mel b3 Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 evening guys. ive been messing about with my new forge today , ive made a knife to go with a cheese board that ive made for a mate. its my first attempt so be gentle with me. the knife was made from a coil spring by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Hi mel not bad if you are thinking of making a nother on give me first dibs knife and board.tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 29 minutes ago, snow white said: Hi mel not bad if you are thinking of making a nother on give me first dibs knife and board.tony will do tony , im already thinking of the mkII version , itll be a bigger board , with dimples to sit pickled onions in , and a stand for the knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 I reckon thats a top notch first effort mel, well done you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 20 minutes ago, la bala said: I reckon thats a top notch first effort mel, well done you. thank you very much chief . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Good effort and hat off to you for having a go now we need pictures of the forge the anvil and the burns on your hands ?? all the best of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) Honour Mark, mel. That is really nice. Not just a pretty face is he Edited June 18, 2018 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Old farrier said: Good effort and hat off to you for having a go now we need pictures of the forge the anvil and the burns on your hands ?? all the best of The forge is just a cheap propane job from Lithuania, now that I've seen how simple they are to make , I'll make the next one myself. The anvi'l is a piece of railway track , generously given to me by nev. I only got a couple of tiny burns from flying scale ,but my back is killing me from hanging over the anvil. I'll try to do pics when I can , I wanted to put a couple of pics on of walking sticks that lin has pyrographed. I'm not sure why but we can only do a couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Walker570 said: Honour Mark, mel. That is really nice. Not just a pretty face is he I'm very very pretty and you know it ?. Now that I've done one , I reckon that my next one will be much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 because of my cussedness...i would never use that as a cheese board...................... i would have that on the worktop 24/7 and have it as a dedicated herb chopping board...as i try to use fresh herbs everyday... i really like that...................what is it with the english/british................they are never happier than when they are bloody fiddling about making stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Looks very nice MEL, the new trend and my wife loves them is the long plank serving boards with a knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 This may help your back mel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 You can get some wood of your land make life a lot easyer for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 22 hours ago, mel b3 said: will do tony , im already thinking of the mkII version , itll be a bigger board , with dimples to sit pickled onions in , and a stand for the knife. yeah like the sound of the mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 12 hours ago, ditchman said: because of my cussedness...i would never use that as a cheese board...................... i would have that on the worktop 24/7 and have it as a dedicated herb chopping board...as i try to use fresh herbs everyday... i really like that...................what is it with the english/british................they are never happier than when they are bloody fiddling about making stuff.... i also have ideas for a herb chopper, in fact , i have dozens of ideas , but just not enough time. i love making things from scrap , the knife was made from the coil spring on a car , and the board was some old firewood that i rescued from my woodstore . i love your type of precision engineering(everything looks so crisp and perfect), but for myself i enjoy the rough and ready (no tape measure) kind of thing. 12 hours ago, figgy said: Looks very nice MEL, the new trend and my wife loves them is the long plank serving boards with a knife. i have the urge to make a few of these long boards , and a set of steak knives. 11 hours ago, la bala said: This may help your back mel. absolutely fantastic , thank you very much , my anvil is about 12" low at the moment . 11 hours ago, snow white said: You can get some wood of your land make life a lot easyer for you. i have a few tons of oak to get cut to size and left to season, finding time to do it is the problem. 34 minutes ago, davewh100 said: yeah like the sound of the mk11 i havent made the mkII yet , and i already have ideas for the mkIII lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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