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Humphry

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    New Sharon,Maine
  • Biography
    2nd generation smith,woodsman,farmer,diy type grey and bushey mostly
  • Interests
    Smithing,old trucks,do it by hand, fishing,hunting
  • Occupation
    Papermaker,please don't hold it against me.

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  1. Thanks for the advice. I'll check the area for a commercial garage door supply. In answer to the questions, no I didn't overheat or quench the hay rake tines. It was a surprise to me. Thanks again
  2. Hello, I was asked to make a couple sets of pins for the bows used on an Ox yoke. Have been told hay rake spring was used. It is full of small cracks and unusable for this purpose. Does it need to be spring steel? If so, I'll try an auto coil spring. Do you have any other ideas? thank you
  3. That's what it's all about. Making use of what you got. Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. That's what i grew up with.
  4. Anvilfire.com has a super sucker forge hood. It's what I use and it works well. I have some old 12" galv. duct pipe on it. It'll be cheap, easy to put togather and you'll like it. Just type in super sucker forge hood in your search engine, it'll take you there. happy forging.
  5. A fine job indeed. I've been thinking about one incorperating a masonry heater. I'll have the mass there for the using, may as well heat the shop space at the same time. Again a great job, inspiring.
  6. the file opened and downloaded just fine today. Thankyou for the cool info.
  7. Humphry

    tongs made by Jeremy K

    Made a pair for myself recently. Good tool for some forgings. Kinda quirky looking though.
  8. Wow, to pretty to use. Thanks for sharing. :)
  9. Google it and take your choice. Beautiful Iron is a good start. Have fun, should be a great project.
  10. Check the local recycling or scrap yard. I have a homemade supersucker, " not my choice of names" connected to old 10" duct and it works great. Bigger is allways better if available.
  11. Welcome NHblacksmith, I've had good luck using refractory cement. If you're ever in the Lewiston/Auburn area the people at INFAB have all kinds of it. Various bricks of different strenghts too. I use the cement for furnace castings as well as lining the old Buffalo forge firepot. You might consider a big truck rim for your base, give you a good excuse to visit your local scrap metal man too. Allways a good day for me. Remember, life is like a box of chocolates. Let the world take another turn and try again.
  12. Humphry

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    I like the lines, Great work. Thanks for sharing
  13. Nice work Garey, I like your choice of reading too. Beautiful twins.
  14. Hey there, I also am abit south of Mt Katadin. New Sharon actually. It might be interesting for some members of my groupe to have access to blower castings. I'm a member of Western Maine Blacksmith Assoc. Let me know if you're going through with casting them. Thanks. Stan twodog4@myfairpoint.net
  15. This was a great thread. I'd considered posting a question on hardening and temper of cable damascus. this served me well enough to start. Do mostly blacksmithin myself, but enjoy playing with knife making. Thanks guys Humphry :D
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