Forge shell with end cut off
Forge shell with end cut off
Forge shell with both ends cut out
Forge shell with freshly cut kiln shelf inside
Forge shell with freshly cut kiln shelf inside
Forge shell with freshly cut kiln shelf inside
Forge shell on stand
Forge shell stand
Forge shell stand
Forge shell, sandblasted, on stand, with kiln shelf
Forge shell, sandblasted, on stand, with kiln shelf
Forge with legs and kiln shelf
Forge legs, from below
Centerline marked on forge shell
Forge with elaborate clamping system for the handle.
Elaborate clamping system for the handle
Forge with freshly welded handle
Freshly welded handle
Detail of welded legs
Detail of welded legs
Partial burner in front of forge
Partial burner in front of forge
Burner mount tube with thumb screws
Burner mount tube with thumb screws
Burner mount tube with thumb screws, next to complete burner with choke
Series of holes drilled from the burner mount tube
Series of holes drilled from the burner mount tube
Gaping, jagged hole for the burner mount tube
Smooth hole for the burner mount tube
Forge with burner mount tube welded on
Forge with burner mount tube welded on
Noir forge with burner mount tube welded on
Forge with burner mount tube welded on
Forge with burner mount tube welded on
Assembled propane plumbing on the workbench
Burner test: tank behind the BBQ
Burner test: burner clamped to kiln shelf clamped to stool
Burner test: burner clamped to kiln shelf clamped to stool
Burner test: burner nozzle burned clean after the first test
Burner test: stable flame with choke full open, after drilling out the apperture
Burner test: stable flame with choke full open, after drilling out the apperture
Burner test: stable flame with choke full open, after drilling out the apperture
Fishy applying Rigidizer to the bulkheads
Fishy applying Rigidizer to the bulkheads
Fishy applying Rigidizer to the bulkheads
Fishy applying Rigidizer to the bulkheads
Freshly painted forge shell
Forge with second coat of paint
Forge with second coat of paint
Forge enclosures after firing
Forge with kaowool blanket installed
Forge with kaowool blanket installed
Forge with kaowool blanket and ITC-100 applied
Forge with kaowool blanket and ITC-100 applied, rear view
Forge with kaowool blanket and ITC-100 applied and front enclosure in place
My shiny new hammer, fresh out of the box
Forge set up for first burn test
Forge set up for first burn test
Forge set up for first burn test
Forge set up for first burn test
First burn test
First burn test
First burn test
First burn test
First burn test
Final curing heat
Final curing heat
Final curing heat
Final curing heat: burner detail
Final curing heat: sidewall detail
Final curing heat: heating metal
Final curing heat: heated metal on rail
Forge on newly assembled stand
Forge on newly assembled stand
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil: hardie and pritchell holes
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil: horn
The newly acquired (but not at all new) Dockrey Family anvil
Anvil with forge on stand
corvi at the anvil
corvi at the forge, looking through closeup
Pointy rod on the anvil
Broken front enclosure bits
Forge with missing front enclosure
Front enclosure bits wired back into place
Fishy at the forge, working on tongs
Tongs heating in the forge
Fishy peening the tongs rivet
Fishy arranging rod to forge tong grips
Tongs in the forge, while corvi and Fish work out rod arrangement
Fishy hammering tongs to shape
Fishy quenching tongs
Fishy examining finished tongs
Steaming, out of focus tong jaws
Cow heating rod
Cow heating rod, looking through forge
Cow working on the horn of the anvil
Cow working on the horn of the anvil.
Cow working on the horn of the anvil.
Cow working on the horn of the anvil.
