October 1, 201411 yr Greetings All, I too made an attempt to take home the Big Fish.. I had to trip over the Frogman just to give it a try...
October 1, 201411 yr I expect that the grass will be a bit greener around where that anvil was---I know I watered it with my drool quite a bit---until I saw Patrick's 1050# double horned anvil that he made---but wasn't willing to let me have as a free sample!
October 2, 201411 yr Greetings All, After many many years of attending SOFA I will share one of my 2014 experiences... As I normally do I went for my morning walk of the grounds and tailgate sales.. I passed the Cergol Forging Tool display and was lured into his clutches. After much sales pressure and tactics plus being unable to avoid the hooks , tripwires, and traps I finally gave in and purchased a hammer.. I rallied my meager funds left over from my S.S check, my wives egg fund and a few coins that I earmarked for the church collection plate.. I consider my self lucky that I was able to avoid including the rights to my first born and the purchase of the dreaded EXTENDED WARRENTY POLICY. ( THE REAL TRUTH ) I left my campsite and saw A.J. just starting to set up his display.. I rushed over for a long discussion on his pricing ... Way too cheap.. Long story short I feel honored that I was able to purchase The FIRST of his fine hammers sold at SOFA 2014 and to boot got his autograph. He is and exceptional blacksmith with a great future and his hammers are over the top... Forge on and make beautiful things Jim
October 2, 201411 yr I found just the swage block I had been looking for, finally found one after a couple of years of searching for this exact size.18"x18"x4.25", quite hefty and in beautiful shape. I was happy to find it and get it loaded into my truck.Of course a little while later, my friends Mr. Cergol and Mr. Cokewell were "helping me resell" that beautiful swage block out of the back of my truck when I was away shopping for other things.....Yup, those are good friends helping like this:
October 2, 201411 yr That's why most of my hollow anvils and swage block have sold written with a paint pen as my friends liked to price them at $15 and I did not want to return to the table to find the $ and no anvil.
October 3, 201411 yr I had a lot of fun, weather was great. Learned a lot this year. Picked up a few items, a small Swage block for spoons, 2 8 lbs sludge hammers I have already converted one into a forward weight hammer it's about 5 lbs after cutting it. But the purchase of the weekend was the feed advance for my Buffalo Forge #152 Post Drill. :D
October 3, 201411 yr I saw a number of post drills there this year. Things tend to go in cycles---a good excuse to attend regularly!
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