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Ed Caffrey's Workshop Talk to Ed Caffrey ... The Montana Bladesmith! Tips, tricks and more from an ABS Mastersmith. |
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Scored today.
Saw an add in the classifieds here, but read it too late and missed a 25lb Little Giant in excellent condition for $950. That really bummed me out.
For the good news, I drove up to the guys place to look at the anvil and post vice he had. Well worth the 90mile drive. I got to meet a maker named Bud Tracey that is getting out of forging and moving more towards stock removal. Very nice guy, makes some great looking blades. Anyway, I got a Peter Wright anvil in excellent condition A post vise in excellent condition He gave me a pile of books/magazines that I need to go through, but have already seen a few that I wanted And I got a 2hp mill with about $3-500 worth of accessories If you look at the pictures you can see the steel that I also got, a bunch of O-1, 1065, 5160, and 1018. I also got some nice maple burl and ironwood (about 3/4 of a 1ft long log). Just wish I would have seen the add a little quicker, then I would be showing a picture of a Little Giant too, but alas, it left the knife world to go to a gate maker. --Carl __________________ --Carl N-T Porkin' Pig Price ?? KN Auctions to help a member in need and score a GREAT deal! ?? |
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Carl
Dont know what it cost you, but reguardless, you made a nice hual!! God Bless Mike __________________ "I cherish the Hammer of Thor, but I praise the hand of God" |
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Nice Score Carl!! Anvils like that one are a rare and wonderful find these days. Everything looks as if it's in great condition....just put em' in their new home and put em' to work!
__________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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carl,
looks like you definatly scored, though i am not in the position to by i woundered what condition that anvil was in, looks really nice. sorry to hear you missed out on the hammer. craig |
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Ed,
I will put her to use. @ $3/lb I had to drive up and see her, I think Bud was glad it was going to a bladesmith and not someone who wanted a lawn ornament. The edges are sharp and the face is flat, couldn't ask for more. Mike, the score cost a lot less than it should have, but I gave him what he asked and didn't try and negotiate it, I was getting a deal and he was getting what he wanted, so we both walked away happy. That's the kind of deals I like. I can see some integrals in the future, don't know what else to do with a lot of 5/8" O-1 (thick stuff under the anvil). --Carl __________________ --Carl N-T Porkin' Pig Price ?? KN Auctions to help a member in need and score a GREAT deal! ?? |
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Craig,
Didn't know anyone else was this close. We'll have to touch bases sometime. --Carl __________________ --Carl N-T Porkin' Pig Price ?? KN Auctions to help a member in need and score a GREAT deal! ?? |
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Way nice, Carl! How much does the Wright weigh?
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Look at all of that! WOW! It doesnt get better!
Coop |
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Mike, It's a small one, 140lbs, but it is a huge step up from the 110 lb Harbor Frieght cast steel anvil I am using now. Been on the lookout for anvils, got lucky. Still looking to find a 300-500 lb one somewhere, got to keep watching the farm auctions.
Actually found in the pile of magazines the 10th anniverary Blade from 81, and the first knives annual. Pretty good pile of books overall. --Carl __________________ --Carl N-T Porkin' Pig Price ?? KN Auctions to help a member in need and score a GREAT deal! ?? |
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Carl
I would be intrested in buying/trading for some of that O-1 if you want to part with some of it. Id rather buy it from someone on the forum than a steel company. If you are intrested, drop me an email. Glad to see you made such a good haul! Now lets see some knives!! God Bless Mike __________________ "I cherish the Hammer of Thor, but I praise the hand of God" |
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Nice score, Carl! Very nice!
Too bad you live so far away. I can't drop by and borrow tools!! __________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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Way to go Carl!
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hey I looked at that hammer too. Too bad that you missed it. By the time that I read about it I was shure that it would be gone so I didn't even call. I wish that I would have now.
__________________ Bill Burke ABS Master Smith 2008 |
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He put the add in last Friday, and I saw it Monday night. Was gone by then. What really got me was I drove up through McCall on Saturday, and if I would have seen the add I could have been there.
Bud is moving down to Boise, hopefully he will be around, and not get to far out of the knifemaking. He really did good work, and said that he traveled down to Bill Moran's shop to learn when he was just starting. --Carl __________________ --Carl N-T Porkin' Pig Price ?? KN Auctions to help a member in need and score a GREAT deal! ?? |
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Craig,
BTW, welcome to the forums. Introduce yourself here, you'll find a lot of good people hanging around. --Carl __________________ --Carl N-T Porkin' Pig Price ?? KN Auctions to help a member in need and score a GREAT deal! ?? |
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