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DSCN2269.jpghandled RR spike Axe.143 viewsput a handle on the axe forged from a RR spike. nicknaylo
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DSCN2245.jpgAxe from RR spike and nails,190 viewsslitted and drifted an eye in the an HC RR spike, then flattened the head and pointed the chisel end. More of a boarding axe than a wood cutting tool. Handful of crude attempts, not easy making nails, not yet anyway. nicknaylo
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header.jpgnail header212 viewspoint steel rod, notch it, stick in header, snap off at notch, pound till there's a nail head. nicknaylo
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swage.jpgConvex and concave scrap192 viewsheld in the post vise. good for rounding stuff, Used as a swage block to make the nail header. nicknaylo
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DSCN2220.JPGSquare and round punches201 viewssquare forged from lug wrench, round is a sharpening steel, tang cut off. block held to the anvil by a weighted chain is my answer to no square edges on the anvil nicknaylo
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DSCN2233.JPGleaf keyring250 viewsfrom half inch square bar. larger then the last few leaves. nicknaylo
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DSCN2225.JPGSmithy, right hand side.221 viewscement board up behind the forge, blower, post vise, etc. nicknaylo
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DSCN2226.JPGSmithy, left hand side.192 viewsanvil with all the tongs,gas forge and exiled table saw, toolbox, bag of RR spikes on the ground etc..nicknaylo
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DSCN2184.jpgTong collection.235 views9 pairs, those on the right get more use, the bolt tongs in the middle are the first pair I've made. nicknaylo
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forge.jpgBrake Drum forge331 viewsit took about 4 months to get to this, brake drum, plumbing parts, odd bits of scrap metal and a blower, burns both charcoal and coal. nicknaylo
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