[TheForge] Fanning the flames

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I had a friend give me the wood off of a bellows some years ago.  The wood 
needs some repair and of course it needs leather.  The wood is 2"x6"s 
laminated together, very heavy. It has just sat there waiting for me to have 
time to work on it.  I was thinking of using an oil cloth in place of 
leather, but haven't really checked on price of either.  It also needs the 
valves and nozel block.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:33:03 -0600
From: Paul N <crosspein at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fanning the flames
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>

I half expected that 3/4" plywood would be too light. Maybe I'll
laminate a couple of pieces of 1/2" for the bottom, although hanging
weight from it doesn't bother me. The museum shop where I volunteer has
a rebuilt antique bellows, and even with planks about 1" thick, we hung
4 very large horse shoes from the bottom paddle to get it to draw more
effectively.

Thanks for the comments.
**Paul