M.J.Lampert

so you go to her "hey mom can i have a spoon for in the shop?" and then give her the piece  you made for her. be sure to ask very nicely as if the bribe does not work mothers can sometimes be persuaded to give there child something with a smile and a hug

know what you mean with the school part in an earlier comment i am having the same problem 

Ps nice looking weld on the fire poker i have only done 90 degree bends on mine

i will usually drill before i quench a knife but that's just my personal preference

11 hours ago, Daswulf said:

Now I got the idea down. Was a fun learning experience. 

nice fish daswulf i love the look the next one needs a thread on how to make it

so a late Merry Christmas to yall and a happy new year and hopefully without covid 

thats to bad man i know how that feels my first three blades cracked/snapped on me before i learned how to work it proper

Paul TIKI: thats better than i can do yet 

nice looking products dew

2 hours ago, Paul TIKI said:

the downside is it takes a while to reload 

that why nerf made the rhino fire so you can use their mags normaly 25 or 30 but will take any others 5,10,15,20 they are a fare bit easier to reload and the gun uses 2

i prefer an airsoft though a CO2 or electric can work exilent and they are even in common setups so work as a training tool along side your real guns ( Glock, berretta aks ars ect)

6 hours ago, DennisCA said:

a catapult (each)

kids

"fire" 

"oops didn't mean to hit you dad"

half a minute later..

"fire"

"oops didn't mean to hit you dad"

you

"ok that enough the catapults are now mine"

so i figure this isn't enough to post as its own thread and since it was done in the shop...

so this is a 4x72 1.5Hp belt sander that I adapted from 3 phase to single phase via a motor swap then to fit the wheel i  made a collar and larger key as the motor had a 5/8 shaft and the wheel was for a 7/8 then wired it into a 220V circuit with the help of my father so I don't kill my self or destroy the shop 

runs great have used a few times already

3 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

No forklifts or bulldozers

are you saying the front attachment of these (or for bulldozer a piece of)? 

thomas i understand but am having trouble finding a block of steel large enough to work

23 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

Now can you show us the hammer(s) you used?  BTW is that a cast iron ASO? (If so a block of plain steel might work better.)

this red handled cross peen was used in the first attempt 

yes it is a cast aso am looking for another my father has this rail ASO i am thinking about using but would prefer a larger work area. it would require a fair bit of cleanup but them my cast anvil should get the same if it is used more

i also did this one yesterday came out slightly better but i now see why they say make 100 they are a challenge to perfect but IMO this one came out slightly better

this one was done with a different hammer a 2 lb hammer that needs the handle re-done

Ricky forge now go and edit your profile so on the next page you post every one can see as such

3/8 square

this was attempt 2 #1 only got half done

so i tries 0my first leaf yesterday and ended up with this

no ridge and looks like a cobra that was caught on the road the key chain is almost a square.

can anybody give me some pointers on how to improve this 

thanks a lot

40 minutes ago, rawkhopper said:

How much steel can I buy with that?  

well lets see at .08 an inch not much say a 1/4 inch

following on what dickb said buy some small stock i can pick up a 20' 3/8 square mild steel for CAD 0.08 an inch and then make fire pokers and hooks to practice twists and hammer techniques. i know where you stand "i want to build a Knife", been there, done that, failed, learned from my mistakes. wait if i learned from it was it a real fail?  what i mean to say is make a starters plan that is grasp able if you go "for my first time starting the forge up im making a 3' sword your gonna fail because you haven't done any hammer work. but if you go and make hook the first few times you get practice hammering and you also have Christmas gifts.

just my two cents

hit hard and forge on

like the look of the tomahawk the peened texture could cause rust though the burnt hickory has a great grain and contrast

might want to warn you neighbour about the trouble of mild steel (dents on edge,etc.)but for what he will do with it should be fine (don't quote me on that)

2 hours ago, Davor said:

Let’s run with that idea.

sorry I'm taking that touch-mark

now to find someone to engrave it

so i was thinking of going with "true north iron works" or would that not be a good choice

rockstar even though this isn't my thread it is very useful i was actually planning to go with like a "Ic forge" living inn the north but now might change to some other none Forge name

so this one I believe came from the original folded Damascus "increase it 10 fold" as well as to "increase it one-hundred-fold" as each fold multiplies the steel by 2 so first fold makes 2 (2x1) then 4(2x2) 8(2x4) and so on and some blades would be folded hundreds of times

that al for now so "forge on"

"sorry that might of hit to hard"

31 minutes ago, Deimos said:

Well, most people who where good for ransom money where nobility, most people who where told to go places where just normal people. 

man has had a craving for battle from just about the beginning 

also our female companions seem throughout history to be drawn to warriors

additionally there is the fantasy of rescuing a maiden in distress

and many of the Blue bloodlines came from robbers and pirates who spilt much blood to get high up

9 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

If it can't cut the cheese---will it cut the mustard?

haha id rather not have someone cut the cheese

mustard you grind or spread so no challenge there 

ok might not do as detailed as wikipedia shows but will definitly try on next antler handle knife

sorry Thomas what does scrimshaw it mean

JHCC most likely will after a while but we'll see might like it so