Blacksmithing tools

[whtbaron]

I only drink the best...

[Lis2323]

OK I don't know what I'd do with out such good suggestions and per your advice I rushed right out and did just that. LOL...

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If this is indeed true I will have to add you to my list of grateful WW members..... or more accurately start a list I suppose. I’ll see how it goes.

[Lis2323]

I only drink the best...

They still sell that stuff??? Are you like the only one that buys it??? No craft beers available for old prairie farmers?


Oh and what’s that yer building there?

[N2 Welding]

If this is indeed true I will have to add you to my list of grateful WW members..... or more accurately start a list I suppose. I’ll see how it goes.

Yes put me on the list " a new one " of members being fecetious

[whtbaron]

They still sell that stuff??? Are you like the only one that buys it??? No craft beers available for old prairie farmers?


Oh and what’s that yer building there?

LOL.... I do consume the occasional hoppy brew, but I keep telling people 2 million natives can't be wrong! Right now I keep getting sidetracked by the 2 miles of maples leaning out over my fields trying to eat my GPS antennae, but I plan to revive the welding table thread once it gets cold and nasty out. I thought when I picked up $800 in loose metal I would have a lot left over, now I'm not so sure... it's a hungry beast. I did get lucky on the top at a farm auction, but I sure wish I knew what they cut it with... I can't even scratch that stuff with a new cobalt bit.

[ronsii]

I'm sure after a couple of good uses the handle will loosen up from the hammer head like on all the others I have in my tool box. It was just one of those Impulse purchases.

I've found that leaving them in the back of a truck bed so the rain keeps them moist will keep the handle tight in the head of course they tend to rot off after a season or two.... so there is that

[N2 Welding]

Drinking the last of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale six pack atm.

[Lis2323]

LOL.... I do consume the occasional hoppy brew, but I keep telling people 2 million natives can't be wrong! .

effing can’t stop laughing! THAT has gotta be the funniest thing I’ve heard in a while.

whtbaron- PC Poster Boy 2020


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[VaughnT]

Drinking the last of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale six pack atm.

I was going to make a joke about your beer of choice, but then i saw you were from California. Don't want to kick a man while he's down!

For the record, there's only one proper beer for a blacksmith --



Don't feel bad if you can't get it locally. They only sell it in the tri-state area around PGH, and even I can't source it. You'd think they'd make an exception for me, but nope.

The upside is that when you can get it, it makes you a better person. You can even get "IC Light" if you're watching your weight or need to concentrate on what you're doing at the moment.

And if anyone thinks their logo bears an odd similarity to my new shirt design, I assure you that's purely coincidental. Promise.

Icehouse makes a halfway decent substitute that eases the pains you get from a day of forging.

[N2 Welding]

I recently switched up in the last six months to Lagunitas Little Sump’n but it’s not always in the ampm , quick stop or 711 coolers.

[Lis2323]

U guys need a little sophistication and glamor in your lives......




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[ronsii]

Eeeeeek... someone needs to straighten out the screws on their switch and outlet cover plates They're all at odd angles!!! they need to have the slot running vertical!!!


Phew... now that I got that off my chest that's a nice assembly of sophistication

[Lis2323]

Hmm. It's been fixed since the pic was taken....all good I suppose


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[ronsii]

Hmm. It's been fixed since the pic was taken....all good I suppose


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That's a relief!!!! You wouldn't believe the number of places I go into and see all the screws running around at various angles!!! it's like the electrician didn't give two hoots about anything makes you wonder what he did on the parts you can't see!!!!!

[VaughnT]

Never trust a man that doesn't clock his screws!

[whtbaron]

U guys need a little sophistication and glamor in your lives......




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I've actually tried that... it's very good. A lot of people seem to prefer the French's Ketchup though...

[Lis2323]

I've actually tried that... it's very good. A lot of people seem to prefer the French's Ketchup though...

A common misconception is that farmers have no taste.


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[whtbaron]

So you're saying 2013 was a very good year?

[Lis2323]

I'm not picky.

If the bottle makes it home from the liquor store unopened I consider it well enough aged.


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[ronsii]

I'm not picky.

If the bottle makes it home from the liquor store unopened I consider it well enough aged.


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Well.... then don't take Sid with ya'!!! cause I can guarantee the bottle won't make it home unopened... let alone with anything left in it

[shortfuse]

Never trust a man that doesn't clock his screws!

True that!! We retired and built a new house about 15 years ago. Out of curiosity, after the electricians had finished, I went all through the house and EVERY receptacle and switch plate had been clocked....true craftsmen. I couldn't stand it after that, and removed the cover plate on the breaker box. ALL the wiring was perfectly aligned, spaced, parallel and bent in concentric curves...blew my mind. Those guys were absolute perfectionists and fast workers to boot.

[whtbaron]

If they arranged your cupboards in alphabetical order, you seriously need to think about a new contractor....

[shortfuse]

I ain't no dummy....I left the cabinets to the wife...eees no my yob.

[Shootr]

I'm not so much blacksmithing as metal mangling. Grabbed this discarded cylinder from work, cleaned up the plates and welded them to make an anvil.




Today I made this stand for it out of 4x4 tubing and scrap plate cutoffs.



I don't have a forge or torch, I want to try and make little stick figure people for the yard art stuff I make. The block is crazy dense, about 70lbs. The stand is stable if I make sure it is on a flat piece of concrete. If it all works OK I'll paint it and but for now, just happy to have an anvil (at zero cost).

[VaughnT]

Might want to revamp the feet so you have a tripod rather than the flat-footed design. If you keep it as-is, I'd add some gussets so the thin feet don't bend.

Remember, the Sutton Hoo Hoard was made with an anvil not nearly as good as what you have. It's not the size of your tool, but your ability to use it wisely.