chanterman

Irnsrgn, I thought I remembered reading a whole post written by Thomas Powers at some point describing his method... I can't seem to find the original post though. Glenn's post, seems to describe a previous description of Thomas' method, leading me to believe my memory is correct... I cannot for the life of me though remember the thread. Grrrr. Frustrating getting old.

Mark

I searched the archive, using the search function and cannot find the original post or blueprint with the information for the TPAAAT. Could someone point me in the right direction? I am in the market for an anvil for Christmas...


Thanks,
mark

Okay, I am stumped... what blacksmith book do I want for christmas? I have "edge of the anvil"... A good solid book, one that explains things well, with good pictures... that sort of thing.

Suggestions?

Don't give BEER to the bear.

A good deal on a meal of Seal?

That is one cool looking range hood. I can imagine it's going to be a real conversation piece in the kitchen.

Having hand made items, especially those items where you can see the care and craftsmanship which went into their construction, really adds a bit of elegance and makes the whole room seem more impressive. Kudos for a job well done!

Mark

I found them under this link...
Surplus Center - Electric Motors, Gearmotors, Relays, Toggle Switches

I am using a discontinued in line furnace duct blower purchased from Home Depot. Cost even less than these. These look nice though.

Mark

Well, I am a happy man. Santa dropped off some cool stuff for Christmas...
An 8'' bench grinder, a 6 inch sanding station, 3-50# bags of coal, and best of all the book "New Edge of the Anvil" by Jack Andrews. After perusing the book today, I find it most informative and easy to follow, especially explaining the basic metallurgy aspects.

I guess being on the nice list pays off!

So... what did you get?

Happy Holidays!
Mark

You might wish to build something like this.Charcoal Forge
You can build it to your specifications. They work pretty well, and he has a nice DVD available to teach you his way to make knives.

Hope it helps,
Mark

All I know is this whole business has left a bad taste. I think not having an edit function is wrong, lord knows after I have posted I have gone back to rephrase something. I believe most all people have the best interest in the site at heart. To me, to take away the function based on one individual instance is shortsighted. If it continues to be a problem, then address it. That said however, this isn't my site so I can't make that decision. Perhaps in the future one of the upgrades will be the ability to edit for a period of time... let's say for an hour, after which, you would need an admin to re-edit your post or make a new post on the subject explaining your position.

Criticism's, even when meant helpfully, can be easily misread by an individual. Perhaps a PM would have been more helpful in this instance, perhaps not.:confused: I know I have learned a lot of information on blacksmithing on this site already. Everyone here has been helpful. But I have never seen so many threads hijacked in my life! :cool:

To the Admin's thanks for the hard work, but don't let this one instance color how you treat the rest of us. We happen to be on your side.:)

I feel that the government LETTING it happen, just so we could have a reason to enter the war in the Pacific was wrong.

It is easier in hindsight to see the critical facts which were missed at the time. It seems so obvious now to us that certain information should have been payed attention to, and possibly the loss of life could have been avoided. You must remember that there is and was a sea of information out there and picking out the critical facts out of that morass of useless junk can be quite an undertaking.

The fact that it happened was for political and trade reasons which may or may not been able to be avoided. Remember most eyes were looking to Europe at that time for there was a war going on there. So the bulk of the intelligence effort would have been directed the other way round the world.

Bless those whom have given their lives so we can be free.

I absolutely don't believe political commentary belongs on this site.

Mark

So how do you actually get to see more than the teaser at the above link??

signed:
computer dolt

On the right of the screen (at least on mine-I'm using Firefox), there is a section called Contents. You can go to the chapter heading and then click on it. Click on the section which interests you and then you can use the scroll bar next to the book page. (Black arrow on the right)

At the Top of the screen, you have one of the cooler features of Google Books, the ability to make it look and read like a book on your computer screen. Hit the two page icon next to the magnifying glass at the top of the screen. It changes it so you simply read from one page to the next (Black horizontal arrow at the top of the screen). To flip the pages, simply click the arrows at the top of the screen (vertical black arrow).

If you like the book, you can print it out via the Download PDF button at the top of the screen. (circled in red).

Cool book. Hope this helps.

Mark

I'm not sure if this is the correct category for this post, so if it needs to be moved...not a problem.

In most of my hobbies, there is a "directory" website which lists all of the websites out there on the subject. For example, Bob Dunsire (who sadly recently passed away) ran a fantastic website with all the bagpipe related websites on the internet (3800+). In his case, he separated the links into manufacturers, bands (by country, grade, state), commercial vendors, howto, humor, books, clip art... well, you get the idea. As an extension of it, he developed a bagpiping forum similar to this which has become the defacto forum for bagpiping.

So I guess my question, is there such a site out there which I have missed?
The benefits of such a site are obvious, and would be a wonderful addition to the internet. Being new to looking up blacksmithing related stuff on the internet, I thought I might have missed it.

Thanks,
Mark

I am curious as well, I suppose the tongs could have been used by Hermy to remove the teeth from the bumble. (a reference to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer tv show by Rankin/Bass; an elf named Hermy removed the teeth from the abominable snowman)

Seriously though, I was wondering if this is a real tool or a gag thing. Pretty neat either way.
Mark

Irnsrgn,
Bwahh Haa Haa!!! (Large Belly Laugh)

Thanks for making my Day!
Mark

Absolutely stunning. If you ever get the chance, a blueprint on how you go about putting one of these together would be very enlightening.

Thanks for sharing!
Mark

If you decide to go with spring traps, and have trouble with the mice stealing the bait and not setting the trap off, try the following trick.

Wrap some thread around the bait lever several layers thick. Wrap tight enough so it won't come off easily. Then smear the thread with peanut butter so the peanut butter kinda mashed into the thread. When the mouse licks the peanut butter off the top of the thread, it will then go after the peanut butter in the thread and tug on it, there by setting off the trap.

I had a rather crafty mouse once time who had eluded all attempts at extermination. After hearing my plight, an older co-worker had given me this advice, and it worked so well I have used it ever since.

Best of Luck,
Mark

Hi all, I was quite happy to find this site, it sure seems quite extensive on first review! I know how much work is involved in putting up, maintaining, and upgrading a website, and I can tell some has put in some serious time putting this together! It must be a labor of love.

Anyhow, I am from Michigan, and my teenage son and I have been blacksmithing almost a year now. As time goes by, I realize I have a great deal to learn, and I am constantly amazed at the ingenuity of the blacksmiths in making jigs and tools out of common items. These things just don't occur to me generally, and I look forward to getting some great advice.

In case you were wondering about the name chanterman, I started a bagpipe and drum band about 5 years ago, and the chanter is the part of the bagpipe you play the music on. Hence chanterman. :cool:

Anyway, I just thought I would say Hi.

Mark