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Thanks for all the tips. I was only halfheartedly smacking the steel and I realize when I get down to business I will have to develop some skills. Your advice is going to help a lot.
I was thinking...

+++1 on cash basis oasis. I was really thinking smaller anvil at first. 35 to 70. That and a good stand will make razors. Then there is always a big flat plate to use until you caught up on the...

Okay I jumped through You tube hoops and got this over sized video up and running. It is 20 minutes long but it starts at the 10 minute mark. Don't ask me how I did that I only have suspicions. If...

Did I mention they are mostly afraid of the crazy loud guy :medvl:

Really, if it mattered they would say something. I am the type that volunteers to help any and all so we tolerate each others...

I was looking at NC, and Carrol anvils. I was kind of set on the CC after reading all I could for about 3 months. Cliff Carrol makes his in Colorado and if you buy from him direct he ships free....

Nothing I do surprises the neighbors.
I got a thumbs up from the trash truck driver the UPS guy, and the mail man.

The ring can help you determine if an anvil you are thinking about buying has problems. If you tap back and forth and run into a few dungs instead of dings you could have a separation of the top...

Well today went well. I got up late but made up the time with some planning.

I mixed up the clay (Bubble Alumina) and went to town. It definitely was named right. The little bubbles are...

Well I was imagining it fired up and all glowing red inside. I thought about how I would put a piece of metal in it when the thought crossed my mind " I don't have any tongs" . I guess I have to make...

Yeah it is a cleat somebody is trying to sell as an anvil. pfffffff
I got this one.
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Had to drive 200 miles to get it but is nice. 110 lb. Wilkinson from Dudley, England. I'd date it circa...

I was planing on making a little rack type thing that holds the blank right in the middle. I have enough of the insulation to cut out a piece and coat it with clay.

I made a 3D model and took a...

Well, it's almost in operation. I still have to put the clay in it and i will get that done before the roosters wake up tomorrow. The advice is to let the clay set a few hours and then slowly fire up...

Got it. The bracket is not an option but mandatory.

I was just using the point of the back door as an angle reference. I did a build mistake when I put the ho;e in the side. I measured the middle from the outside without thinking for a second. On the...

Well actually, I plan on making some tools first. I need a custom set of tongs to start with.
I will also bang out some razor shaped objects with some pieces of steel I have laying around. Things...

I been looking at forge designs for a year so I don't know who to thank for what. :<0) I just started putting things together after I bought what I thought where the best parts from everything I have...

I don't know what it was but I am sure he made up for it by giving you something else you would enjoy more.
This week I got 2 bruises, 3 cuts and a cramp that goes from the top of my leg to my...

It's been a long week and I feel like I am way behind with this project. I have excuses but lets get to the flame.

I finally came up with a torch design I like. Comes apart easy enough if I want...

Well today was pretty productive once I got going.

I spread everything out on the floor and realized I was missing all the base and housing metal. A quick run to storage and I scrounged up some...

Thanks for that tip. It was a thought, the kind that gets in the way of the kiss principle. Once i get moving around here this morning I am going to take the exploded view shot I promised. Then see...

Well I started working on the forge today. It has been awhile but I am hell bent on getting a forge up and running within the next few weeks. I shaped some fire brick today and even though it is not...

Took your advice and found this>>> http://straightrazorpalace.com/forge/97444-wanna-see-anvil-2-200-a-3.html posted it in my anvil thread. I'm allll over the place these days. To anxious to get...

Not so easy as you might think. I have been looking in all sorts of places and have the word out to all friends. This is the kind of choices I have right now in the best classifieds in the US. within...

good reminder . I like my fires and flames outdoors. I may attract a gabby neighbor or 2 but they will have to talk between the pounding :<0) Which reminds me,,, I did forget something that I can...

I do appreciate all the input here. I was going to start building but I started gathering things together so a plan formulates in my head. I went to my storage and found all kinds of stuff :idea:...