The Anvils Horn

A Publication of: The Arizona Artist Blacksmith Association

Issue No. 151

July 2011

Peters Hands
Peter Jonasson won a Peoples Choice
Award at the California Blacksmith
Association Spring 2011 Conference
with these drawer pulls.
Peter did a very handy demonstration at a recent Open Forge at Grizzly Iron.

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Presidents Message:
Grizz has this issue off, so Im filling in with a topic of my own.

For the last few years

I have been thinking that my ABANA dues might be better spent somewhere
else (like maybe Starbucks or Dairy Queen). While I like looking at the high quality a iron art photos in the Anvils Ring, I didnt find much that was of practical use. The Hammers Blow often seemed
to skirt actual blacksmithing and hover in blacksmithing suburbia, or cover elementary techniques.
Of course, this may be my is my perception and not yours, but the fact remains that ABANAs membership has dropped dramatically over the last few years for whatever reason.
About a 6 months ago ABANA announced that Mark Aspery was on board to edit the Hammers
Blow. Mark is well known to AABA members who have taken classes from him, bought and read his
books, attended his demos, and read his articles in this newsletter. Personally I was excited that he
was going to have a forum and that I was going to have access to his output.
I recently received my Spring 2011 Hammers Blow and it was everything I imagined it could be,
and more. Ill be skipping Starbucks and DQ and sending my money to ABANA so I can keep the
Hammers Blow coming. It alone is worth the price of admission.
This month I have parted with editorial policy and re-printed a few pages from the HB so youll
have the opportunity to see for yourself the kind of material you can expect to getin case youve
already decided to spend your ABANA dues at Starbucks. Check out pages 16, 17, & 18.
The Flag demo looks like it will be another great day with Grizz, Mary Ann and Dief doing short
demos and then hanging around and providing some hands-on mentoring. Bring your tools.
Septembers demo features Gordon Williams. As editor I get newsletters from around the country. Gordon has been traveling all over the place regaling blacksmiths with his non-stop, energy
packed show of blacksmithing. He is one of the most sought after demonstrators in the country.
Were lucky to have him in our own backyard. See him September 17 at Bill and Karens in Camp
Verde.
One last reminderits never to early start your auction project. October 29th is coming soon.

Dan

AABA OFFICERS and BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT: Roger LaBrash 1329 W. Lincoln Phoenix 85007 602-716-9660 grizz@grizzlyiron.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Paul Diefenderfer P.O. Box 8094 Cave Creek 85327-8094 602-509-1543 dief@phoenixrockgym.com
SECOND VP: Mary Ann LaRoche 1775 E. Ocotillo Road Phoenix 85016 602-279-6702 maryann.laroche@cox.net
SECRETARY: Terry Porter 2310 E Melrose Street, Gilbert 85297 480-988-2070 trp555@prodigy.net
TREASURER: Len Ledet 24200 N. Alma School Rd. #32 Scottsdale 85255 480-502-9498 lledet@earthlink.net
WEB MASTER: Paul Diefenderfer P.O. Box 8094 Cave Creek 85327-8094 602-509-1543 dief@phoenixrockgym.com
LIBRARIAN: Pat Clark 4149 E. Hampton Circle, Mesa AZ 85206 480-924-5582 pclark26@cox.net
EDITOR: Dan Jennings 2522 W Loughlin Dr. Chandler 85224 phone: 480-510-3569 danshammer@cox.net
DIRECTORS: Pat Clark, Bill Ganoe, Sarah Harms, Harold Hilborn, Ivan Hill, Ron Kinyon, Doug Kluender, Jason
LaBrash, Kristin Loving, Clark Martinek, Rick Miller, Bill Morris, Peter Sevin, Jim Sheehan, Ira Wiesenfeld.

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Demo: July 16

PIONEER HISTORY MUSEUM

2340 Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ

Registration starts at 8am - demo begins 9am - $10 members - $15 non-members
We will be gathering in cool Flagstaff for some morning demonstrations, and some afternoon hands on opportunities.
The theme is "Make Like a Tree & Leaf". The AABA 3 Musketeers - MaryAnn, Grizz
& Dief - will be doing demos on botanical forms.
Grizz: will show the fine art of forging a calla lily from a square bar and then a leaf to
match the calla lily.
Mary Ann: will be demonstrating how to create artistic visual representation of leaf forms, and
shapes, using copper and wire. Some techniques will cover using open spaces surrounded by an outline to provide the viewer with the ability to fill in the pattern of an abstract leaf. She will also demonstrate using patina finishes to create a variety of interesting colors, and how to properly seal your
work in order to prevent muddling the colors.

