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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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No inspector in my town
You live in Heaven?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Live free or die,without inspection!
Not over here ,Reilly I agree
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away from the ground
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Mad Max
Trad climber
Bakersfield
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Well, it's not nearly as awesome as all you guys but I like solo camping/driving/trips, and here's my redneck sleeper cabin in my Ford Expedition, built in four hours with $130
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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I own 4 anvils, and the heaviest one weighs in at 240lbs I have a 70# and a 165# anvil but I keep looking for more. How many is enough?
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Hey Sierra Ledge Rat,
Nice anvil ! , Great shape and a good size for knife work.
I've got 6 anvils from 40# on up
My main user is a 260# double horn from the Czech Republic that I bought new.
Just like anything ,a power hammer is just a tool, but the big ones are quite capable of hurting you if you get the work in between the dies too cold or crooked. Definitely a noise hazard!
Your knife blade in progress looks great.. I don't make knives myself, but maybe will take it up when I ''retire. ''
Those NC Kifemaker forges seem to scale up more than most, sometimes it helps to increase the gas pressure for a more reducing flame.
Not sure what the heat treat for leaf spring steel is for a blade, but I've used that material for the spikes on the bottoms of several custom technical mountaineering ice tools.
Heat to bright orange to light yellow [ non magnetic ] quench straight down and moving in slightly warm oil, Draw the temper to purple at the tip. Makes a very tough tool without being too hard.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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...the big ones are quite capable of hurting you...
So the little ones just sting?
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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...for a more reducing flame... Would it help to throw a few charcoal briquettes into the forge?
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Damn, that is truly a beautiful anvil...lucky, indeed!
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Ok, really proud of this... My son and his lovely wife recently bought their first house. (That's the proud part!) As a housewarming gift, I built them a new kitchen. The layout didn't change much, except to add a corner pantry cabinet and an island. The cabinets are traditional face frame style, Alder wood with melamine interiors. The island top is made from Black Limba. Here's the after and before shots:
And here's the top being built:
I used some Purple Heart plugs to hide the post-tension threaded rods.
And one more of the completed cabinets. I like the warm afternoon light in this one.
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Beautiful wood island bajaandy. In the first pic that's where my eye went immediately. Congratulations on your kid's first purchase too.
Sierra Rat Ledge, can't wait to see the finished blade.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Oh my. Some beautiful work!
That island!!!!!
Susan
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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^^^ Nice
Is that all pine stained in different colors?
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away from the ground
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Yes it is. The accent is sapele.
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maddog69
Trad climber
Ut
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The front gate/panel is on drop out hinges and surfaced with desk blotter - so it is a solid writing surface in the field. It's my first one.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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My one failing has been coordinating subcontractors efficiently. It's like herding cats.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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It's like herding cats.
Yes, but cats are honest.
"I'll be there tomorrow."
Who knew that 'tomorrow' was so open to interpretation?
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