[TheForge] Kinyon hammer project...

[Todd Rich]

Well, I finally got started on my project of building a Kinyon style 
hammer.  Friday I checked out rumors of a scrap yard no to far from me. 
Turns out they were true, and the place was loaded with iron goodies. 
Their price on iron was $0.30/lb, but the price was going up to $0.40/lb 
on the 15th, so there was no time to lose.

I borrowed my brother-in-law's truck and headed back out there yesterday. 
I was able to pick up some 10" H-beam (3/4" edge, 1/2" web), and a 60" bar 
of 6 1/2" round (two anvils...anybody need one for their hammer project?), 
and a 17"x30" chunk of 3/4" plate.  1205# total.

Got them loaded up, took them to where I was able to borrow the use of a 
12" saw to clean up the ends of the H-beam from the flame cuts, and to cut 
the round in half.  Loaded them back up and took them home.

http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/1545

For some pictures of the unloading.