Black smithing

[Machias]

Went down to the Tri-Cities and bought a nice 140# Kohlswa anvil and a Post Vice.  I'll post some photos once I get it looking spiffy.  He also had this 1918 Fisher, 322#.  what a beautiful brute!!  Oh it's for sale as well, but will set you back $2000. 

[carpsniperg2]

Man I wish!!! that thing is a beauty

[jasnt]

Man I wish!!! that thing is a beauty

Started my second hammer this morning. Dishing hammer
Not quite perfect but it will hammer lol

[roscoe]

I have been a doing blacksmith work for about 30 years.  I don't do it full time any more but I still like to play in the fire.
I have a propane forge and a couple anvils, so if anyone is interested in making some basic stuff, or not so basic, let me know and you can come over and burn some steel.

Just let me know what you want to make and bring you're material and we can set something up.

I am in the process of buying a knife grinder, so currently I am not set up for knives but that will happen soon.

I live near Maple valley and have some time on the weekends till hunting season.

Mark

[carpsniperg2]

Great offer

There is a guy on ebay called Oregon blade smith and he sells some great knife grinder stuff if you are looking around.

I am a DIY guy a lot of the time, but if I decide to go big one of these years. This is the turn key package I will probably buy

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/3-speed-kmg-10/

[roscoe]

The KMG 10 with the platen and a 2hp motor that is run off 220v and a VFD so I get the full 2hp from the motor is on my short list.  Trying to sell a Beretta o/u shotgun on here to help fund the purchase.

[carpsniperg2]

for you Spokane guys!!! nice selection of anvils.

https://spokane.craigslist.org/atq/6139138422.html

[jackmaster]

I have been a doing blacksmith work for about 30 years.  I don't do it full time any more but I still like to play in the fire.
I have a propane forge and a couple anvils, so if anyone is interested in making some basic stuff, or not so basic, let me know and you can come over and burn some steel.

Just let me know what you want to make and bring you're material and we can set something up.

I am in the process of buying a knife grinder, so currently I am not set up for knives but that will happen soon.

I live near Maple valley and have some time on the weekends till hunting season.

Mark

man that is a great offer 

[jasnt]

Well I took David's class at Morgan Jade iron works.
Took Daves beginers class sat.  First impression was good,  shop is well organized and clean.  It was easy to see he takes pride in his work.  It was me and one other guy  ,I was glad it wasn't crowded. 

After some discussion on what I had done and what I wanted to learn we decided we would make some tools.  I have a slight obssesion with hammers so we set out to make a handed hammer punch, hardy dish for facing rounding hammers (hope that's the proper term), and a hardy cut off.

Hammer punch would be 5160 1 1/8" round. He explained how to figure out stock length for 2D tapers and 3D tapers. After deciding stock lenght he cut half a dozen peaces and fired up the ribbon burner.we then squared up our stock on the power hammer, measured and center punched the eyes.

 We took turns running the punch and striking over a striking anvil. Once punched we began drifting the eyes with 2 drifts and drawing out the cheaks. Then back on the power hammer to draw out the punch.  Finished up over the papa Rhino and cleaned them up on a 2"x72belt grinder. Wow could that thing eat steel!

We made the hardy tools from some 2" truck axel.  Used the power hammer to take it down to 1" square. And upset in the hardy again on the striking anvil with both of use striking while walking around it.  Took turns striking and calling with the handled round die. Finished the hot cut on the power hammer.

Daves style of teaching worked very well for me imo.  He would show use how to do it while explaining the Whats and whys  then step back and let use work threw trial and error correcting only when we were starting to really head south.

It was a great experience for me. I felt like I learned quite abit and that we accomplished a lot in the 8 hours.  He also invited me back for a hammer in later next month

[denali]

Great work Jasnt !

[jasnt]

Thanks bud.  That papa rhino was a very impressive anvil. It's at the top of my list!

[carpsniperg2]

Sweet!!! That sounds like a blast.

I'm working on two 2x72 grinders right now. One is home/scarp built and the other is a built frame from Oregon blade maker. I'm getting ready to start hay and been heavy into field work but home to get them setup before to crazy long.

[jasnt]

I'm deffenitly going to have to build me a better belt grinder!

[Machias]

So I am scheduled to take a beginning blacksmithing class on 10th and 11th of June with John Huffstutter at Quailside Forge.  Pretty excited to take the class. 

So the other night I'm watching Forged in Fire, "Fan Favorites" TV show, and low and behold the guy who won on the show is the same guy I bought my Anvil from.  Very cool!  It was David Roeder in Kennewick, WA.  I have some tongs and a hammer.  Still looking to get a couple more hammers in the 2 to 2.5 pound range and a forge.

[jasnt]

That's pretty cool.  Let us know how the class goes