M.J.Lampert

this is where i will be posting pics of this years wrangler trip (for those who don't know a wrangler is the person incharge of the horses, in my case for a hunting outfitter)

i will also hopfully give some pics as i prepare for the trip

keep safe y'all and don't burn yourselves when I'm gone

M.J.Lampert

haven't been in the shop for the last while and wont be for the next month and a half as I am going wrangling for a hunting outfitter will start a thread in everything-else to post pics in

on that note what do y'all recommend for hiking boots i destroyed my last pair and was very unhappy with them (the soles where to hard and i slipped on damp rocks

tp happy your OK

M.J.Lampert

i recently pulled strut springs off a pair and luckily my father was there to stop me or i might not be here with the proper tools is safe. without it can kill you

on a side note i got 2 fix up snow machines today a 500 and a 440cc hope to post pict tomorrow

M.J.Lampert

we had some wind today, destroyed the hinges on the pumphouse/ cellar door

also Saturday we had a late lamber with 2 new ones

M.J.Lampert

here you go not the best pic but it sufices 

M.J.Lampert

4 hours ago, JHCC said:

Mail call! A new face shield, with a flip-down eyeshade in shade 5. 

My only gripe is that it’s so close to the face that there’s not enough room for the Resp-O-Rator.

my father has the same one and i have found it wonderful i really enjoy using it

M.J.Lampert