[TheForge] hardies and other accoryies for the anvil

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

For years I made do with whatever makeshift jigs I could come up with 
for my various BS projects.  Since my time was limited at the forge, I 
wanted to spend as much of it as possible making the ned product.  
Finally a few years ago, I gave the project list to my son to work on 
and I spent a couple of weekends making nothing byt anvil tools.   Best 
investkment of my time at the anvil ever.  Not only can I complete more 
projects in less time now, I can add elements that would have been 
impossible without.    Now I have to schedule another weekend remaking 
some of my tooling in tool steel as opposed to the mild steel I made the 
prototypes from.   They get used more than I ever predicted and I am 
tired of having to dress them.    But to your point, I waited years to 
do it and when I did I had an excellent idea of what I needed.  What you 
need depends on what you do.  

Charles


marilyn traber 011221 wrote:

>Actually, he rather reminds me of my apprentive, Naz- has the anvil, has the 
>money, wants to get EVERYTHING set up immediately ;-)
>
>I'll give you the same advice I've been giving him- slow down a bit, and find 
>out what you need. While there are zillions of tools for the hardy as has 
>been mentioned, you likely won't need most of them  until you start in on a 
>project that calls for them. I finally started making tools for my hardy, and 
>so far, I have a cut-off hardy, beveled on one side, after discussing it with 
>folks here, and, since I happened to have one, I converted a RR alignment 
>tool to a bick iron. Eventually, I'll be making a U-shaped hardy for scrolls 
>and the like, but, since I'm not usually making multiples, I do most of what 
>I want to do with my hammer and anvil.
>
>Get accustomed to using ALL the areas of your anvil- it's truly an amazing 
>tool. And, once you DO get projects that require you to make multiples of 
>different things, THEN buy the specific tool(s) for the job. Or, if you trip 
>over something you can get a good deal on, pick it up then. There's nothing 
>more annoying, to me, than a shop full of brand new, unused tools. I mean, 
>what's the point?
>
>
>Phlip
>
>  
>