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For the price, the 132lbs 60kg Acciaio isn't a bad option. I received one 2 months ago and have been using it about 4 times a week. It has a fairly hard face and good rebound. Definitely better than a piece of cast iron. But as mentioned by Irondragon and Mr. Powers you might want to try an improvised anvil first. I'm glad I did. Being a wood worker your hammer control is probably better than most but only one way to find out.

Nice job. It's going to save your elbow when drawing out.

I'll give that a try.

Some torch, some hammer and punch... Might have better luck next time.

Thanks guys for the comments. I made a jig to help get the scrolls to be more consistent. But that leads to the tips getting kinked. So I'll modify the jig and and probably start the scroll by hand (first inch or two on the tip).

My second attempt at a trivet made from spikes.

Coal breaker boys. Between 1890 and 1910. They separated impurities from the coal.

No doubt, and starting work at a young age with little regards to safety..

Not 3/8 thick but with maybe 3/16 or 1/4 thick flat bar. I have welded one end to a truck rim then rolled it across the floor cold.

Chad Everything about it looks great.

Glad he's sill at it...

I'm gonna do it! I'll post a pic in a couple of months. When you talk about your son I keep thinking of Flintstones Bamm-Bamm. You might be wright. Soon, you'll get reduced in rank to striker.

Daswulf, Good point I think my bade is a little smaller than Nodebt's. Frosty, The skull was my first attempt with a plasma cutter. I stuck a round magnet on the blade to hang it. A circle of metal filings will sometimes form on its forehead.

My grandfather probably brought this saw blade home from the mill he worked at in the early 1950's. I hung it from a nail a couple years ago.

I wanted some 1/2 inch rivets for a project and didn't have any, so I rounded the heads of some bolts, You don't give yourself enough credit Frazer, the tongs are awesome. Making a garden rake....

Here we go... The picture doesn't do Frazer's scribe / engraving skills justice.

Thanks every one for the congrats. I'm honored. Brady wasted no time getting it in the mail. Received the tongs and a generous amount of gifts an hour ago. It's so cool to put my hands on somebody else's work. The tongs are great, I'll be trying them tomorrow.

Nice work! I'm betting that will be your most used hammer for a while. Since I started using a 2 lbs. hammer I hardly touch anything heavier.

Nice attention to detail. Thanks for sharing.

Yep, I don't understand why people make video's with music blaring away while talking. Or they tell you how hot Georgia is in August 3 years ago when they made the video.

Jeez Steel Horse, that's quite a story I'm glad your around to tell it. Tried to sign up with my first name, wouldn't let me so I dropped an r.

Thank you Frazer. I'm looking forward to more participation on this thread. Maybe I should call it non-traditional methods. Still struggling to understand the lines drawn between traditional and everything else.

Congratulations, 8 years to go for me. I have never regretted changing jobs or careers, but usually been a little nervous at the prospect.

There's got a be a way to make them into improvised anvils.

That's some pretty cool camo. I didn't even see the frog at first.