Got the fire going,
First time I fired up the forge in a while and it was a good experience. Someday I may stop being surprised when things go right but I do like the feeling. In this case, I was making a tool and I decided to make it using multiple cuts, bends and welds. God damn, it actually came out like I wanted. I was even more shocked when I realized that it had only taken me maybe 45 minutes.
The tool I am making is a header to make the rivets for the brazier. It is going to be a fairly hefty header.
Also, made a cutting saddle for my Russian anvil. Its designed to keep from damaging chisels when cutting. Its really just a thin piece of metal shaped to the top of the anvil.
A chronicle of my attempts to create an early clock using only traditional techniques.
Monday, August 29, 2005
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Boy, can I understand the feeling of amazement when something on the forge goes right! I was the gunsmith and a (very much just learning) blacksmith at the Daniel Boone Homestead in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. I had free run of the charcoal forge, as long as I was willing to demonstrate the art to visitors. Now I'm back on the west coast, and alsa, no forge....
http://www.danielboonehomestead.org/index.htm
But am an active scadian in An Tir.
That sucks. I can't imagine having full access to a good forge then having to move and no longer having any access.
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