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one heat.

one heat.

one. heat.

for sale in massachusetts: one gas forge, 2 anvils, assorted hammers, tongs, punches, drifts, carts, welders, welding table, band saw, torch outfit, workshop, and a single family house.

price: free.

I am moving to the bottom of the ocean.

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Try that and do those steps 10 times, and I'll bet any of you can do it in 1 heat also.
I suggest using 1/4"x 3/4" instead of 1/4"x 1" to start with. Just ask Tazmig or Clinton.

It is mostly half-hammer face blows, near and far, using a fullering hammer or rounding hammer, one of the most commonly used hammer blows when forging with a hand hammer.

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very nice brian i went by the school on fri and showed the instructor the bbq tools that i made he was very impressed he thought that you made them at first i need to work on the ears they need to be further back i will be at the forge this week got my shop all covered up now its supposed to rain all week

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Brain and Karen, Thanks for sharing the how to do it!!! Looks like a lot of fun. I hope your trip is going well. Everything I have read about it looks great. Will you be going back to North Carolina on the east side at all I have a son in the military at Cherry Point. He would love to come to a demo or something.Keep up the good work and have lots of fun.
Gaylan

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I'm with MarkC, I need his new address, I'll be joining him, we can start a new club, something like grumpy former smiths who were disillusioned by easy looking videos that when we tried it, kicked our butts!! Thanks a lot for posting the video, now I won't be able to sleep!!

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I was demonstrating today and decided to try the horsehead. I watched it a dozen times this morning and made a flux shovel with one and this steak turner with another one. Thanks for posting the video. Somehow I missed out on the 2d horseheads you were making wwhen you were here.

http://picasaweb.google.com/LDWynn/ThirdTryAtAHorsehead#

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I can attest, this method is so easy once you get the proportions down. After 10 you will be able to do them in 1 heat too.

I've been making key rings and bottle openers out of them to sell and for the local museum for a bit now since they were posted. People love them.

Since the gallery is screwy, here's a link to my etsy shop with them . I have the original horse head I made and the latest one up for sale there under animal bottle openers.

www.ridgwayforge.etsy.com

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Thanks, Lyle, for posting that.
Jeremy K, I did slow down alot for that video, so people could see the steps. I will usually punch the eyes and nose and chisel the mane, ear, and mouth in the same heat after I bend the neck.
The 3d horse head profile can also be done in one heat, but I will stop before I do the neck so I can punch the eyes and nose and chisel the mouth in the vice so I have better backing.

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