jlpservicesinc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Glenn, you'd think so.. But it might or might not have to do with " We don't raise our voices" and "we try to correct everyone when they are pulled to the side vs confronted".. So every saturday I pretty much go for a marital arts walk with a couple of friends.. One of the guys needs his own grapnel hook so today I set about to make him a new one.. 5/8" round starting stock. First one I've made since 2004.. Not to bad.. Has good balance.. Should be a nice thrower.. The bevel came out decent as did the eye weld.. I like it tighter but I left if undersized some I usually make them 3/4" round ID. I did video making it.. I don't get much opportunity to film now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Marcus_Aurelius said: I also can get protective of my anvil, and my hammers, and well frankly my tongs as well . Agreed! And my files also. Those go in a drawer where no one else knows but me Good looking tongs. Jennifer, great work. I bet it'll it work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 thanks CGL.. We will get to use it tomorrow.. I agree on files, my personal hammers too. Tongs not so much.. Many times I will hand them my tongs vs what they are using.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nobody else around here has a use for my tongs, so I don't really worry about those. I leave out certain files and hammers that are on the 'Ok to use pile' just in case. But mostly they don't want to hear me yell at them so they stay away from my little corner of the shop. Are you going to upload the new video Jennifer? I'll look forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I'll shoot for wednesday for upload.. I'm going to try something a little different if I can figure out how to make it all fit together.. I bought an AI (Artificial intelligence) camera that follows me as I work.. Kinda neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Now that strikes me as fascinating. A working blacksmith is followed and recorded by and AI camera. Talk about the unique juxtaposition of old and new. Kind of mind boggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 That will be interesting. It follows you!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Yup, follows left, right and, up, down, and can even zoom on it's own on larger targets.. It can be controlled with my phone so if I had someone on the phone it has the possibility to do everything I do in editing all while working. Chris the potential is pretty good.. Sometime technology isn't so bad. Shoots still while it records too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Guess I'm truly gettin' old, Jennifer. Some of the stuff that's happening today just blows my mind. I (and a whole lot of others on the forum) grew up when Dick Tracy could talk through his watch like a phone.....................and there wasn't even a portable phone in the back of anyone's mind at the time. The other day I actually saw a young man talking on his wrist watch and I couldn't believe it. When I commented, he looked at me like I was a Dinosaur! (which, to him, I guess I am!) Yup, gettin' too old for all this new fanged stuff. I'm still sharpening wooden pencils in an old crank style wall sharpener. GEESH!!!!! Looking forward to seeing the product of your new toy. When I mentioned your new acquisition to my little wife, she commented "Well someone is making money in these hard times!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Wow. I didn't even know there was such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Jennifer, I tried making a grappling hook once (with 4 prongs/claws/pokey bits/whatever the proper name is) just for the heck of it. Lets just say it lives in my scrap bucket now.. I like yours much better. Re: Being protective of ones anvil, mine was definitely well used when I got it. So while I love it and probably won't ever part with it, I don't really mind letting others use it. However, I have been saving (slowly) for something and I imagine in a year or so Ill be very protective of it. Today I followed Frosty's recommendations and made garden rake v2. It turned out way better than my first attempt. It also took much less time since rather than starting with 6 different pieces there were only 2, which resulted in much less fiddling around. I may still add a finial of some sort before I call it complete, I'm not sure yet. I also did the twists for the poker I started yesterday. I'm not going to give any close-ups of the weld of the poker because... reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 They look good to me Frazer. Forge welding is fun isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I've learned in the last week or so that it really helps to have a forge that's the right size, I couldn't have done this before, but yes, very fun and very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 10 hours ago, Chris C said: Yup, gettin' too old for all this new fanged stuff. I'm still sharpening wooden pencils in an old crank style wall sharpener. GEESH!!!!! I've recently stepped into the 19th century and gotten a mechanical pencil but I still do a lot of sketching with a nib and holder you have to dip in ink like a quill. I can't remember the date but in the late seventies in the opening of the Buck Rogers remake I think they said he started his mission in 1988. It's funny watching old sci-fi films and they use year 2000 as the date when they think we'll be colonizing the moon etc. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glenn Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 What ? No more sharpening the end of feathers. (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nope................but I did go through a period in school where I used quill pens. I thought it was cool...............my teachers, not so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awrksmokey Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Thanks guys! i put a teak handle on it, I'm not sure if that's a bad choice for wood but as a texturing hammer i don't think it will need to withstand a ton of force anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Glenn said: No more sharpening the end of feathers. (grin) I tried it a long time ago. It's trickier than you'd think. You have to split it and drill a tiny hole at the end of the split so it doesn't propagate. I think it also acts as a reservoir for the ink using surface tension. To answer your question, nope no more quill sharpening. I've stepped up to steel nibs. This is the age of the difference engine. Out with the old and in with the new. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Pnut, i used to use the nibs when i was younger and could still draw. I mostly used them when doing pointillism. My dad still has a picture i did in that style of the ruins of an old castle in Europe. My dad who is retired military kept it in his office on the wall so it traveled all over the world and was viewed by many people over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Mr. A. Smokey, Teak should prove to be a very good choice for the handle. The wood is hard, (it has high tensile strength). It is naturally oily, thus it is water resistant. Indeed it is used for outdoor furniture, and such items as exterior doors, and window and door frames, etc. The only potential drawback is its cost. In other words, It is a good choice for a hammer handle. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Cocker Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I got a good start on a tomahawk today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 20 hours ago, Frazer said: garden rake v2. Nice job Frazer, big improvement. A finial scroll will give it a finished look and be handy. Once you get this handle down pat. Try untwisting it for an open handle. You won't need as much stock to start and it'll be lighter and cooler to use. It takes practice to get right it's easy to make handles uncomfortably large around. If you give it a try maybe Jennifer will coach you, she's a LOT better at open twists than I am. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaegers Forge and Foundry Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I spent 9 hours straight in my shop in the Missouri heat. Today heat treated, drilled pin holes, ground and cut out liners and scales for my folder, sharpened the blade, epoxied the scales on, and lastly put a finish on the wood. This is the final product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awrksmokey Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 11 hours ago, SLAG said: Teak should prove to be a very good choice for the handle. Thank you for the info SLAG! It was originally an outdoor chair, but the chair broke and I managed to convince my parents to let me keep it, good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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