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First time trying a snake from a file not too shaby. Should have saved more steel for the head went tail first.

Sorry to hear and now he is with his fallen brothers finally. R.I.P.

JHCC is an excellent teacher.

No forging yet today gotta work but finally saw a post vise just not in my price range. First time seeing one at flea market so there is 1 positive lol.

Wow

Anvil looks amazing to me nice job.

Billy if the knife is flexible like a rapier then it is a boning knife. Boning knives need to be flexible most kitchen knives are not flexible besides the boning knife. Size all depends on cook using it honestly. Or item you cutting. Like Japan has giant knives for large sushi fish but otherwise more about shape and flexibility in a kitchen for what knife is for. Or what the cook prefers

Nice work everyone. Rojo pedro i like that little sitting man i might have to steal that idea.

Didnt get forge time in will hopefully light her tomorrow. But did get an old chisel sharpened in the idea i could use it to cut some half inch braided steel cable and it worked tested it out after filed the new tip and was impressed how easily it cut it.

Wish i could get that much hammer time. Excellent work

The dog is gorgeous looking specimen. Wolfe hound or giant schnauzer ?

Nice work John.

Pat thats a smart use of the rotor. And thanks for the kind words.

Nice work john looks great

Twistedwillow. Yes that is the toy hand i used to scale properly. Go with a dwarf. Now I have 8 guys that want weapons for their toys. Looks like i will have some work to do.

Everyones work looks amazing. First time in 20 plus years bunch of family in town. No forge time for me yet. Keep up the eccellent work. Maybe tomorrow light the forge. This staff i worked from brass. No heat just hammer only splintered once when i tried to go really thin. It is about 6 inches long started as a rod.

Everyones work looks amazing. First time in 20 plus years bunch of family in town. No forge time for me yet. Keep up the eccellent work. Maybe tomorrow light the forge.

Thanks for the words everyone. I did not take as criticism just explained how it happen. Mistakes just help me learn more.

Frosty yes you are correct had to modify original plan to twist it so that it would be but he is happy with it. Also i tried to center the loop over the top but i couldn't quite figure it out kept distort my loop instead. Still learning.

Sorry been busy. Thats a great idea letter openers. Yes it is a nail 3-1/4" 16D. Guard is a washer i hammered square and fed onto the blade as it became oval enough then squared it off so to say. Not what you would do at all for real blade but worked very well for toys. Also had him ask me for a staff so i pounded this out of a brass rod the rest is more craft work but i did hammer the brass. And thanks i apreciate the feedback bad or good better then silence. And a tiny bit of file work.

Well i cold forged this today for a buddy who wanted a metal sword for his toys. Still gotta finish but all hammered. Lol hey atleast i got to use my hammer.

Nice wirk John. might light my forge here shortly after dinner.

Wow really....amazing

Well that be amazing thanks.

Thanks for the heads up thats smart.