August 9, 200817 yr I've never learned as much as fast as I have teaching. I've also had good luck having students teach each other. Go git em Tiger. Frosty
August 9, 200817 yr Your enthusiasm is wonderful to see! It's great that you guys are starting off making your tools, you'll learn tons, and you'll also actually have the tools when you need them. be merry, Archie
August 9, 200817 yr i love making tools... i went to a place called princess auto ( its the same as haurbour feight) and wan looking at chisles and punches and decided to make em myself..... goood practice.... i am going to try hofi's whoop whoop tongs! and make em for diffrent sizes.... right now here its 7:30 so i need to go get forging... i am going back to princess auto on sunday and am going to buy a benchvice thats heavy duty till i get a post vice.....i forge once or twice a day.
August 9, 200817 yr If you forge V jaw tongs they should work for both round and square stock. Make the same number you had planned just more sizes.
August 9, 200817 yr Author Okay, I will think about that metal..... I started on my shop today with my dad and younger brother, this is how far we've gotten. We'll be finishing it tonight. Here are some pictures so far. 8widex12longx8high so.... 8x12x8 Big enough for me right now. Will update this post in about three or four hours with pictures of the finished shop. Took the chimney off, making an extension for it right now. Little brother got into the last picture. lol.
August 11, 200817 yr You get er done yet? Once you get the shop built . Add sheet metal or even tin that is gray or sliver around the walls where the forge will be.
August 11, 200817 yr Author I'm going to. Don't worry. Lol. Most likely this coming weekend it'll be all done.
August 21, 200817 yr Author The shop is finally done, and all is going really well, I'm having three different smiths come out to smith within the next month, one is just beginning and im giving them my piece or RR track, and some good tongs. And a hammer to possibly. Pictures: Items made today, and a bad view of the smithy. lol.
August 21, 200817 yr Frosty- do you have plans, or in-progress picture on that treadle hammer?mike Edited August 21, 200817 yr by racer3j typo
August 21, 200817 yr Looks real good John!! That Wilkinson sings a bit without the chain don't she? Finnr
August 22, 200817 yr Author Yeah, even with the chain she does, just need a longer chain to wrap around it a lot more. Lol.
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