[TheForge] Blacksmithing Demo, Projects?

[Washington, Aubrey O.]

Lynn,
I'm gonna steal you duplex nail mini sword idea!  That's great.  
 
A friend of mine keeps a small box with a rail road spike and a handful of coal.  When someone asks him to make a knife, he offers to sell the box as a "do it yourself knife kit."  So far no one has bought it.
 
Aubrey

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of Lynn Emrich
Sent: Sun 4/15/2007 8:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Blacksmithing Demo, Projects?



Your comment about "making a sword" reminded me why we
always kept a box of duplex nails around. You don't
even have to heat them. Just flatten and they look
like a miniature sword!
Also using horse shoe nails you can make a quick and
easy spoon with a fancy handle.
Lynn

--- Tod Estes <testes at medicine.nodak.edu> wrote:

> Thats right bout the pratter, and a few really lame
> jokes dosent hurt to break
> the ice, and get the people talkin. I usually start
> with the leaf, then
> alternate between the nail and a drive in hook.
> drawing the stem of the leaf
> leads to a quick draw to finish a nail. A leaf with
> two punch holes and then
> turn the stem into a hook is another alternative.
> Just keeps ya fresh not doing
> the same 3 things all day. I always get the "Can you
> make a sword" question a
> few times so I will throw in a letter opener.


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