Oklahoma swage blocks (was Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr

Wed Jun 12 13:28:00 2002

I'd like to see the photos of the stand. Also any construction hints
would be nice.

Mark

Mark E. Williams, PhD
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland 21853
410-651-6431 or 6420
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Linn [mailto:[email protected]]=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 10:12 PM
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Subject: Re: Oklahoma swage blocks (was Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr

I've got photos of a great little swage block stand I made if anyone is=20
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=20
>from Centaur Forge that I saw at their shop at an UMBA meeting in=20
>Burlington, Wi,  ( and still hope to acquire  them)  but I  simply=20
>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=20
>local foundry cast them up.  They  sold as a chapter fund raiser at=20
>$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=20
>use, but now need to make it a permanent stand.
>
>Dann Johnson
>
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