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I met a blacksmith artist in Turquant (atelier terre atout fer), is the Loire region, close to Saumur (15min drive by car from Saumur centre).

You could go cheaper and use rockwool instead as well, the toaster oven and use will not make it hot enough to break down the rockwool.

could be but I see the 3kg + ones reversed and the ones less than a kg in the other "normal" way. These are a handfull to use on a scythe. Somehow my dad and grandparents had a lot of those style hamers ranging from 250gr till 750gr. They used to be the more popular style before the german style took over. Every time I'm in france on holiday and visist their small markets I look for hammers. But +/- 1kg is the biggest I found. I have one of roughly 800-900gr, with a rounded face (ideal as a carpentershammer to nail and don't leave visible marks) and use it as a rounding hammer (one side). It is a bit light to use for peening

I see a lot of them mounted that way. More the bigger ones than the smaller ones. And not all of them are in use by smiths.

Thanks for the info.

Ah yes with that big of a reach, there is always somebody ordering something. Thanks

Yes they do offer differential hardening. Otherwise large gears would not last long. Again ship size large. And they harden the surface even more against the friction. But i can't go deeper in explaining because that is about everything i remeber about the shoptour i did.

Hefty drop, Nice work.

Alexander is all your work on commision? The people order direct to you? Or do you make series of work for gardencentra and home-decorationshops?

Check the hook for the weigth if you want to know. Sould be marked as well. That break looks more like a cut to end the life of an unsafe tydown

Look to where they manufacture big engine parts. And with big I mean oceangoing big. Near me they have a facility that is making gears for gearboxes that goes in ships. If you can make, heat and quench a gear with the diameter of 4m, a 300pound (135kg) block is peanuts. It is spectacular to see them dropping the piece in oil.

i went a bit overboard on my welding cart build, with some shelves and stuff, but now mine looks underequiped. Really nice, i propably steal some ideas to improve mine.

nice chefknife

Sorry to hear the news. Thanks for all the sharing of information thomas. You left a big written heritage. It is a good thing the suffering has ended soon, but it is still sad to know. My condolances to his family and friends. Take care.

Cool.

Starlink? Good news thom. Thanks for the update.

My father in law uses the same techique. And when drill in use, store the key in the box of bits in use. (Not a drawer)

Elder does not look like the tree I would pick to burn for heat. Strange wood. Weird willow is not mention. Is used in many form so it can be cut to have firewood. Don't know the translations but knotten (small trees) and houtbosjes (cut just above ground). The smaller twigs are used to heat up the breadovens. Same for beech, ash, oak that can resist frequent cutting.

Thanka thom for the update. Glad to hear the news to hear he is doing a little better

The building will be filled with air

Ah ok. Not the classic, cheap tarpaulin. Here most industrial buildings are build with "ide" panels (ide beiing the brand). Steel with isolation (pur/pir or rockwool) and steel. All in one panel. Goed quick

My dad has bolt together ones.

ah; i know these as pull out nails or cutting steel wire. The rebar guys use that style (smaller jaws) for there twisting wire; My granddad had his modified by a blacksmith so the handles are closer together (i have it and used it in my house). The twisted tongs i have for small stuff i sometimes make, mainly skewers, so the grove is tailered to that diameter; They work great for that application. Small stuff.

what are the white tarpaulins doing? Not scared they being flammable? They look like the ones we used on the shipyard to protect us against wind and rain. They got full of holes quickly (replacing them every other day almost). it is good to see you doing "small" updates; we see progress, you make progress;

that or 2 halfs you bolt together