[TheForge] making shovels ... me too?

Paul N crosspein at sbcglobal.net
Wed Mar 4 16:24:45 EST 2009


Please post response here.  I'd like one too.

I recently hammered one out of a piece of 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 4" 
(free-hand). It came out pretty nice, despite the wear on my arm. (Talk 
about your forging contest). It looks quite rustic, but I'd like to try 
and make a more consistent shovel

Allen Ortery wrote:
> I am mad at myself for being stupid and not making a copy of the form
> and the shovel blank that we used at the John c. campbell Folk school
> when I was there. Does anyone have the plans for the one that francis
> Whitaker used?  It hangs on the back wall in the shop there. I really
> like that one and the way it looks.
> Any help would be great.
> Thanks Allen Ortery
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