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DSCN2382.JPGLatest leaf99 viewscute trick, take a large bolt, hammer the threads into the edge of the red hot leaf. Round edged chisel makes smoother leaf veins. the stem burnt up so this one has a split ring. nicknaylo
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DSCN2233.JPGleaf keyring250 viewsfrom half inch square bar. larger then the last few leaves. nicknaylo
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DSCN2450.JPGleaf keyrings/zipper pulls198 viewsnicknaylo
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DSCN4405.JPGlittle gas forge38 viewswith a corkscrew before the final bendnicknaylo
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PW104.JPGMy anvil925 viewsA Peter Wright 104 lb. London Pattern Anvil, pre 1910, found in Oakland CA of all places. nicknaylo
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_20160822_055923.JPGMy Dragon head31 viewsnicknaylo
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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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DSCN3780.JPGnew stump40 viewsStump from a yardsale, 30 iches tall, 20 inches diameternicknaylo
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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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DSCN3156.JPGNew Years Day Forging83 viewsS-Hook, lag bolt into screw hook and a cut and straightened ring from a Dodge Transaxle, courtesy of Galootaclausnicknaylo
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DSCN2751.jpgoverhand knot in steel62 viewstried this about 3 times before I got it right. Was going to put a keychain loop on the end, but just kept rolling the end around to make this little trinket. nicknaylo
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