Gandalfgreen

Looks good i been trying to find a old tank to make one of thise forms.

Woohoo i did it. Sounds excellent haha. Wont lie that was fun maybe i should download that game haha.

McFarlin

Mcrialan

Micrulan

Metal

Looks amazing john

Ill guess Masterson 

Only got about 2 hours in today just more practicing drawing out and make points and hammer swings. Started makeing oarts for a towel rack see how it ends uo.

Frosty how are you? Glad to be back to hammering and posting. Think i might need to simplify my design for first attempt. Might try my hand at forge weld have mild steel i could use 1 piece on each side of a piece of smaller coil spring i have in middle  give me the beef i need to have a thicker billet.  I know forge welds can be tuff but never learn if dont try. Time to get a plan for next session.

I was afraid i had overheated the entire piece of metal so i abandoned for now and had a miss strike on the wrong part of my anvil to have a miss strike and created a small divet. So decided to put that piece down and just use a piece of metal to practice the handle. Glad i did have to figure out how to do what i want and learned that i need some tools still and need to have different plan of attack. Couldnt figure out how to do what i wanted. But had a excellent day learning from my mistakes. Want to be able to make something close to this eventually. Might be to advanced for me still so i will keep practicing.  Also need proper anvil stand my stump is not hapoy after winter.

Well i got my mobile setup back up and running today. Started to make a blacksmith's knife had the blade about shaoed out and then my wife distracted me and i overheated my piece and burnt the tio right off. So i switched to practicing drawing out and curving the handle part to wrap back up towards blade. Then ran out of propane in first tank and decided to call it a day. It was very hot all fay with sun beating down on me and made me think about getting some kind of thermometer for forge hard to see metal colors in direct sunlight. But very happy with my day now to keep at it. Akl the time i was not doing doeant help but ill take it just glad to be hammering again.

Will do!

If i get this job at tri-c again I am back to weekends off. So I definately will I am itching to learn.

Everyones work looks great. Keep it up. Hope to be posting soon if this new job goes through need my sanity back.

dang i miss my hammer.

my eye protection or ppe. still learning and its hard enough with sight cant imagine how difficult it would be if couldnt see what i was holding hitting lighting or any other ing.

otherwise my brain but thats always with me.

looks like snake for sure next one hammer into a snake haha.

everyones work and projects are amazing nice work to all. job and weather still holding me back but have lots of great motivation to get back at it right here on this site thanks to all keep up the great work.  

JHCC i have not forgot about my stuff at your place i just literally have had no time and no car for month now  when i get time i will let you know. 

nicely done john.

wow those calipers are impreasice the eye punch las well. John you look like you have been very busy tiols look fantastix. thats a good idea for a charm piece. keep u9 the excellent work every ody its hreat motivarion for me when i fk ally get time and this bitter cold goes away so i can light my forge. 

love the ttee frog pet and pics too.

On 1/16/2022 at 3:12 PM, Frosty said:

John: Reading the citation for you Uncle's medal is enough to clench my gut. I'll bet he didn't think of himself as a hero did he? He was just doing his job, exceptionally well but it was his job.

John is he the same man in charge of Operation Torch sorry I ww2 history nerd. and recognized the name

that's a nice looking anvil John 

think that's a first for me chandelier on an engine lif.

 about as close to a forge as I have gotten to in month and a half. work very understaffed days off to tired or mother nature didn't allow. but excellent work everyone keep up my motivation.

that space looks amazing bery nice.

Twistedwillow anytime hammering is better then no time at all. I'd rather be able to forge weld then make a leaf but that's me. hopefully my kid let's me get a few hours in tonorrow and I prolly at least harden my hammer head.