Rick to help you better could you post a pic? Don't worry about the appearance you will get good help and be good to see you improve...
It breaks my heart John, I see apprentices buy new stamps and pritchels instead of sharpening them. They will spend nearly £50 on a stamp and...
good luck with this Ray, looking forward to seeing one.
If it comes to a dead heat I will Monty, I'm happy to come last, :)
This is Alex's go,couple inches of 3/4 round tool steel and about 9 inches of Derek Gardiner oval tool steel for pritchel total cost about a few...
Just bits for a leg in the vice John, Alex was practicing and I was just the driver. It was a hind leg, made a concave, then a 3/4 fullered then a...
Went back to college today, I haven't been doing as much shoemaking this winter so I was a bit rusty......
It probably was !!!!! I made them 34 years ago, all my stamps and pritchels are hande made but it seemed appropriate to post these as an entry as...
Bill I have done that road, it was fabulous. If I had a big wallet I'd have a Harley too...
Hey Rob that's a shocker.... On a different note, I want to ride my old bike from Alaska to TDF in Argintina when I retire, I will stop for a coffee...
Great stuff John. Look forward to the photos.
It probably won't fall on you Alica, I recon it's sleaping apparatus is at fault...
I made this stamp and handle and pritchel when I was 16 on my first college block, I have only ever used the stamp in exams and the pritchel is my...
Yep I'm in....
Monty if you want to call feb as tool making contest then start the ball rolling, you can judge if you like, I like your enthusiasm..... If that's...
I have been away the last two weekends, booked the forge for today but see I was a day late, so didn't bother.
I find that post laminitics are good with them.... Other than. That no...
Interesting Ray.
Interesting Ray. Tell me are the many pads used over there for lameness or prevention? I am going to use a pad tomrow, haven't used one since August...
The problem is the 13 inches, I can't make a bar shoe because I can't make it look right not enough metal and open heeled shoes look massive with a...
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