Chad J. Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I didn't see what led you to being in the hospital Thomas but I hope they let you back out soon and none the worse for wear. Heal up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 6.4 cm Glioblstoma brain tumor. First operation the day they found it; gamma ray knife radiation therapy 15 sessions; then, CHEMO----oh joy! At least they are trying to fatten me up....ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Love the dragon sword holders. Lots of work there. I can picture some wings there tho. Thomas, I am praying and hoping you come out of this and stick around a while. Glad you have access now and are posting again. We all missed you and had some sad news at a point. This is much better. Keep up the healing or being too stubborn to die. Whichever works better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Thomas, wow man... i am at a loss. Stay strong my friend, i will pray and light a candle for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulpine Forge Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Finished this knife recently, it was a request from my best friend so I had to make sure it came out nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoGoodWithUsernames Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Thanks for all the kind words folks. I am sure both will be well received come Christmas but nice to get some feedback from fellow smiths. Goods; what are you working on? As it stands that looks like a cross guard for a smallsword or epee in the works. Thomas; speaking of a brave man, do they have mirrors in the hospital? Glad to have you back on the forum. Been praying for you and your family, though I've never met you, the more the merrier in that regard. Have lost several folks I know to different types of cancer, but also know several who have beaten it too, so keep on out stubborning the darn stuff. Fighting with a gamma ray knife sounds positively sci-fi though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Gamma ray knife fighting sounds so YOU, Thomas. Speaking of fighting it out, we won 11 - 0 curling Sunday but the ice is getting weird. Who would've thought an ice rink wouldn't be level or flat? I got some video of me curling Sunday night but it was a bad angle so I deleted it, I'll see about getting better angles next open curl. Anyway, you do the Sci Fi ray knife fighting and I'll throw rocks, between the two of us anything could happen! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 NoGood, no, the test piece is for a railing picket. On of the older smiths in the IBA is building a deck or porch and has handed out pieces of 1/2” square to the members of the IBA asking each blacksmith to make a picket and to put there touch mark on it. I find it to be a really cool thing and I want to do my best work for it, without over doing it. You can see the basic concept in the test piece. My plan is to make four petal florets to rivet to on both sides with a copper domed rivet and octagon the picket 2” in from the ends and 1” from the florets. Not sure if I’m going to twist it, but the main goal it to keep everything nice and crisp and with clean lines. Not sure how many test pieces I’m going to make, but this is going on the house of a smith I really respect, so it will take as many as it takes to get it right… I took a four day weekend and got my power hammer properly mounted.: Got the anchors in (and straightened). Hammer going in place. Disassembled from the base. Base filled with 400# of sand. (And rubber in the belt cover to deaden that as well, sorry not picture of that.) Hammer properly secured and ready for action. On the test run it was noticeable quieter (and it’s finally not bouncing around) but I think the rubber I put in the shroud was too dense. It still rings a bit with each hit. If I run it from the side with my hand on the shroud the ring is gone. I may try something else to help more, and I’m open to suggestions… Getting ready for the local group’s hammer in at my place in January. Still a lot to do! Keep it fun, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Thomas, I don’t know what to say except we are praying for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Wishing you good health and happiness Thomas - hang in there. Goods, that hammer is a beauty. Definitely a dream of mine to have one someday. Also got another little gas Forge off Amazon. It was so cheap I couldn’t resist and it has a larger working area than my current one. I coated the kaowool with Greenpatch 421 though - really good option if anyone needs to insulate a new or repair a damaged forge lining. Once I wet down the kaowool a little it spread on very easy. It comes premixed which is nice. I wanted to use most of it to line the new forge but my old one needed a little love so I just put a thin layer over the old refractory and man does this stuff help retain the heat. Some of my latest stuff below. Really happy with the one year plaque - I love the way temper colors come out on plate steel. They always seem to be more colorful than bar stock. Maybe just bc it’s more surface area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Nice stuff Pat! And thanks for the recommendation of Greenpatch 421. I've added it to my bookmarks for when I get a propane forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Pat nice work. I like the cupcake holder. When I make the spiral holders I like to start with a point and angle it 90° then start the spiral so when you are done you have a little spike to keep the cupcake from sliding off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Pat, good work. Your rose is looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I have a flat plate with an angle iron welded across the bottom. Drill hole right next to the dependent leg. Place in post vise. Spike goes down hole and gets trapped by angle iron/vise jaw. Wrap spiral on top then heat and "expand". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I made myself a present for the new year. Chandelier on the second floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Simple, elegant and beautiful Alex. If it were bolted to the chimney would it be a "Chimney Sconce? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J. Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 The drift I made the other night to help forge the new guard on my sword attempt. This saved me hours of filing. The guard fit up very nicely. Now doing the handle again because the wood cracked when I tried to force it. Going to make a thin chisel to speed that along too. Alex, that is another amazing piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Alexandr, I saw pictures of the chandelier , while you were working on it, in some of your previous pictures and was trying to determine how it would be used, I knew you had a great idea, but I didn’t know where it was going to be installed. You continue to impress me with every picture of your work and how you can design something for a specific job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melancholy Rivet Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Thomas, I wish you a swift and uneventful recovery! Great work everyone, as always! Here’s a couple of my humble additions that I wrapped up this week. I made a fireplace set for my parents plus a fire poker for a neighbor who’s been inviting us for drinks around his fire pit. These are my first fire tools so I’m pretty happy with them: I also tried working with copper for the first time and made this little snail from 1/4” tubing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Some various fireplace tools. Two different fireplace tool sets, and then one odd custom ordered poker. 1/2” square, about 3.5ft long, two pokers and a hook, it’s quite the fire tool. A few forge welds in it made it fun. The fireplace tool sets are all done without welding, the bases are 1-3/8” plate, so they weight plenty to keep from tipping over. The upright part to the stand is blind riveted into the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Nice work Mark. Great design and execution. Can't beat simple and elegant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 21 hours ago, Frosty said: If it were bolted to the chimney would it be a "Chimney Sconce? Guys, thanks! Jer, the chandelier is fixed to the chimney with self-tapping screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Got a couple more hours in the forge tonight and made two brackets as a start of a tong rack to go on the wall by the forge: Not quite as refined as I’d like, but there forged out, now the rest is fab work… Keep it fun, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 6:36 PM, Melancholy Rivet said: These are my first fire tools so I’m pretty happy with them: Very attractive fire tools, I really like the tongs. My only suggestion would to have reversed one of the twists on the tongs. It would give them a more balanced look and naturally draw the eye of the viewer to the end you wished to highlight, like a stack of chevrons. It's just a thought I had on first look. I like them and would be proud to have them by the fireplace or pit, well done. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Nice work Mark, clean, elegant and beautiful. I really like the second set with the flattened handle section and incised decoration. I want to hold and use them to see how the handles feel. You do such nice work, thanks for sharing a glimpse. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Mark, nice work simple and elegant. I have only made a few brooms but i make the handle of the broom about 1/3 or less of the rest of the set. This is becuase of my mom. I made her a broom and she would not use it becuase the handle was to long and she could not get back in the corners and stuff like she could with a small whisk broom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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