pnut Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, jlpservicesinc said: Its that time of the year again.. competition time.. Sample piece. You're work and work ethic is constantly impressive. I hope to one day get a chance to come up north and visit your teaching facility. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Really nice Jennifer and good first try Lary. I want to make a hammer this weekend if time permits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 And I got started. Got home a little early and I wanted to make a dishing hammer like I have seen here by JHCC I think. Also started a double hook based on a video by J. Switzer. 2 hours from lighting the forge to shut down and Im real happy with what I got done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Got to watch littleblacksmith (r) doing some impromptu teaching at Quad-State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Love the handles Billy. Also love the flower JLP My morning was starting to make a new work bench, 40/40/3 mm box section and going to be topped with 3/4 hardwood ply Wood with a 2mm steel skin over it. I could have bought 2 with what the materials cost but where is the fun in that. Forgot the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lary Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Nice to see all this activity this morning. Rojo your giving me ideas with your door knocker design (from the other thread). Used a portable band saw to cut the peen end, then widened the eye and normalized. And some grinding with a flap disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 6 hours ago, JHCC said: Got to watch littleblacksmith I'm always impressed when watching him work. He's very methodical and doesn't stop all day. I wish a lot of the members on here could see the work he produces with his striking anvil and the small anvil he attaches to it when he needs his "London pattern anvil" John, try to get a picture of it attached to post for the members to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 The quantities of high end stuff he produces is impressive as well my hammer is going in the scrap pile. I didn't forge this end or even get it very hot but it was a broken bolt and I did not look very closely at it and imagine I missed the cracks but surprised it dint see it until cool. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Just cut off the end and round what’s left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Went to do a bit more on my bench this morning and whilst unlocking the ram raid bar bit me. The handle is too shallow and if your not careful you hit your had on the tag that holds it down. So I made a new handle, plenty of room now As an idea of scale, the box section is 4 inch square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lary Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Mr Hewitt that work bench will out live all of us. I heated up the hammer head until it started turning blue, then coated it with blo. I have been experimenting with some of the indigenous types of woods for handles. Used a piece of Maple, it grows like weeds around here. I know Hickory and Ash are preferred. Charred the handle, rubbed it down with boiled linseed oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnytait Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Tong blanks can be very useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Lary, That's a good looking hammer, what's the weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Larry that is a cracking looking hammer, I fancy a straight peen but I'm a long long way from being able to make one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Heres the welder that would be part of the trade if I decide to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I dunno Gandalfgreen, That welders only $680 online brand new, I kinda feel like your not getting a fair end of that deal, a brand new dewalt angle grinder is $60 something at my local hardware store an bench grinders can be found pretty cheap, as well as welding hoods, You said your cards are worth $2590? do you think he could sweeten the deal a little more? Maybe toss in some cash along with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 yeah after reading about the welder and looking it over I agree. I waiting to see how bad he wants told him no deal yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 An extra $800-$1000 cash tossed in would go along way towards tooling up! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I can vouch for the welder, though; same kind I’ve had on loan from the college’s theater department for the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Had a little fun making a garden weeder from an extra claw hammer. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Neat idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J. Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 That's brilliant! I have like 5 of those things laying around and suspect they are breeding. Yesterday I did the dishing hammer as well, took me a while to punch the opening and had to work the hole on the horn of my anvil since I didn't make my drift yet. Worked out nicely. Hung up a take on my door for finished small items as well. Today was cleaning and organizing in the shop, made a quick half dozen or so hook to go into my peg board to hang tools, swept, vacuumed, organized the hot work shop. Ripped out the last wall that needed to come out on the first floor of the shop. It has a lot of really good barn wood in it that I'll salvage later. But my open floor space is now completed. Now to get rid of the debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lary Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Thanks Les, just over 2 lbs. Thank you Dax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Shears Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) Just some light work in the shop to keep in practice, along with making a new wedge for my portable leg vise (my apologies - no pic of that). Made three heart key fobs, two from 1/4" round by 5" long and the large one as an experiment from 5/16" round by 6" long. The large one is too big to be a manageable key fob. My spouse has suggested using it as either as a wall ornament or a Christmas decoration. Cheers, Don Edited September 27, 2021 by Don Shears Correction of text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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