larrynjr Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 My 13 year old daughter decided she wanted to try some smithing yesterday after church and her is what she made. I helped some with flattening and drawing but she scrolled the ends and made the hook ends and twisted. She seems to have enjoyed it and wants to try again sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostfly Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 looks great! Always nice to have family involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Well done young lady, excellent start to build on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 You must very proud ! Just don't do what my father does even if he is proud and that is always criticize keep this in mind when she will grow bigger !!! Very nice start she must have a good teacher ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creek Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 great job! keep up the good work! my daughter is starting to show signs of interest also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrynjr Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 the only 2 issue's she had was getting a light enough hammer that she could handle and then hitting where she was aiming hard enough to actually move the metal. I ended up giving her a light weight roofing hammer but she was too concerned with not hitting the anvil face to really put any effort into her swings. I'm going to put one of my RR tracks into a bucket of sand for her to hammer on, that way she doesn't have to worry about dinging it. I was real happy with what she was able to do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmangeler Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 It looks to me like she is doing great for starting. You could either make a hammer and not harden it which is what I do for the less skilled who want to hit something in my shop, or you could anneal a cheap hammer not only will this protect your anvil but they will bounce less so she might have all her teeth when she is done. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trying-it Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Nice work! Words of wisdom: They grew up way too fast! Regardless of outcomes, cherish the moments! Those moments and memories will warm your heart on the coldest of days and nights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrynjr Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 I've set up a piece of RR track in a bucket of sand for my daughter to use as an anvil. It actually has better rebound than my Russian cast steel anvil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Cool, I use an almost identical setup! I find the parts of the track other than the 2inch x 3inch 'top' part very useful for various tasks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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