[TheForge] The Mother Load

[robert hensarling]

Wow, I had no idea there were so many of you selling your large 
swedgeblocks!  I thought only one price was high, the one for $175, but the 
block itself look really good.
I took the offer from the guy (we all know) that said he'd just give it to 
me if I could get some good use out of it, so Bingo, we made the deal!  Even 
with the neat stand, and the offer to split the shipping bill.  This was 
just overwhelming!
So, now that I've said all of that, I have to admit that it's all a bunch of 
hooey :o(  No one emailed, no one offered to give me anything, and no one 
was certainly going to pay half of the shipping.  But I figure I had you 
guys going for a minute :o)  Ya just can't trust a darned ol South Texan!
Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "robert hensarling" <rhrocker at hilconet.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] The Mother Load


> The only way I'd even consider it would be to see everything all spread 
> out,
> then I couldn't afford it anyway :o(     Man O Boy Howdy I'd sure like a
> swedge block like that!  Hardly any made their way to South Texas
> apparently.  Email me if you have one for sale!  As for the eBay auction,
> I'm thinking I have no business playing with this one!!
> Robert Hensarling
> 4326 E. Main
> Uvalde, Texas 78801
> www.mesquiterocker.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ries" <ries at riesniemi.com>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] The Mother Load
>
>
>> Well, it is a lot of weight- but what the heck is in those boxes?
>> I kinda doubt its 13,000lbs of usable tools- it looks like all kinds
>> of rusty metal.
>> Some tooling, for sure, and some tongs, and a lot of unidentifiable
>> stuff that maybe fit something once, but is probably pretty useless
>> today.
>>
>> I am guessing if you spent $3000 on a new anvil, swage block, and a
>> bunch of new Off Center Forge spring swages and tongs, you would end
>> up with a LOT more usable tools, at less than half the price.
>>
>> You wouldnt get those nifty wooden crates, though- those have gotta be
>> worth a few grand on their own.
>>
>> ries
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 9, 2009, at 7:33 PM, bamablacksmith at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> Try ebay and look up 120389530191
>>
>>
>> holy moly....
>>
>>
>>
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