Emerson vs. Scott 100 lb anvil

Yea, I actually did it on a rock with a pair of vise grips.

keep at it you will get the hang of it

I got my anvil, and some supplies. Headed home to unwrap it. lol

Travis I picked it up off the floor can put it on the cart. I think I'll be just fine with it.

I worked on clips and a bar shoe today. Having trouble drawing enough source material for a good size clip. Mine are on the thin side, but not bendable thin.

Bought a few compromise patterns today.

I worked on clips and a bar shoe today. Having trouble drawing enough source material for a good size clip. Mine are on the thin side, but not bendable thin.
Kim Turner.





Kim how is the shoe-making going?
give us a look at your anvil

The shitty looking heart bar started out as a straight bar, but I tried doig things different, hurried, it came out too big, I tried to make it work, and wrecked it. Dammit. Almost have my forpunch dialed in, but the creaser still ain't right.

Hopefully, these came out better. I need to hang out with Smitty.

do you have a clearer pic its hardto see it/

One thing i hate is poor quality pics

Thought I'd taken different angles. Hate this phone. Rip into 'em, Smitty. I'd appreciate critiques from you.

What make of phone is it?

Travis the one on the left i cant see it to well
what is that shoe?

Well, if you can't tell me, it ain't much of one!!! LOL, it started out as a bar shoe, but it was too big, so I tried making it work, and just mangled the living shit out of it.

yes we get them days too
take little steps with shoe-making
no point trying to make bar shoes if you cant forge a heel
just an example

The only bar shoe I've seen with a forged heel was a swaged whip across bar shoe.

think again

Are you saying that forging heels on an open shoe is how one learns to define the heel on a bar shoe?

Here ya go, Smitty. Same shoes, better pics. I took ones ealier showing nails pitch, I thought, but I can't find 'em.

Smitty, I taught Travis everything I know about shaping shoes.