Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 16 hours ago, MG-42 said: Wow divermike I love that shop Thought that was the Blacksmith Barn. Wish we had something like that within driving distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Spotted this bit of blacksmith's roadkill next to the highway about two weeks ago, but couldn't stop at the time. Went by that way yesterday, and it was still there. Big thanks to ODOT for having their attention elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhand Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 This nice little hardy anvil followed me home the other day. Cute little bugger huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 19 minutes ago, Millhand said: This nice little hardy anvil followed me home the other day. Cute little bugger huh? Good to see you posting. That thing is useless mail it to me in a flat rate box. 5 hours ago, JHCC said: Spotted this bit of blacksmith's roadkill next to the highway about two weeks ago, You don't have any use for that. Mail it to me in a flat rate box. JHCC, I have been driving past a piece of heavy sheet metal for five days now, picked it up a midnight-thirty this morning - too shiny! Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfall Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 That hardy anvil is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhand Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 6/24/2017 at 4:28 PM, Anachronist58 said: Good to see you posting. That thing is useless mail it to me in a flat rate box. Good to see you as well. Work has taken over my life. Havent had much time to do much, but make sawdust. Think ill give that little anvil a try as a fishing sinker tomorrow. Come on it cant be completely useless lol!!! Wait untill you all see what followed me 900 miles to get home. Yall wont believe it. Will post tomorrow but i can tell ya it was worth driving for 3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 260lb block of steel followed me home. And an eight pound wedge splitter $0.35 a pound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Restocking: And the new PPE arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foundryman Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 This 14lb sledgehammer and 28lb anvil on a stick followed me home a couple of weeks ago, both need re-handling but they'll make nice striking hammers for my larger anvil, I swear I could almost see my 125 brooks there shaking with fear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 This pile of horseshoes came home with me today. Got a few projects in mind for them already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG-42 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 In the last couple of weeks a lot of stuff has followed me home. Starting with this coining press that I found of 25.00. Granted it is not a big boy fly press but for the price I could not say no. Next at one of the lumber yards I do work at I got these from the dumpster, with there permission, Chain saw blades that were used. All together about 60 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 On June 26, 2017 at 11:59 PM, MG-42 said: Chain saw blades that were used. All together about 60 of them. Backscratchers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhand Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 An entire black smith shop followed me home. Now that is a propper addition to my empire of dirt! Lol Bout all the half ton wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 oh man Millhand, like you need all of that junk! that anvil just looks like a china ASO, you can ship it my way, and if you want i'll pay shipping. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JME1149 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Just goes to prove that you can never have enough ratchet straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhand Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 39 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said: oh man Millhand, like you need all of that junk! that anvil just looks like a china ASO, you can ship it my way, and if you want i'll pay shipping. Littleblacksmith Lol we can arrange that for a small loading dock fee of 1200 ish lol!!! 24 minutes ago, JME1149 said: Just goes to prove that you can never have enough ratchet straps. Very true! I always try to have a small army of them on hand for just such a find! Some pretty cool stuff hiding in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 oh man, no joke, that is some good stuff! lots of good tongs. I would be kinda sad though if sombodey gave me all those tongs, because then I wouldn't have a reason to make tongs, which I enjoy. Id probably just give those tongs away to somebody and make my own, well, Id keep some of the odd ones and bigger ones that are harder to make. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Good gracious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aessinus Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Oh my... Is that a foot-vise I spy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 You win,I can't imagine how anyone could ever get any better stuff to follow them home ,I'm lucky to get one or two things at a time . You got a whole shop ,next you will wake up an the shop it came from will magically appear at your place. Great haul ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 A non-smithing friend dropped these off on the porch: John R. Smith's Manual of Blacksmithing, John Lord Bacon's Elementary Forge Practice, Robert Harcourt's Elementary Forge Practice, Blacksmith Shop & Iron Forging (no author), Paul Hasluck's Bent Iron Work, Robert Heath's How To Forge Weld On A Blacksmith's Anvil For Those Who Have Diligently Tried And Failed (a pretty amazing title, if nothing else), Donald Streeter's Professional Smithing, and a couple of back issues of "The Anvil's Ring" (Volume Ten, numbers one (Spring) and two (Summer), 1982). Also copies of Weygers's The Complete Modern Blacksmith, Ted Tucker's Practical Projects for the Blacksmith, and Richardson's Practical Blacksmithing, but I already had those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 HOLY MACKEREL! Who did you have to kill to get that haul and where'd you hide the bodies? More pics please especially once you've spread the loot out. I get giddy excited when I see a pair of tongs or nice hammer at a sale but an entire shop? Who's your fairy godmother? Congrats, I'm just suffering a bit of EVERYDARNEDTHING. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfall Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Millhand are you selling any of those treasures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 JHCC, Streeter's book has poor photographs and overly wordy descriptions, but there is GOLD in there if you can parse it. Keep that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhand Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 On 6/28/2017 at 7:46 AM, aessinus said: Oh my... Is that a foot-vise I spy? Why yes it is unfortunately in her travels the jaw inserts are missing. Lucky i have a machinist friend that is making some new ones for me. On 6/28/2017 at 7:31 PM, Hammerfall said: Millhand are you selling any of those treasures? I am, have a 250lb fisher, 150 lb HB, one post vise, some tongs and odds and ends. On 6/28/2017 at 8:03 AM, Lionel h said: You win,I can't imagine how anyone could ever get any better stuff to follow them home ,I'm lucky to get one or two things at a time . You got a whole shop ,next you will wake up an the shop it came from will magically appear at your place. Great haul ! I agree man, im very fortunate to have found and been able to purchase these things all in one go. Blessed is a better word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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