February 8, 200917 yr I thought it'd be neat to see what people are up to. Here are some pictures of my fabricated hardy and my cone I still need to grind the surface of the hardy and the anvil flush. Also is a picture of my first tongs. Little by little :)
February 8, 200917 yr Author The cone was gifted to me by a fellow smith. It has threads on the inside for a 1/2" bolt. I'm going to asume it was turned down on a lathe since the tool marks are still present.
February 8, 200917 yr Cool gift. The other pics are an anvil in progress? or your adding a hardy hole to your anvil?:confused:
February 8, 200917 yr Author My anvil is a 3" x 4" x 36" piece of steel. I actually have two of them and one is going to become a swage of sorts. Kinda hard to get 3" thick steel cut around these parts. This my first hardy. Eventually I'll purchase a "real" anvil, but for now this works really well. Plus I can customize it to fit my own needs. When I get my stand completed I'll snap some pictures of the whole contraption My thinking is simple. I could sit and wait for a "real" anvil or I can make my own and continue to learn the craft :)
February 8, 200917 yr Ok i see now, You are doin good.Finding an anvil can take a long time but you have to much determination to wait which is great, keep it up;). Did you see apprenticemans new anvil? Maybe you could put your piece vertical like his?, that would make you a good anvil.
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