ipneto In reply to bear48 [2017-01-16 21:48:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.  

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ipneto In reply to iberiko [2013-10-19 01:50:26 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.

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ipneto In reply to WarClad [2013-09-28 22:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I am glad people enjoy it as much as I do.

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WarClad In reply to ipneto [2013-09-29 06:40:28 +0000 UTC]

You do a lot of things that I hope to learn some day, so watching is very inspiring. 

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ipneto In reply to WarClad [2013-10-01 04:26:14 +0000 UTC]

Well if I can be inspiring for someone then thats a good thing  No better day than today because yesterday is always gone and tomorrow never comes.  

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ipneto In reply to Julesjustjules [2013-09-24 23:44:07 +0000 UTC]

your welcome.

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ipneto In reply to KatherineReedKS [2013-09-24 23:44:18 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.

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ipneto In reply to Silver11k [2013-09-24 23:44:26 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.

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ipneto In reply to lamelobo [2013-08-13 06:10:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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ipneto In reply to artistladysmith [2013-03-16 16:18:36 +0000 UTC]

Hey there. I am working at the mngp doing 12's. Been way to tired to do anything lately. Though I should be able to finish my steak anvil in time for it to be sent down to the memphis metal museaum. Going to be a lot of work. I still have to finish welding the round horn and make it round. I am so tired. I have had a migrane for like 9 weeks now. Oh man so much to do and so little energy. Hope your having fun. I loved the crow/blackbird that you made.

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artistladysmith In reply to ipneto [2013-03-17 01:15:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh Man.... hear ya....worked at itasca last summer and couldn't get up enough energy to do anything in the shop.....migrain...been there as well, not fun...i usually got them when i was so tiered and needed rest....hmmm sound familiar? hope you're feeling better soon Stephen...glad you liked the raven

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ipneto In reply to artistladysmith [2013-03-23 14:40:17 +0000 UTC]

I hope so as well
keep up the awesome work.

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ipneto In reply to Arboris-Silvestre [2013-02-22 01:09:28 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.

Thanks

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ipneto In reply to MikailaD21 [2013-01-21 04:36:02 +0000 UTC]

Yesssss I am a smith though I supose being the building would be interesting too. Thanks and yes I have made most of them its been a long road full of learning but suposidly it has tought me something though I don't know if I agree LOL

Your welcome

Let me know if you have any questions. I will answere any I can or try and point you in some sort of direction Its good to see more young people enjoying this fun craft

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MikailaD21 In reply to ipneto [2013-01-21 21:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Lol yes that would be. How old were you when you started blacksmithing? How many years have you been working as a smith? Well it has definitely taught you that metal is hot lol.

Ok. Thank you very much then! Yeah, i don't know if I'm going to like having competition in my age group when i go away to school for artist blacksmith certificate.

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ipneto In reply to MikailaD21 [2013-01-25 12:30:17 +0000 UTC]

20 or 21 somewhere in abouts those ages. So like 8 years I guess now? maybee? I really don't know Yes though I still have to be reminded of it from time to time.

Your welcome. Well I hope you enjoy yourself. I am sure there will be plenty of fun toys to use at least and plenty of people to learn from. Enjoy it and make full use of the tools at your disposale. Hopefully it will be an easier road.

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MikailaD21 In reply to ipneto [2013-01-25 19:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow. That's a while. I think my boss has been doing blacksmithing and welding for 20 years. Yes lol i agree that it does like to remind you.

Thank you. Yes i will. I'm already thinking of ideas what i could make there. Thank you for the advise

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ipneto In reply to MikailaD21 [2013-01-26 20:35:35 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome If your ever down in the states look me up I always enjoy getting someone to swing a sledge hammer or swinging one myself

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MikailaD21 In reply to ipneto [2013-01-27 21:43:41 +0000 UTC]

Ok. Thank you. If i get to travel south I'll let ya know. Although so far i can only swing a 4ib sledge hammer XD

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ipneto In reply to MikailaD21 [2013-01-28 04:15:16 +0000 UTC]

lol. It just takes a little instruction of which I seem to always have to give those I work with. Not many work with muscle power that much. We will brake you of that habit if you come to forge Its a whole different learning experiance especially when your directing instead of swinging but there is plenty to learn on both sides of the anvil.

