Forging in New England

[tippit]

Thought some of you Southern boys (gals too) might want to see what your missing      Winter can sure cut into the fun.  Not only do you need to keep the body warm...anvil too!  tippit

   

   

   

   

[kansas stik man]

great setup ,hope to have one like it someday

[caleb0100]

Nice setup and garage! Mine's about a third of that size. But no matter how big, it's never big enough, right?

[tippit]

Forging in the Snow is an oxymoron.  Trying to keep hammers, steel, anvil and the body warm is a chore.  Can't wait to get to Aiken, SC next week for the hammer-in and some hog hunting!

[Steve Nuckels]

Very nice stuff you have there!  I like that hammer!  What can you tell me about it?

Steve
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Potomac Forge

[Tique]

Real nice stuff!! I'd like to hear some more about that hammer too.

[tippit]

That is a Brent Baily hammer.  He makes incredible hammers, power hammer tools, and an assortment of other goodies.  Mark Aspery turned me on to him.  He is a great guy to work with especially if you have a design you want.  I wanted a few different power hammer spring swages...no problem.  He made them up after discussing the way I wanted to use them over the phone.

That hammer is 3 pounds, flat on one side with the edges slightly flared up.  The other is convex for moving metal.  It is my go to hammer 90% of the time.  You won't be disappointed...tell him I said so.  Doc

 http://www.brentbaileyforge.com/

[tippit]

Actually this is kinda funny.  I posted these picture not to necessarily show my forging shop    garage.  But to show the difficulty of trying to forge with All the Snow we have!

[madness522]

Hey Doc it was 80 here yesterday.  And they are calling for highs in the upper 50's and 60's in Clyde this weekend with no snow in sight.

[tippit]

Barry,  That's what I wanted to hear  

[Bobby Urban]

Doc - did you make your forge?  Buy it?  Can you get more pics and tell a little about it?  Maybe you have already and can just bring back an old thread.  I am begining the process of making one and looking at many to get my design thinker working.  Nice set up you have there.  I find it tough to keep the anvil warm inside a shop this time of year in Michigan so hammering outside would really be tough.

Bob Urban

[Mechslasher]

been between 70 and 80 for the last week or so here in abbeville, sc.  this is what i do between deer season and bowfishing.  my daughter and i caught these on jugs last weekend.  about three gallons of fillets.

 

 

[tippit]

Chris, Looks like a lot more fun than having snowball fights!

[NC BowBender]

You can keep the snow...

But send the knives on down