ausfire Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Here are a couple of old photos from a blacksmith shop in Cunnamulla, Qld. A visitor to my forge sent them. Not sure of the resolution but here they are. I like the size of the hammer (maul?) that striker is using! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Great example of why I tell folks wanting to do "traditional smithing" that if they are the only person in the shop; they are doing it wrong! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 I wonder where that big anvil is today. Probably got melted down for the war effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I remember my folks talking about that with my grandfather. They were saying a truck came by and there were hundreds of anvils on it during WWII and they gave every piece of steel they had like a complete lawn furniture set that they wished they still had and a lot of cast iron cook ware. sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 Yep. Anvilicide. It happened. **Cry** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 As painful as it is it's better than living under the 3 Reich or Emperor of Japan. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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