Ornametalsmith,
Now that is quite a visual when you said:

just trying to keep it real, Ted. thank you.
happy hammerin
:cool:

Now *that's* an ANVIL! Bet you can really lay a WHOMP on that one.

Hello, I am from Spain. I like to making blacksmith tools.This site is the best!!!!.

Thanks Apprenticeman, different version to what I have seen before. I'll try and get some drawings done of the two other versions. Might be of interest generally.
John

Please do John! Woah a blast from the past, this treadle is still in my shop, I don't quite use it as much as I would like considering the investment made, but I do not use alot of tooling when working with blades.

Looks pretty fine, nice work! If the "anvil" is a tube (as it appears) you will not be able to get much work out of it forging with any flat dies. Try hand hammering on a piece of square tube compared to an anvil. Concrete filling does not help much, you need a real chunk of iron. You're still getting a lot of bang for the buck, and having fun too.

Yeah, as stated in the thread the square tube was all I had, and it was based on the simple treadle design that used to be a BP here on the site before it was removed so that plans could be sold here on IFI. I only needed 1 20 footer of the 2 inch square 1/4 wall tubing, the design is made so that it is easy to build and SIMPLE to build.

Hey Sam. Finally got my Oliver Treadle Hammer done. Not as in line as yours. But it'll "Gitterdone!!"
Oliver Treadle Hammer Completed - Blacksmith Photo Gallery

She looks like a thumper for sure George. How's she work?

Frosty