Oklahoma swage blocks (was Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr

[Mike Linn]

I've got photos of a great little swage block stand I made if anyone is 
interested...

mike


At 02:56 PM 6/11/02 -0500, you wrote:
>For more than a  year, I have been oogling the matched set of swage blocks 
>from Centaur Forge that I saw at their shop at an UMBA meeting in 
>Burlington, Wi,  ( and still hope to acquire  them)  but I  simply 
>couldn't pass up  one of the  Oklahoma swage blocks in La Crosse.
>
>I understand that one of the chapter members carved the pattern, and a 
>local foundry cast them up.  They  sold as a chapter fund raiser at 
>$75.  It really cleaned up nice.  It appeared such an excellent  value, 
>that my wife smiled.   Mine  weighs  about 61 pounds.  Already put it to 
>use, but now need to make it a permanent stand.
>
>Dann Johnson
>
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