Dief: will start off with a demo of a simple vine & leaf using a very simple, easy to
make texturing tool. This will be followed by a botanical form he has used in sculptures
and fences. He will finish up with a demo on etching steel via electrolysis.
This is a one day eventbut camping can be accommodated
Lunch on Saturday is on your own
Please bring something for Iron-In-the-hat and show and tell
Tailgating encouraged, bring your stuff

Bring your tools

Directions to Arizona Historical

Society Pioneer Museum in
Flagstaff:
I-17 toward Flagstaff

Exit 23-B
Merge onto S. Milton Ave
To N. Humphreys street/US180 .6 mi
Left onto W. Columbus
Follow US-180
1.3 mi
To 2340 Fort Valley Road

As always, safety glasses are required.

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March Demo Report: Bar-U-Bar Ranch

Story by Paul Dief; Photos by Paul Dief, Laurel and Barry Denton, and Doug Kluender
Gracious hosts, beautiful setting, great
shop & demos, good food, Blacksmith
Olympics, and live entertainment Saturday night! That, in a nutshell, was the
recent AABA demo held at Barry & Laurels Bar-U-Bar Ranch in Skull Valley.
We started out the day with Chris
Contos demoing repousse. Chris has been
doing this for quite awhile and it showed
in his work. If you didnt learn a thing or
two from Chris you werent at the demo.
After a scrumptious lunch served by
Chef Laurel & Friends the Blacksmith
Olympics were held. The event consisted
of trying to throw a hammer into a rubber bucket placed about mile away.
Well it may not have been quite that far
but it sure seemed like it. A few folks
came close but Gordon Thor Williams
nailed the bucket. The hammer bounced
out of the bucket but the bucket then
flipped on top of the hammer. Each toss
was $5 winner take all. Some of us
thought we might jump Gordon later
and run off with his $200+ winnings, but
then none of us thought we could outrun
his mighty hammer.
Iron in the hat was awesome with lots
of great stuff. Lenny wasnt there to be
the ticket master but Dief did alright in
his place even if he had a hard time with
names. Jim Sproles finished up the afternoon with a demo on making tongs.
Straight forward design resulting in a fine
pair of tongs. Dinner was bring your own
meat/tofu and a dish to share. There
was a ton of great food. The feast was
followed up with some good music by the
Rusty Pistols.
The Mystery Guest Barry promised
was not able to make it so he/she/it is
still a mystery. All the more reason to
make sure you attend next years May
demo.

Chris Contos
Below: Chris brought a pile of his work to
show some possibilities for using the techniques he demos.

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The Rusty Pistols

served up some great
entertainment after
dinner on Saturday.

Which items go together:

Hammer anvil
Hammerchisel
Hammer-hot iron
Hammer clouds ???
Right: Terry Porter
showing amazing
form trying to get his
hammer in the bucket.

Jim Sproles, the afternoons demonstrator.

Thanks to Laurel and Barry for
hosting and organizing another
great event .

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Chasing and Repousse

Workshop
When: November 4-6, 2011
Where:
The Studio of Grizzly Iron, Inc.
1329 W Lincoln St
Phoenix, AZ 85007
How much:
Registration $395.00
Please Register before October 15th
($100.00 Down payment required when registering)
What you take home:
8 pitch bowl w/red German pitch
Chasing hammer
Copper for your projects
Why:
To learn the ancient techniques of chasing & repouss. This workshop will enhance your metal
working skills as well as create new ones. We will
also go over how to make the tooling necessary
and make one or more tools if time allows.
Anything else:
Repouss tools will be provided for your use, these
will be available for purchase during the class.
How to Register:
Register online at www.grizzlyiron.com or contact Rodger or Jason at 602-716-9660

Septembers Demo
Gordon Williams
From Bill Morris

With a few comments from yer ed.

Gordon Williams is the planned demonstrator for
September. Gordon has a blacksmith school at Pieh
Tool Co. and is the proprietor of Victory Forge, both
located in Camp Verde. He has a lively demo
planned. He said he'd do his best to work, teach, talk
and pat his belly all at the same time. A partial list of
the things youll have an opportunity to see Gordon
demo:
Making texture tools.
Knothole making tools.
Rope swage
Bamboo with hidden leaf attachment.
Forge welding leaves of different sorts.
A fireplace screen, with four ways to stretch and attach the screen.
An interesting bar splice.
Making pyramid head rivets, with a little different
rivet header.
Glass flower.
Down and dirty tong ring.
Eyeball tool making.
Fireplace door handle.
Maybe a head or two, possibly a cat.
Could also try the reverse engineered bird, always a
crowd pleaser.
As many helpful hints as I can remember or make
up. Oh and a few hammer throwing tips.
Of course, a weekend in Camp Verde wouldnt be
complete without the We take requests, but we play
anyway band. Bill, Wally and Pete can always use
some help bring your strings.
Remember to save September 17 and 18 for this fun,
informative, and exciting AABA event!

