ciladog Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Over here in the northeast we have a nor eastern winter storm blowing through and since I don’t have satellite TV I figured I would take the time to post this thread.This fall at the NEBA meeting at Ashokan Fred Crist was the demonstrator. He extensively used a bridge anvil that he had made that fit into the hardy hole of his anvil. He also used it in the post vise. I was impressed as to how useful it was and thought that I must have one.A few days ago, Dick Sargent (AKA Doc on IFI) came by to my shop and we decided to try our hand at forging one. It started out as a piece of 1X3X5 ½ flat stock. After about 4 ½ hours of forging this is what resulted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Looks like you did a great job finishing up where we left off the other day Ciladog :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Looks handy, especially how it is thick and one side and thin at the other. I started making one out of some 1045 in 1 inch. I think I will change my approach and make it look more like that one. I have a long ways to go on it. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Gilmore Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 That Doc is always good to get you going and then heads to the house. Nice job on a handy tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Nice job I was there too for the demo. Do I know you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Good looking tool. What I've been using is a piece of sched 40 sq. tubing with a shank welded on and one opening ground to a bevel. I like your's better, I'm thinking a project for the next day in the shop. Thanks for sharing. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Ok, but what do you do with one? Or in better terms, how is it used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I've got two of them, one forged of a 2"D truck axle and the other forged from a pavement breaker, sort of a father and son in terms of size. I have used them for years, and then this year a friend and I turned over my Rathole anvil and ground on the underside of the side shelf. We sharpened one half the width and put a small radius on the other half. The original shelf end was about 5/16" thick. Now i can use the side shelf for fork tines and other hot splits. There is a length factor, though.You might bang a long hot split into the anvil, thus limiting your work. In those cases, I get out the bridge. A nice drawing of a bridge with dimensions is in Schmirler's "Werk und Werkzeug des Kunstschmieds" on page 56. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciladog Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Looks like you did a great job finishing up where we left off the other day Ciladog Thanks Doc, next time bigger hammer bigger tooling and forged in half the time. Like what you said,"it will take what it takes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciladog Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Nice job I was there too for the demo. Do I know you? Yes Tim, you know me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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