CrazyGoatLady Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Haha I figured you just misread it. But I'm glad you're always in a good mood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I'm in the valley at around 4600'; but can see 10K' from my front door. Supposed to be in the 60's degF a week from tomorrow. In the 40's tomorrow morning when we go move the powerhammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I’m also only 70 miles from the Canadian border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 We almost hit 50 today, mid 30's for the weekend. This year has been a roller coaster one day may be 60 the next 20. Those kinds of swings make what should be normal winter, cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtG Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Seen 34 and 76 this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I'm about 200 miles north of the Mexican border now. I used to be about 10 miles from the Border crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Here in northern Kentucky we had a low of 14F the other day and a high today at right around 50F. We also seen a stretch of 15 days straight of over 60F at the beginning of the month. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Not in the shop but to the shop. Took out the half wall between the shop and addition, then burned a huge pile of scrap lumber and brush. That felt good because the temp. was 20°F and a fire that large made it tolerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Jasent said: On 1/22/2020 at 11:39 AM, jlpservicesinc said: Jasent, what is your altitude? I’m not sure what your referring to Jennifer. If I’ve offended you in some way I apologize. I’m always in a good mood. Is it because you are in a low O2 environment????? Lol, chuckle, chuckle.. Read what I wrote again.. LOL.. Maybe a little to high in altitude.. the photo you posted was pretty.. I was curious about your terrain and local area.. That was funny.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 When my wife gets a high altitude, I usually lay low. Maybe that's why we have been happy together since 1977. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 22 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: Is it because you are in a low O2 environment????? Lol, chuckle, chuckle. Maybe a little to high in altitude. I walked before I crawled what can I say. Im in NE Washington at 2200’. It is beautiful here. And thank you. Was 19 that morning and we had 15 min of sunshine just at dawn. Every thing was pink but it changed so fast I barely got a pic in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I put the new homemade anvil on a stump, and tried using coal in the homemade forge for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 blue, pics or it didnt happen. Need a better straight pein so i decided to take this hammer head i found a while back and make one. Started as a 2 1/2# engineers hammer. Biggest piece of steel i have worked yet, think my shoulder may fall off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolFisHunt Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Ambitious! Good work. Your mouse looks like he could use a little exercise, or ration the peanuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 The mouse & I approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 When is your poor mouse going to lose all it's hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Met up with the other members of the Farm/Practical Blacksmithing demo team for the ABANA 2020 conference in Saratoga, NY in June. Google it. We've been meeting up in our shops around New England pretty much every month to work out our demo. This time we were at Lucien Avery's shop in Hardwick, VT. Also present were myself, Joel Tripp, Dereck Glasser, and Med Chandler. Each of us have a specific focus to our blacksmithing, and will lead the others in our group thru projects during the various demo times during the conference. We mostly worked on Lucien's part today namely carving tools, but also covered a little of Dereck's demo of German style scroll and leaf work. IMG_4314.mov IMG_4313.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Wow, look at you got Judson.. Wonderful work.. Love the story boards.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Had two more students come over from the college for an intro lesson. Who knew S-hooks and nails could make people so happy! (Interestingly, they’re both also woodworkers. He makes longbows, and she carves woodblocks for printing and is taking a sloyd class.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 anybody who forges for fun.. Like yourself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Got a couple brake drum forges mostly finished this morning (I really like the one with wheels), and then after lunch CTG came over and we got some tools made. Made 3 Brazeal style tapered hot cuts, two top hot cuts of different styles, two hammer eye punches, and a hammer eye drift. Did pretty good, a little over 5 hours of forging. Better pictures to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 LBS all 4140? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Yes 4140, other than the drift which is 5160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Nice.. Are you buying your 4140 in standard sizes of round and square now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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