The item in the photo will be a candle holder when it's completed. The leaf is the one that was in yesterday's post. There will be a candle cup and a drip pan (or do you say bobeche) centered on the bottom part when completed. Instead of hanging as it is now, I think I'll make a base for it directly under the candle cup. It will look good sitting on the mantle over the fireplace. The fireplace with the new tools and stand, I might add. I'll have to wait and finish them after the fair closes. It will be easier to join the parts with the MIG welder than trying to rivet or fasten them together with the limited resources at the blacksmith shop.
Craig was fumbling around for something to make out a heavy piece of stock we had laying around and quite facetiously I suggested making a mattock. A little while later after a lot of pounding, he and Andy pounded out a 1/2 scale version. We had all three of us working on it for a couple of the operations. Craig was holding while Andy and I did the striking. There's a lot of sweat involved in shaping the larger pieces but the three of us work really well together and it went pretty quickly. Hard work but fun.
It's supposed to be the hottest day of the week today, so I think we'll just tinker with some small stuff. Both of the boys say they're in for next year depending on situations. One guy is thinking internship and the other one is getting married. Pretty good reasons not to come work for free but I imagine they'll be there if they're able to. That would be nice.
I should have a few more pictures of our output to post in the next couple of days. Stay cool!
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sorry i missed you at the fair but the nit wits i work for think i should have an apartment at the steel mill boy are they gonna get a surprise one morning when i wake up and say that's it i'm done someone told me the crop duster had an accident you hear anything maybe we can do breakfast this weekend cuzzin ricky
We could have used a few more spectators. Pretty slim crowd. We definitely need "barker" to call them in as soon as they park their cars.
The Missus saw in the paper about a crash but the pilot was OK - they picked him up walking down Rte 10. Don't know any other details, though.
I should be free Sunday morning.
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