Coon Dog Forge

so my forging was pretty limited yesterday. had to work on the pickup a little. i had to change the alternator friday morning only to find i had got a bad alternator. so tracing all the connections to make sure there wasnt a deeper lying issue while waiting on another part. but all should be good to go with it now.

here is a small slab for the bench i am starting. it is part of a much larger slab from Ralph. white oak in an epoxy. the legs were started and need to be finished, a slight taper to the foot and another taper and a scroll for the foot. more pics to come.

and the next 2 pictures are of the newest addition to the family. this old girl should bring many years of happiness to the forge. she weighs in roughly at 170lbs. she was born in 1918. she will get cleaned up with the wire brush and get a bath in linseed oil to keep her beautiful.

did a little catch up today. tried to connect with the customer but he had some errands to run. so maybe we can meet up and test fit the curtain rod holders tomorrow. i had a little time before i called it a day and played a little with the new tig welder and my new Jackson welding helmet. its a whole new world under a decent helmet. so i ordered a couple of these little cube things to check them out, they are kinda cool. they come in a 2 inch x 1/8 inch 6 pieces and you weld them together. this is the first one i have done. im a little rusty with the tig torch but it will come back, just takes some time. this little cube is 2 inches square. it was fun to do. stay tuned, next week has the finished curtain rod holders and a special piece to hold an orb of sorts.