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Blacksmithing as a hobby and creative outlet… possibly for anger management, hahaha!
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What did you do in the shop today?
rich_c replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
JHCC, those gosh darned dogs just don't understand the effort that goes into designing stuff. Hahaha! -
What did you do in the shop today?
rich_c replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Since my "shop" is packed up in my shed until the weather improves, I have been on YouTube University rewatching videos and trying to not go crazy. I hope that all is well with everyone! -
I immediately thought of stump anvils when I saw them. I’m going to clean them up a little bit, so I’ll keep an eye on their sparking when I do. The shorter one has some marks on one of the long-side faces. It looks like someone tried to drill into it and there are some chisel/punch marks, also. That side will probably be kept down against the stump.
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I picked up these two chunks of steel today. The one on the right is 3-1/4” square, about 9” tall/long. The one on the left is 3” x 4” rectangle about 5-3/4” tall/long. There is evidence that they were each cut off from something larger. I don’t know what grade of steel they are, but I’m thinking of using them as small striking anvils using my homemade stump as a base.
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As an aside to the serious conversation here, I'd like to add that Black Bear Forge is John Switzer's shop/YouTube channel. He is, as I have heard another blacksmith say, the "Bob Ross of blacksmithing".
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What did you do in the shop today?
rich_c replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Shainarue: I run an electric cord out to my forging area for my coal forge blower and a light for working after sundown. I’m going to try setting up my box fan. Frosty: Thanks for the advice! I’ll look into the plants. I used to have some really good bug repellant that I had “held on to” after getting out of the Marines. The warning label mentioned it could melt some plastics, though. Hahahaha! jlp: That looks awesome! -
Show me your Bottle Openers!
rich_c replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
The two bottle openers are made from mild steel. The hook-shaped bottle opener was made from 3/8-inch round bar. The “loop” shaped bottle opener was made from 1/4-inch by 1-inch flat bar. The leaf beneath then is made from copper. -
Show me your Bottle Openers!
rich_c replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
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What did you do in the shop today?
rich_c replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
I gotten eaten alive by mosquitos, so I called it quits before really doing anything. I really need to build something to work in, instead of standing in my backyard under a shelter tent. -
Show me your anvil stands
rich_c replied to pkrankow's topic in Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
Frosty: Sorry for misunderstanding you. Yes, the second photo was for the leg vise stand. As a matter of fact, here's a picture of both of them. The leg vise is sitting in seated in the bottom "catch" ring and held to the table with a c-clamp so I can mark out the mounting holes. Both are tripods, based on the information I've found here on the forums and from a few blacksmiths. It's the best option since my forging area gets stashed away into my shed when not in use for long periods of time, bad weather, etc. Some day, I'll have a structure to have a shop to work in. -
Show me your anvil stands
rich_c replied to pkrankow's topic in Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
JHCC: I forge outdoors, but my forging area is in the back corner of my yard by the shed. It was more about getting them out of the back of my truck and inside my fence line. Frosty: Yes, that’s my vise. It was resting upside down at that moment. Once I get it in place on its stand, I’ll take another photo. I need to drill the holes into the plate first so I can mount it.