ThomasPowers Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 And burnt the topless towers of Illium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 He fell heavily, and his armour rattled about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I hear Troy was a real drag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Some pretty killer hectoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Thats what ya get by not looking the gift horse in the mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 That would really Galvayne-ize the defenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 So do most smiths tell bad jokes and shaggy dog stories when at the forge? I've always blamed it on Demos where as soon as I strike the first match there is a crowd *waiting* for you to do something. Or you need to soak a piece between hamming and everyone is just staring at you....so the "Bad Stand Up Comedy Smith" is born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Alrighty then yall convinced me. I will leave it alone now except for a coat of oil to keep off the future surface rust. Bad jokes, love em. So here is my contribution for the day: Q: Where do ghosts vacation? A: Mali-boo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Aus, nice dragonflies. I never heat color mine so I don't have any info for that on the butterknives. CGL, nice work on the heart and horseshoe hook. Good use for halves. Billy, I agree with others to just leave it. Whatever you do will change the patina and not match the rest, so either way you'd have a mark so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 New chandelier. Sent to Brookville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Been a while since I posted anything, but I just finished a fun project... So, I’m going to a trade-school to become certified in MIG, stick, and TIG welding, and I had some extra time on my hands. Every now and then we have groups from different high schools come out to tour the campus, and when they come through the welding shop, the tour tends to be pretty boring with very little interest from any of the students. Well, I got to talking with the instructor and asked him if I could make something for the school to show to tour groups that represents the possibilities of what you can do with welding, and he said “sure”. Took a few days to make, but I’m really happy with how it turned out. Maybe it will inspire a couple kids to learn welding. Alexandr Amazing work as always!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said: Amazing work as always!! Спасибо! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 4 hours ago, BillyBones said: coat of oil to keep off the future surface rust. That will work. However the best protection is Renaissance Wax. It was recommended to me by Jim Supica of the NRA National Firearms Museum. I use it on all my edged weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Ausfire, Alexandre and C-1, great work. Alex, I live in an area known for gas lanterns, but your lights put them to shame. I know yours are electric, but there are several here that use the gas style for electric and they are plain Corner store stuff compared to yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Thanks Das. Lots of beautiful work everyone. C-1, I love the tractor. What all did you make it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Thanks y’all! Used different sized pipe, round stock, bolts, screws, nuts, nails, chain links, square tube, etc. The “seat” was made from a valve handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I could identify a few things in it. It's a great piece and right up my alley. Even the hood lowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 CGL; you mean you don't have a couple of full sized ones spotted around the place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Not anymore. We had two. A compact size Ford tractor that didn't run. Needed some cash so we sold it. Then bought an old Massey Ferguson. Tommies dad started using it around his place. He loved it so much we gave it to him. His wife says it's his girlfriend. But he has more of a need for it than we do. He has a lot more land. My little cub cadet suffices for right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 21 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: best protection is Renaissance Wax Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 A “lobo” (based on the description in World War Z), commissioned by my cousin for her husband: 1/4” mild steel plate for the blade, 1” rebar for the handle. 30” long, 11” at the widest part of the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 CGL: I think the S hook is very nice, well done. I like the hearts too. Hearts have so much room for variety they keep getting better. Not going to do any welding? I submit this for your consideration. Arrange and stack 5 matched S hooks spread like spokes. Forge weld them at the center then twist and bend the hook ends in the same direction. It screws flat onto a ceiling with the hooks downwards as hangers. Hmmmm? C-1 That sure looks like a welding shop project. Sometimes there isn't much to do and you can't go anywhere. In school there was a guy who did most of his tig practice making weld bead figurines. Stainless figurines looked like they were made from lightly browned butter. The TI looked like electric rainbows. I'd comment on the ax John but I don't watch zombie anythings so I don't have the experience. Well . . . Uh . . . .Er. . . . Eh hem. I DID watch S1-E1 of a British TV comedy called Zomboat. No axes though. I don't know if I'll watch past E5 though, it's sometimes amusing but . . . Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I've neither read the book nor seen the movie (although I gather it doesn't appear in the movie anyway), but my cousin provided me with the source text: Quote Sinclair points above my head to the opposite wall. On it hangs a heavy steel rod ending in what looks like a fusion of shovel and double-bladed battle-ax. It's official designation is the Standard Infantry Entrenching Tool, although, to most, it is known as either the "Lobotomizer," or simply, the "Lobo." I combined the forward-facing curve of a Shaolin Monk's Spade with the basic shape of a pair of bearded axes, and voila! Even though it's only for display, I gave it a fair amount of thought, adding the loop to act as a pommel, a way to hang it, and to counterbalance the weight of the blade. The balance point is about even with the points of the beards, so it's quite nimble for its weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eventlessbox Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Had my second lesson today. Made a fork from some 1/2" square stock. And a punch and splitter from a bent crowbar I got on the cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 JHCC, looks like a zombie killer to me. And fits the description well. Frosty thanks for the compliment and suggestion. Eventlessbox, your work looks good. Nice job. Are you enjoying the classes? I bet your are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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