2Tim215 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Got my new (ancient) swage block today-happy days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Johnny Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 nice looking, congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Very nice. What does the flip side look like ? Looks like the holes go through which would mean no spoon or bowl form depressions. However you might check out to see if the smaller squre holes are tapered to receive tinners stakes. I have one that has tapered holes. It is a favorite of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 hmm, i might check mine! nice block tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Thanks guys - this like manna from heaven - very scarce here in SA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Very nice. What does the flip side look like ? Looks like the holes go through which would mean no spoon or bowl form depressions. However you might check out to see if the smaller squre holes are tapered to receive tinners stakes. I have one that has tapered holes. It is a favorite of mine. None tapered i'm afraid but it's more for the fact that I have one now than for being used - though once the stand is built it will start working again instead of rusting away or being cut up for scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks great nice score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Thanks Ian - hows Durbs? Been hot lately!!! Do you know Rob and Roy in Pinetown - They want to start a authentic Blacksmith shop and local SA forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 It's stinking hot difficult to sleep without the A/C , the only Rob Roy I know was a hotel/pub now old age home :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I wonder why I find swage blocks with v swages, but have never found an old bottom or top swage for the anvil that was a "v", only rounded ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I don't know about old ones but someone is selling new ductile iron ones on e-bay. I am in the process of making one with three diferent sizes my self. Will be posting pics when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I wonder why I find swage blocks with v swages, but have never found an old bottom or top swage for the anvil that was a "v", only rounded ones? I think cause it's easy to square and true up square stock freehand on the anvil, but not so easy to make triangular stock without a V swage :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNJC Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Possibly they wanted to form angle-iron style posts and fittings. 2Tim215, I've sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Sam; perhaps they didn't want a sharp inside corner as it would be a stress concentrator and so they used a rounded top swage instead? Just a wild guess; but with real wrought iron they seemed to be a bit more careful with not leaving marks on it for using items---rounding of anvil edges, welding rather than punching, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Almost all of the old forged work they did what they could to take the hammer marks out. By using swages, top and bottom and by using flatters, mostly done with a striker. Yet they didn't go out of the way to cover up forge welds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNJC Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 They were very keen to remove marks. I have it in my mind that there was a blacksmith in England who exhibited horse shoes 'without any hammer marks' at the 1851 Great Exhibition. But I am not sure if this is an urban myth or not, because I have just tried a web-search and found nothing. Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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