And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I love working with/smithing metal, and more particularly, pattern welding steel. The video is a very good primer for anvils. Looking around behind him, he's got a very nice shop.
He has a nice shop, indeed! I have a Peter Wright that belonged to my Great grandfather. It's 168 lbs. and was somewhat abused in the decades before I acquired it. Most of the edges on the face are rounded and chipped but, it still functions for my purposes.
Nice video... Now I need a bigger anvil, dammit.
ReplyDeleteNice video... Now I need a bigger anvil, dammit.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, there is definitely an art to smithing...
ReplyDeleteI love working with/smithing metal, and more particularly, pattern welding steel. The video is a very good primer for anvils. Looking around behind him, he's got a very nice shop.
ReplyDeleteYes he does - I'm jealous.
ReplyDeleteHe has a nice shop, indeed! I have a Peter Wright that belonged to my Great grandfather. It's 168 lbs. and was somewhat abused in the decades before I acquired it. Most of the edges on the face are rounded and chipped but, it still functions for my purposes.
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