Galoot Image Central Pics from the Porch Home :: Login Album list :: Last uploads :: Last comments :: Most viewed :: Top rated :: My Favorites :: Search Search results - "sledge" Oakville-20120721-00220.jpgRR spike knives31 viewsMade these in the old forge at Camp Nemo. Used a 10 pound sledge to shape them. My usual smithing hammer did nothing. "The goggles, they do nothing!"dlarue flea_mkt_2.jpgnothing over $3134 viewsMore clutter for the shop... MAC tools 1/4" #'s Horror freight 3/16" #'s and ltrs craftsman screwdriver bits Southington square !/4" ratchet, gasket punch, sm. sledge, NOS handleroy griggs Hinges_nailed_and_clinched_interior.JPGHinges nailed and clinched interior242 viewsI used pliers to bend the tips, then I put the 4 pound sledge against the nail heads on the outside and drove the point down into the wood and flattened the nail flush with the surface. Nailing and clinching is soooo much stronger than attaching with screws.Sgt42RHR Butterfly_hinges_nailed_on_exterior.JPGButterfly hinges nailed on exterior220 viewsI bent the wings of the butterfly hinges to conform to the 6 inch radius of the trunk body. Marked and drilled 3/32 inch pilot holes for the rosehead nails using a recently restored Millers Falls No. 5 drill. I used the 4 pound sledge hammer as an anvil on the outside to clinch the nails on the inside.Sgt42RHR shave_horse_-_blk_locust_log_5.jpgE51 viewstried out a small variety of tools to see if any were noticeably better in working this log ... conclusion: stay with the maul, wedges, sledge, and heavy hammerCharlie Driggs Pic255rdy.JPGHammers!147 viewsFantastic display of a fellow collector, actually only part of his hammer collection, in the foreground is a mechanical power nailer.john krau     6 files on 1 page(s) Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery and JoomBla!