Al Stephens Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hello Everyone I'm new to IFI. Recovering from shoulder surgery started making some miniature shop equipment. The set to date fits in a space 10"x 14". Does anyone else do stuff like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 OMG thats cool. That anvil is far out. Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Al, you have ENTIRELY too much time on your hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House of D Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Have you fired the forge yet? Do the bellows and vice work? I think that is pretty cool honestly. Nice. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Amazing work. Nice attention to detail and colors too. Keep going and you could have a whole town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Well Ptree built a working powerhammer he wore on his hat at Quad-State one year---they forged a straight pin with it; and at one quad state a fellow had built a miniature working shop and fired it up for us to see. So yup some folks do do that sort of thing. Your set would look lovely as part of a Christmas village under the Christmas tree... It's the *postvise* that has me drooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch4ging Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 AWSOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho07 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Truly incredible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I've had the privilege of seeing this set in person, it truly is stunning. But still....Al.....get back to work, you've had enough time to rehab that shoulder! LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Shoulder rehab? Sounds like the ideal excuse to invest in a power hammer myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 You should look into the work done by Marco Terenzi (sp?) http://www.marcoterenzi.com/miniaturework/ Great stuff there PVF, love to see a little vid of the forge fired up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks for the nice comments. The forge has had a fire in it the bellows work,but not as well as I would like. The vise opens and closes and the jaws line up, and are as wide as a dime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Very cool Al, thanks for the peak at your version of rehab, sure beats mine. Have a clear pic of the swage block? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House of D Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Al, I love it, the vice is insane! I could use it for tying flies! Again, beautiful work! Best of luck with the busted wing. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Swage block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I like it all especially the post vice. Did you plan for a whole blacksmith shop or did you start with just the anvil and it grew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 This set is extremely awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thanks Stan & Forging Carver. The set started with the anvil that a friend cast for me almost 20 years ago. I put it on the stand for a paper weight, and have added to the set over the years as "play time" allowed. Most of the work has been done since my shoulder surgery in mid. Nov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Had some "play time" today. Made a couple of new hammers. Hammer heads are forged hex stock. Handles are wood match sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Here are some anvils a friend of mine recently made. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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