territorialmillworks Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Grandsons were in from the east coast and wanted to "blacksmith" something cool. So without parental consent, we got busy. Blades were from a ag disc and the rest were scraps. Most of the work involved a plasma cutter and a tig but to them it was blacksmithing. Best part was the one-on-one with the boys....Oh, I forgot to mention the grizzly death of the watermelons lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 very nice , and yes working with the youngens is priceless . Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Good job, Keith. Get their interest while they are young. Like Sam said, Spending quality time with them is priceless. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharmus Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 not to be pedantic about spending quality time with grandchildren but i think you will find that these are war axes and not battle axes battle axes are much bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Keith, you've done a fantastic job on those and I reckon the boys will treasure these for years, probably forever. I made my daughter a sword out of a tire iron years ago when she wanted to go as a 'Pirate Queen' to a dress-up for school. The blade, tang and pommel where one piece with the cross guard welded on and the grip copper-wire wrapped. The scabbard was made from sheet metal with a steel ring to put a sash through. When she left home in her late teens, I saw she'd packed the sword. Now in her twenty's, the sword hangs on her bedroom wall..... (Samcro, when I said your spotter needed more cam-cream on his face, he didn't need to go to that extreme. Mate, that's priceless :lol: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.