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Made a split cross for a silent auction to benefit my son’s swim team:

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Also tried out the guillotine I made yesterday to make the stem on this fuller:  

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It worked really, really well. Forging the stem took about five or six heats; I estimate that I could probably do it in four, maybe even three.

(This after I figured out that I could get more power out of the treadle hammer by dropping my weight on my supporting leg before engaging the downward thrust of my stomping leg.)

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3 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said:

typically the handle were driven all the way through and peened ... 

thanks Jen.  that is useful info.  I was planning on epoxying them in, but I might drill them through and do the traditional install.  I have enough tang to draw it out enough to do that. 

 

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