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MikailaD21 In reply to ipneto [2013-01-28 18:03:15 +0000 UTC]

Well i dunno about that. I'm skinny as it is. That's true. I never thought of that. I could always borrow someone as an assistant if i need muscle power when i get my own forge together. Thanks

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ipneto In reply to MikailaD21 [2013-01-29 13:40:39 +0000 UTC]

You should see how skinny I was before I was able to get into this. It helps when your making your own tools to have the help. oh and some things you might find interesting.

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MikailaD21 In reply to ipneto [2013-02-05 20:07:59 +0000 UTC]

Well i still think i have a lot more work to do than you did when you started. I was the fastest female cross country runner in high school and was fast at long distance in track and field as well. yeah, I'm hoping my smith friend will teach me how to make various tongs over the summer.

I know some of those, anvilfire, iforgeiron and ABANA. Thank you More stuff to study is always good.

Did you learn how to make your own iron ingots?

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ipneto In reply to MikailaD21 [2013-02-06 07:10:43 +0000 UTC]

lol. The endurance is the important part. Sounds like you have that kind of muscle already built up. Tongs ar simple there are some nice videos from Brian Brazeal up on the web deffinatly worth the watch.

Your welcome.

What do you mean by iron ingots? I have been a part of a cast iron pour and I have also helped run an aristotal furnace. I have some peices of it to try and consolidate for something small. Its a complicated subject I don't know enough about. But am learning more and more each day. Don't know if you've seen the [link]
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MikailaD21 In reply to ipneto [2013-02-07 18:14:28 +0000 UTC]

But running only builds up your lungs/heart legs and abs. How does that help? Ok. I like learning by seeing so I'll definitely check them out later.

Taking iron ore and putting it in a furnace to remove the impurities out of it. Isn't that a ingot? Cool! Lucky. I hope to learn it some day as well.

Yaaay videos! Thank you. I'll bookmark those for later studying. The viking axe one is really cool.

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ipneto In reply to MikailaD21 [2013-02-07 19:57:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh trust a man that has sports induced asma and does this...It helps. When working you are using your whole body. Keep that in mind. I noticed in your pictures your leaning way down to get your face near your work. Try to break that habbit. Get your hip in close to the anvil and just let the hammer fall. A rectangular handle with opposing corners removed will help with this and alow you to hold it with little stress on your body and a two fingered grip (thumb and pointer). leaning over like that will only hurt your back. Most smiths arn't big burly muscular men. Its about endurance more than power. You're better off using a micanical means to get the power. Less stress on your body less aches and pains as you get older. The first book I would recomend you get and I know its expensive is the Mark Aspery's first book. I think I gave you the link..deffinatly well worth it. Especialy for a beginner. It deals with the ergonomics of proper hand forging pretty well in the first chapter.

Well depending on the actuall process it would be called a bloom at that point or a batch, pour, fluff. Ingot isn't used in that reference that much. There is a knife forum that has an area that deals with the particulars of that. [link]

Yeah its a pretty neat one. Top tools are really handy to have.

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MikailaD21 In reply to ipneto [2013-02-11 23:13:25 +0000 UTC]

Ok ok i believe you now. Yeah its partially a bad habit, i can't see it very well. The hammer handles don't fit my hands well in general though. I think. Also in that picture I'm so low because my anvil isn't quite high enough and I'm working at the edge finishing off a ball furnishing if that effects it at all. Yeah, i can't afford a power hammer yet and assistants are free.
.....I don't think i got that link. Wow its really expensive on amazon. It can't be that old.... Thank you . My boss can only teach me so much. The rest i have to learn by carefully watching him more or elsewhere.

That's what its called. Bloom. Ok, i see it. Thanks

Its a really good idea inserting a tool steel piece (or so) where the cutting edge is. Its hard to find tool steel of that size if you were to use all of it for the axe.

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ipneto In reply to Isentosamballerer [2013-01-07 20:01:19 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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ipneto In reply to CuSmith [2012-12-13 19:21:53 +0000 UTC]

No problem. Love your gallery. Keep up the amazing work

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ipneto In reply to GreyDrizzle [2012-11-15 17:01:18 +0000 UTC]

Well thank you.

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