Monday was a slow day at the fair. We only had a few visitors all day but we were lucky enough to have the Queen and Miss Congeniality stop by. It's not every day you get a visit from royalty. We also picked up a small commission job.
The tongs are coming along right smartly. I've got a small pair just about finished and Craig is coming right along on a pair for him. The small ones aren't too tough to make but the big pair requires a lot of hammering. A power hammer would be a real blessing here. I wasn't real happy with the first jaw I made but the second one came out right. Sometime this week I'll make up another one and then try my luck forge welding the handles on.
Why don't you drag your treadle hammer over there? Then it could be used for a second time.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. It's just a big can crusher now. I'm trying to get the place tooled up. I can probably have the job as long as I want it.
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ReplyDeleteSo today around 2 p.m. in the 90 degree heat, I was cruising around the Northern Japser/Western Starke County area on my bike and sweating like mad. Then I thought, "At least I'm not being a blacksmith at the fair today." Hope you stayed somewhat cool.
ReplyDeleteTP - The weather was pretty good all week for us. I need to get back on my bike or start running again. Just haven't been able to convince myself to exercise after I finish up at the end of the day. I think I'm going to try to race walk the Ramble again.
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