Sweet Homemade Hacksaw

What can I say I love old tools. I found this Gem at a antique store last weekend someone went to a lot of work to make this Hacksaw and I was not about to let that mans work be in vain I pulled this out of the bucket of overpriced rusty wrenches and was happy to pay the $5.00 to take it home. I can wait to cut something.

My Day Job

I wanted to take a second to talk about my work. I work for National Mfg. in Lincoln Ne. We build lots of great things such as the National Walking Sprinkler. National has made these great sprinklers since the 1930's I now get to carry on the tradition which I really enjoy. Along with this we build a line of Mixers, Ovens, and other testing equipment for Cereal Chemistry (Its a real thing). We also have a Metal and Art Division (the MA in MANATIONAL) the projects we work on are very broad but it makes for a ever changing work day.

Baptismal Font

I am very excited about this project this was something I did at work MANATIONAL (I will explain that later) This was made out of salvaged copper from Lincoln's capitol. I was asked to create something that had a "Patchwork Quilt" feel I hope I accomplished that. I had fun making this but after 4 days of hammering copper my palm seems a bit sore. It was fun making a small dome from a large one (see capitol building below) I will try to take some more photos once it has been installed in the church (I will have to find out where the church it is)

Black Rebel Black Smith Shop

I recently Joined the Prairie Blacksmith Association I made this hook at my first meeting it was a fun project I was amazed how quickly I took to it. I was hooked (sorry for the pun) so I purchased a 22" Champion Forge from a guy in David City. I have been working on rebuilding it. Here is a photo of the freshly painted Blower for my new old forge.

And as everyone knows every Blacksmith need a Hammer so here is my first Hammer.

In April the Group will get together to make hammers I am excited for that weekend.

HELLO

This Blog for me will be a place to showcase the projects I have been working on or have done in the past. I will try to keep it simple and have fun with it.

Above is a photo of the switch for my Craftsman 109 lathe the Fisherman's Friend tin holds my chuck and some other odds and ends (I don't suggest trying Fisherman's Friend as it is a terrible cough drop.) I am using this photo as it has the B R C S stamp which is the title of my fake company and this blog. (Below is a photo of the 109 in its full glory.)

Enjoy.