Monday, July 18, 2005

Trying to be safer...

  Time for a dirty little secret.  I haven't been a very good blacksmith.  I'm referring to my basic safety standards.  I don't wear safety glasses or hearing protection.  Its not that I don't understand the danger its just that with the heat in Florida, safety goggles are not an option.  They fog up too easily.  The safety glasses available from Home Depot just don't fit too good.
  I picked up a pair of new glasses(don't fit too well but not too bad) and disposable ear plugs.  I could get used to the ear plugs.  They did make a big difference.  The glasses aren't great but will work until I can find a better source.  Anyway, onto the blacksmithing...

  I continued work on the brazier.  I managed to cut all the remaining upright pieces.  They have all been measured and marked.  I managed to put the holes, scrolls and bends into one of the uprights.  Each upright is going to take me about 1 1/2 hours.  I want to try and finish them all by this weekend.
  Below is a picture of the two legs showing the approximate shape of the brazier.

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