[TheForge] WTB: Any hardy tools to fit 3/4 inch hardy hole

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> I'm a beginner blacksmith who recently acquired an anvil with a 3/4 inch
> hardy hole.  I'm now looking for any and all tools to fit.  Does anyone on
the
> list have any hardies with a 3/4 shank for sale or know of any sources for
this
> size?  I checked the usual online sources (Kayne, Centaur, etc.) but
couldn't
> find anything this small.  It seems that most of what is available is in
7/8 or
> 1 inch.
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
>
> Larry
> Butler, PA

Hey, Larry, welcome to the addiction ;-) I happen to be rather familiar with
your area- there's a little Medieval event that happens over your way every
August- every time I pack to go, I wish I lived in Butler ;-) Or, maybe
Newcastle....

As far as fitting your tools to your hardie hole, why don't you just grind
them to fit? Or, make your own- you will eventually, once you realize that
nobody makes a whozit for that project you want to do, and life would be
lots easier if you just had a whozit for your hardie hole. It'a also a very
simple project, to start you out in understanding your craft and the tools
you use. Just remember, grind opposite sides evenly, and if you leave a very
slight taper, it'll be easier to slip into the hardie hole.

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....