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Merit badges at Grizzly Iron

by Jason LaBrash

On Saturday June 11, we had five boy scouts

come to our shop and work on their metalwork merit badge. Each one of them made a
steak turner and a spatula. Rodger Labrash,
Tyler Adams and I assisted them and Im
not sure who had more fun, us or them!
First we gave them a safety talk on the
shop. We then discussed basic metallurgy.
We went through types of metals, including
distinguishing between ferrous and nonferrous metals. We also went over tool steels
and there uses. After this we discussed the
basic tools a smith used.
We then showed each of the individual
steps to making the steak turner and spatula. We showed them the basics of doing a
flat taper, a fish tail taper, and a round taper
on a square bar. We also showed them how
to twist a bar while its hot in a vise and we
showed them how to make a hook on one
end of the bar.
From there, the scouts laid out their bars
with center punch marks and then started
forging. Most of them had a little difficulty
managing a hammer for the first time. We
found out we didnt have enough lighter
hammers. They did most of the hammering
themselves with a little help from each of us.
Even though they had some challenges,
all of them were excited to learn each of the
steps. They kept saying all day that it was
the coolest merit badge they had done. All
of them came out with two finished pieces
that looked excellent. They should all be
very proud of what they accomplished.

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Diefs Corner
Q: Hey Old Fart: Did I hear you right? 95 is half of
100???
A: Yep, young feller, you heard me right. Heres my
theory on good blacksmithing (also works for lots of
other stuff too). When you are 95% done with a project you are only half way done. Too many folks get
all riled up and hurry thru the last few minor details of
a job. In reality that final 5% of the job is where you
should spend half of your effort making sure the
job is done not only right but beautious.
Ive seen far too many smiths get in a hurry at the
end of a job and take short cuts greatly diminishing the
value of their work. It can help to have someone else
look at your work. Instead of asking them How do
you like it? ask them Tell me three things that could
be done better? Listen to their critique. Maybe these
are areas you need to spend some of that half of your
effort I mentioned earlier.
.A perfect example: Bobby Jo Blacksmith creates a
beautiful forged gate and then uses standard hex bolts
to mount it. This is like painting a big ol zit on the
Mona Lisa. Just aint fitting. It only takes a few extra
minutes to modify a standard bolt to match your work.
It will make a BIG difference in the appearance of the
whole project. Heres one of my favorite solutions.
Start with square head bolts or lags screws. Remove
the machine marks and round off the corners and edges
with a grinder. (You can stop at this point for a more
refined look.) Next beat the top and side up with a ball
peen hammer that has either been forged to a 1/8 inch
rounded point or has a 1/8 inch diameter weld puddle
on it. This will give the bolt head a nice bumpy texture. Use a wire cup brush on a grinder (wear a full
face shield for this as these brushes like to throw wires
around) to take the edge off the bumps. Patina to taste
and youre all set!

Photo Left: start with this, Middle: smooth finish with

muriatic acid/hydrogen peroxide patina, Right: bumpy texture with Japan Brown patina).

Open Forge Tucson

Local members and guests enjoyed an informative Open Forge at Harold Hilborn's shop
in Tucson on June 4. Terry McCann brought
in a couple of knife blanks that he had forged
from a coil spring, and local bladesmith, Uhrs
Chantell, helped him finish the grinding process and explained the heat treating steps for
those blades. This was followed by open discussions of materials for knife handles and
demonstrations and discussions of top-of-the
line grinders and belt sanders including Sam
Riverra's Tormek Super Grinder 2000.
The next Open Forge in Tucson will be in
September because of Harold Hilborn's travel
and work schedule. The September Open
Forge is tentatively scheduled for Labor Day
Weekend (September 3), but there is some
question about how many people will be in
town that weekend. Check the September issue of the Anvil's Horn or the AABA website (
www.az-blacksmiths.org) or the AABA form
on iforgeiron (www.iforgeiron.com) for last
minute details.

Old Fart, the Q & A guru . I think he makes up

his own Qs, but if you have a question for him
email: Dief@phoenixrockgym.com

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Zach Lihatsh
So hey there, my name is Zach Lihatsh
I am a blacksmith and fabricator here
in Tucson, and have been getting The
Anvils Horn for a while now. I am
about to go to North Carolina and
spend some time studying under Claudio Bottero at the Penland school.
I make almost all my own tools and
have sent images of some of my hammers and tongs as well as bottle keys
and some cleavers.
Zach
Nice work, Zach, thanks for sharing. Ed.

