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DSCN3252.JPGBottle Opener, half inch stock 49 viewsnicknaylo
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DSCN3181.JPGBlacksmiths toolbox64 viewskind of like a shallow ammo crate. clenched nails all throughout,hammers and tongs all fit, though the tongs hang on the anvil rack. punches and chisels on the lid. About 75 lbs when full. nicknaylo
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DSCN3297.JPGFinished bottle opener57 viewsadded a leaf and hang loop to the end. Made sure there was a beer in the house before I started forging this time.nicknaylo
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DSCN3474.JPGBottle opener from a RR spike. 81 viewsa lot of people make crappy, heavy knives from railroad spikes. I've tried and failed to do even that much. But bottle openers I seem to be able to do! nicknaylo
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DSCN3551.JPGNew Stump/Oldstump45 viewsthe view of my gas forge on the left, the smithing toolbox on the right, all piled onto a wheeled cart that was the best $5 I ever spent at a garage sale. Old anvil base made of stacked 2x10's. New black oak stump next to it. nicknaylo
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DSCN3549.JPGde barked oak stump 41 viewsused the broadaxe to take the bark off. Termite barf board to save the edge. nicknaylo
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DSCN3548.JPGChristmas Day Exertions48 viewsfoam mat to kneel on, termite barf board under the edge of stump, bent handle broadaxe to remove the bark for the new anvil stump. nicknaylo
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DSCN3581.JPGcompleted black oak stump37 viewsthe top flattened and a recess for the anvil base were done with an unmentionable apprentice. nicknaylo
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DSCN3611.JPGAnvil cutting saddle from plate. 42 viewsnicknaylo
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DSCN3513.JPGLatest forge set up38 viewsBrake drum bolted under steel service cart. nicknaylo
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DSCN3579.JPGReforged slick socket39 viewsafter shot of the mushroomed slick from the Cavenicknaylo
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image0001~0.jpgFather's day forging37 viewscorkscrew, plant hook and leaf with a knot in the stem nicknaylo
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