Thanks for that video. It helped alot to see how he spaced out his blade length with that extra pair of tongs.

[quote name='Lin Rhea' date='04 April 2013 - 05:09 PM' timestamp='1365116972' post='6998'] You want low tech? You got it. I naturally just ...

Nicely done John, I really like your style. Good looking working knives.

I for one prefer "Old School" signing my knives with an engraver...The reason is that someone (that I have great respect for) once told me that it loo...

[quote name='ABS Webmaster' date='29 March 2013 - 08:15 PM' timestamp='1364609707' post='6951'] Jared Now that is a great idea! We could re...

Hey guy's I used the hammer for the first time today on hot steel...wow there is a learning curve with running a mechanical hammer. I did have to...

[quote name='Chad Harding' date='28 March 2013 - 05:28 AM' timestamp='1364470097' post='6937'] Thanks for the comments. That curly maple came from ...

Thats really nice...I like the wall mount too. Better than anything I have been able to produce.

Yea Steve You're right about that. I thought about that as I welded that on. Eventually I will be doing that. I had hammer fever and didn't want ...

Thanks I could not figure it out even after going and looking at the tutorial several different times. This hammer was a fun project if anyone has an...

[quote name='Brian Thie' date='24 March 2013 - 09:41 PM' timestamp='1364182884' post='6908'] Jared I would suggest placing a couple of bags of ...

Helve hammer Here is a video of my little helve hammer I built. I'll have to put a foundation down in my barn and bolt it to it to keep it from ...

I sent Brian and Steve a copy of a test run video. I don't have a U-Tube account so I could't post it here. The hammer went through a redesign after...

I worked on the hammer today. I had to buy some more pillow block bearings for my jack shaft. I also mounted the motor. No test run yet and I got caug...