Yance Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just joined up and it looks like I'll have PLENTY of reading material for a while. Just beginning to try my hand at forgework making a few flint strikers and small stuff. Looking forward to learning from y'all. Many thanks to the administrator and moderators for such a fine board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Welcome aboard Yance, glad to have ya. Pretty good job of consistent forging, that's harder than it looks. What kind of steel are you using for the strikers? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Lumpkins Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 (edited) Welcome to the site Yance, are you going to attend the blacksmith event at Spruce Pine, NC... Me and the hen's going to try and make it next year, Looks like there's a good time to be had there. Besure and stop in the chat room and shoot the bull, We got a darn good group of Bull shooter's in there. And all kinds of good info there. Edited April 11, 2009 by WagonMaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yance Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Frosty and Tom; Thanks for the welcome. Think I'm gonna like it here. Frosty; The strikers are made from .240 dia garage door spring, forged square and oil quenched. Good material, and if you have a local company that installs and services rollup doors you can probably get a good supply. Tom; When is the Spruce Pine event? It's just over an hour from here, and a pretty drive. Is there a calendar of events posted anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Garage door spring is always good to keep around. It pays to cultivate a friend who installs the things you know. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yance Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Didn't mean to be rude, just forgot to sign my first two posts. Now that I found the "Edit Signature" button I took care of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yance Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Tom; Mapquest shows 6 Woodlawns in TN. Which county is yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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