JHCC Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Cromwell was more a military dictator than a king, especially since the Commonwealth at the time was at least nominally a republic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Mr. JHCC, Herr Cromwell was indeed a military dictator but a military genius as well., SLAG. P.S. the SLAG, is a pro Cromwellian. (the secret is out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I'm only talking about the structure of his government, not passing a political judgment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Coincidentally, for many years I attended the Episcopal Church of St. Charles the Martyr, aka King Charles II, one of the more obscure Episcopalian Saints, in Ft. Morgan, CO. The story goes that the parish was originally named St. Paul's (there are an amazing number of St. Paul's parishes in the Episcopal Church) and when a new church was built in the 1950s the Priest wanted and got a new and unique saint and name. There are a few other St. Charles parishes around but IIRC fewer than a half dozen. So, I guess that makes me tend more Royalist than Parliamentarian. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 King Charles the first is the martyred king and is an Anglican saint with a feast day. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 January 30th, the date of his execution in 1649. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Also you can think about time like some cultures do where they "restart" the calendar with the ascension of a new ruler and so the chronicles would be to the effect of "During the sixth year of the reign of Anvil the steadfast, on the feast of the Moon of the Loonies there occurred a most grievous occurrence when due to the consumption of a surfeit of lampreys washed down with the waters of the slake tub, the high counselor of the realm told the Emperor the truth!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I'm a little surprised nobody's brought up Egyptian "periods." Deems every scholar to make a "significant" contribution to the study of the Egyptian empire named a period. I don't think they've even agreed if they're periods or ages or . . .? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Ancient Egyptian history is generally divided into eleven Periods: Predynastic, Early Dynastic, Old Kingdom, First Intermediate, Middle Kingdom, Second Intermediate, New Kingdom, Third Intermediate, Late, Ptolemaic, and Roman. Most of these are further subdivided into the various dynasties that were in power at specific times; the Intermediate Periods were all characterized by the absence of stable dynasties in both Upper and Lower Egypt (these being geographic distinctions rather than chronological). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 12/31/2018 at 8:56 PM, ThomasPowers said: My blacksmithing cone mandrel is the penetrator from a ballistic missile---fellow showed up at Quad-State one year with a flatbed load of ones that had failed Q/C. Wish I had bought a dozen of them! I know this post is super old but since I’m relatively new here I like going back and reading as much as I can - but that’s the coolest thing I’ve ever hear and I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 They are on the secondary market nowadays; I never saw a second load come to Q-S. Just like the time a flatbed load of concrete filled swageblocks showed up at Q-S. They were tearing down an old factory that made swageblocks and found that the "seconds" had been used as fill when they went to cast another concrete floor. Those "seconds" sure looked better than most used firsts I've seen lately. (Of course you would have to chip out all the concrete in the holes...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 My very first anvil is back in my possession after almost four decades of my mom using it as a paperweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 JHCC, that’s pretty cool! My dad has one that looks almost identical to that one that belonged to my great grandpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 JHCC how cool is that.. Luckily it stayed in the family.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHDforge Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I have one very similar too. It was attached to a work bench that my dad built for me when I was a kid (mid-late 1960s). It is cast and mine appears to have JAPAN in raised letters on one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 It was a sad day when I realized that I had more and better tools than my Father did. I will always thank his memory that he raised me to believe that I could *do* things with my hands and could research and experiment and learn how to do things on my own. Now as I grow older; I'm quite happy to pay other people to do my waste water plumbing and car repairs; but knowing at least the basics makes it easier to tell when things are being done correctly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Going to purchase a jhm competitor 260# for $750. I personally think this is a steal, anyone else’s opinion? Louisiana. Looks to be hardly used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 That's a shade under half price for a new one and comes to $2.88/lb. Ductile cast iron, which isn't ideal but perfectly acceptable. Looks like a good deal to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Should I stay away from ductile iron for bladesmithing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Not at all; it’s a perfectly acceptable anvil material, regardless of your intended use. Plus, I doubt you’ll ever find such a good deal on a 260lb anvil again, and certainly not on a new one. Go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I recently picked up a 225 pound Peter Wright that isn’t in near as pretty a shape as that jhm an I paid $500 for it, if I was you I’d get that while the gettins good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 JHM anvils have been around a long time.. They are highly serviceable and a well respected name/brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Thanks for the replies guys! Massive help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Keep us posted! (Side note: when I first read your comment above, I was not aware that “Competitor“ was the name of a JHM anvil model. Instead, I assumed that it was from a business in competition with JHM and wondered why you didn’t just say the name of the company! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hahaha. No worries, only thing I’m worried about is I can’t find any videos of a rebound test on it. I would just like to see a little proof before I drive 5 hours lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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