Wednesday, October 19, 2011

finished billet

First, some spurs I finished Sunday

1 piece, 1 1/4" band, 2" shank, 2" 20 point rowel. These went to a pre-conditioning yard in Roscoe, Tx, where they will see a lot of use.


This is a surface grinder attachment for my Wuertz grinder.http://www.twuertz.com/Home_Page.php It has cut my damascus making time in half.( no more hand grinder for this old man) I am a one man show and need all the help I can get.

2 billets, ready to start knives.

4 comments:

  1. Very nice! I appreciate you signing up to follow my blog! Looks like you do some very good work. I've enjoyed looking at how you make everything. I hope you all get the rain you need down there.

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  2. Thanks. I enjoy your pictures, the branding was really nice. Gave me an idea or two I'm going to try.

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  3. Thank you! Yeah, on the branding thing.....I took the concept of getting their heels in the air, from a guy in Nebraska, who runs a real slick family operation. They brand a lot of cattle with a small crew every year using a small rim like looking wheel, with a vice grip clamp thing attached right behind it.....mounted on a post or on the end of the hay grabbing parts of a hydra-bed. Anyway, short version, don't mean to take up your comment section.

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  4. Lots of ways to skin a cat. I've used a pipe fence at the gate section a few times, but it's hard on ropes. I sure like your set up, I will rig something similar before spring. It should save a lot of arguing about who gets to rope and who is the ground crew at home.

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