Cow with finished crook thing
Crook thing heating in forge, closeup
Cow quenching his crook thing
Cow quenching his crook thing
corvi heating cable
corvi heating cable
corvi hammering on cable
Flames shooting out of forge during cable heat
Fishy drawing out a rod section on the horn
Fihsy drawing out rod section
Fishy drawing out rod section
Fishy heating rod
Fishy bending rod
Fishy bending end of coat hook
corvi working on mess of cable
corvi heating cable
Finished coat hook
Finished coat hook
corvi working on cable mess
Finished coat hook
Finished coat hook and tongs
corvi with pointy rod
Anvil on incomplete anvil stand
Anvil on incomplete anvil stand, forge
Anvil on incomplete anvil stand, forge
Anvil on incomplete anvil stand
Anvil on finished anvil stand
Anvil on finished anvil stand
First forge burn
Coathook in position
Coathook in position
Refrigerator door handle installed
Refrigerator door handle installed
Refrigerator door handle installed
Refrigerator door handle installed
Refrigerator door handle installed, door open
Chris at thr anvil, drawing out his coathook
Chris at the anvil, drawing out his coathook
Chris at the forge
Forge with new front enclosure restraint
Forge with new front enclosure restraint
Forge with new front enclosure restraint
Freshly made hardie fullering tool
Freshly made hardie fullering tool
Freshly made hardie fullering tool
Freshly made hardie fullering tool
Freshly made hardie fullering tool
Freshly made hardie fullering tool
Scale on vertical support for first sundial
Scale on vertical support for first sundial
Scale on vertical support for first sundial
Scale on vertical support for first sundial
Scale on vertical support for first sundial
Scale on vertical support for first sundial
corvi's blade: annealed
corvi's blade: annealed
corvi's blade: annealed
corvi's blade: feet
corvi's blade: partally ground
corvi's blade: partially ground
corvi's blade: partially ground
corvi's blade: ground
corvi's blade: ground
corvi's blade: ground
corvi's blade: ground
corvi's blade: ground
corvi's blade: ground
corvi with ground blade
corvi with ground blade
Tempering lines from partial quenching heat
Tempering lines from partial quenching heat
corvi with quenched blade
corvi with quenched blade
corvi with quenched blade
corvi with tempered blade
Fishy's second forge burn
T-nut bolt stock
Finished sundial #1
Finished sundial #1
Finished sundial #1
Finished sundial #1, in situ
Finished sundial #1, in situ
Finished sundial #1, in situ
Finished sundial #1, in situ
Coathook at work, in use
Coathook at work
Second sundial
Second sundial
Second sundial
Linda and Pat with legvise
Legvise as it was found
Legvise, as it was found
Disassembled legvise parts
Stripped and painted legvise
Stripped and painted legvise
Stripped and painted legvise
Legvise with new leaf spring
Legvise with new leaf spring
Legvise with new leaf spring
Legvise with new leaf spring
Completed legvise stand
Horrible welds on the legvise stand
Horrible welds on the legvise stand
Legvise mounted to complete stand
Legvise mounted to complete stand
My scrapheap
Suspension coils found at Boeing Surplus
Forge set up for smithing at Longest Night 2005
corvi in pirate hat smithing at Longest Night 2005
corvi in pirate hat smithing at Longest Night 2005
corvi in pirate hat smithing at Longest Night 2005
Suspension coil, straightened section, machete blade blank
Machete blade blank
Machete blade blank
Machete blade clamped down being filed
Machete blade clamped down being filed
Machete blade after filing
Machete blade after filing
Machete blade after filing
Filed machete blade with pile of chips
Clay slip drying on the machete blade
Clay slip drying on the machete blade
Clay hamon strips drying on the machete blade
Clay hamon strips drying on the machete blade
Finished machete
Finished machete
Finished machete
Finished machete
Finished machete
Finished machete
Finished machete
Forge being fired up
Forge being fired up
Forge being fired up
Forge being fired up
Forge being fired up
Forge being fired up
Forge being fired up
Forge being fired up
Glowing forge and juicebox
Amy lighting the forge
Amy lighting the forge
Amy lighting the forge
View down the burner of the forge
Blade blank in the forge from behind
Blade blank in the forge from behind
Hammer striking glowing iron edge on
Hammer striking glowing iron edge on
Glowing iron in the forge
Amy hammering at the anvil
Amy hammering at the anvil
Amy hammering at the anvil
Amy hammering at the anvil
Amy hammering at the anvil
Amy hammering at the anvil
Amy hammering at the anvil, Fish in background
Fish hammering at the anvil
Fish hammering at the anvil
Flying hammerscale closeup
Flying hammerscale closeup
Flying hammerscale closeup
Flying hammerscale closeup
Flying hammerscale closeup
Flying hammerscale closeup
Flying hammerscale closeup -- good
Flying hammerscale closeup -- good
Flying hammerscale closeup -- good
Hammer hitting glowing iron
Hammer resting on anvil
Fish hammering at the anvil
Fish hammering at the anvil
Fish hammering at the anvil
Fish hammering at the anvil
Fish hammering at the anvil
