Don A Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Came across this picture, thought y'all might enjoy it:Blue Island: 1943 | Shorpy Photo Archive Be sure to click the "View full size" link to really see some detail. It looks like that is some sort of gas forge he is using. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glilley Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Nice pix. Go to the top and search with term "blacksmith" and you get some good returns, particularly "Anvil Chorus". Check out the full-scale samples along the back walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Thanks for sharing. He's got safety glasses but no ear protection...guess they didn't have it back then. Yes, I agree, it is a gasser. Wonder what caused the grooves under the horn of the anvil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 WOW, Great pic.! Makes me wonder though..... have we been missing the boat in general smithing by building horizontal entrygas forges rather than vertical? I would reduce the "dragons breath. After all Johnson gas forges are mostly vertical aren't they? Charlotte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Cool pic. I was wondering about the grooves under the horn too. There are people using vertical gas forges, Don Fogg for one and Chris Ray had a spittoon shaped one for heating large areas of sheet steel he swore by. Hmmmm. Might be worth playing around with eh? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweany Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Does the anvil look high to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkle spike Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Grooves under the horn would be for forming specific sized rings. I often put a soap stone mark on my horn to form rings on a specific radius or make them match. Seeing as a horn is actually a cone, the grooves would help to produce a round ring and not a spiral. JMO. Your results may vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobae Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 That's very similar to the forge they have at the Lock 3 "yard" on the Erie canal. That particular forge was not only gas but was aspirated with compressed air that was regulated with a valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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