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August 6
August 18-21
September 3
September 17 & 18
October 29
November 12

CALENDAR 2011

Open Forge
Western States Conference
Open Forge
Demo Gordon Williams
Auction & Banquet
Demo

Welcome New Members

Don Davis
Silas & Karen Compton IV
Scott A. Anderson
Frank Mazza
Manny A. Moreno
Angelo Parker
Gene & Cynthia Parker

Terry Geleide
Terry Horne
Janice Miller
Bob & Leslee Oaks
Jim Sproles
John E. Rice

The AH Needs your Articles

and Shop Tips (Photos too!)

Come on folks make something, take a pic and

send it in. Everyone says that photos of iron work is
their favorite part of the AH.
Wheres your brilliant ideas and what happened to the
illustrated HOW-TO articles? They seem to be getting
very scarce in all of the ABANA affiliate newsletters. The
few that do get created get printed in all the newsletters.
So, put that great idea in in the hands of over 5000
blacksmiths, send it in to the Anvils Horn.
Danshammer@cox.net

AABA Publications

Most of the Best Tips Project Ideas Patterns from

ABANA Chapter Newsletter , aka The Tips Book, is 291
pages of all those things organized so you can find
them. It is bound in a 3-ring binder so you can add info
as you get it. Available at demos for $25.
The Blacksmith and His Art by Jess Hawley. Many feel
this is still the best basic blacksmithing book available.
Plus its got pictures and a bit of history. Available at
demos for the wholesale price of $12, Or from Pieh
Tool or Blue Moon Press for $20.00

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Grizzly Iron
Alpine Village
Grizzly Iron
Bill & Karen Morris
Sahuaro Ranch
TBD

Phoenix
Mount Hood WA
Phoenix
Camp Verde
Glendale

2011 Auction & Banquet

The annual auction/banquet is coming up soon! It will

be October 29th this year at Sahuaro Ranch. It is not too
early to begin working on your auction piece!
We will be doing the food like we did last year by cooking it ourselves. We will supply all the meats; steak,
chicken and veggie burgers, and the sides will be a potluck. We will need people to help set up, cook, barbeque, and clean up. Please let Jason know what side dish
you will be bringing. We dont want to all wind up eating potato salad.
We also need help with the usual auction items: planning, calling vendors for donations, setup, tear down,
registration, spotters and recorders during the auction.
If any of these jobs interest you or you just have a
strong urge to help out AABA in some way but don't
know how, contact Jason. You can call 602-717-1459 or
email him at jason@grizzlyiron.com.

Deadline: August 5 for the September issue of the Anvils Horn. Earlier would be greatly
appreciated. Articles, photos, notices, and ads can be
emailed to: Danshammer@cox.net or mailed to AABA
2522 W. Loughlin Dr. Chandler, AZ 85224

Western States
Blacksmith Conference

August 18-21 NWBA will host a conference in The Alpine Village of Mount Hood, Washington. Interested in
smithing on the AABA blacksmith wars team? Contact
Grizz.
For more information: www.westernstates2011.com

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AABA Website: AZ-blacksmiths.org

Open Forge: Phoenix

Grizzly Iron is hosting their monthly open forge on 8:00

am until around noon. July 2 and August 6 will be the next
ones.
Grizzly Iron, Inc
1329 W Lincoln St., Phoenix, AZ 85007

Open Forge: Tucson

Therell be no Tucson open forge in July or August and

September is in question due to the Labor Day conflict.
Look for this popular event when the weather cools off.
Questions? Give Harold a call at (520) 603-6723.

Vern Lewis Welding

AABA Discount

Vern Lewis Welding Supply, Inc has a great discount program for AABA members. Delivery is available at the low
price of $8.00 per order.
Vern Lewis Welding Supply, Inc: www.vernlewis.com or
contact Carol Armold @ 602-252-0341
Examples of Discount pricing
Oxygen - $12.30 (LG Cylinder) 75/25- $39.38

Pieh Tool Educational

Opportunities

Beginner/Intermediate Blacksmithing Classes

with Gordon Williams
$455 per 30 hour class. All materials and equipment are provided.
Bill Pieh Resource for Metalwork at Pieh Tool in
Camp Verde, Arizona. Contact: 928-554-0700 or
www.piehtoolco.com

MCC Blacksmithing &

Welding

The MCC blacksmithing program is one of the

best deals around - over 60 hours of instruction
for just under $450 and that includes material and
propane! Saturday (Jaime Escobedo instructor)
and evening classes (Dan Jennings instructor) are
available. Blacksmithing is WLD103.
TIG, MIG, Arc, Gas, and Art classes are all
available, as is certification in any of those welding methods at Mesa Community College, Southern and Dobson in Mesa.
If you try to register for any Welding Department classes on line, you will find all classes are
closed (full). Contact Dan at danshammer@cox.
net with the class number (time and days) of the
class youd like to takeIll get an override number so you can sign up.
For more info go to: www.mesacc.edu

AABA New Member and Membership Renewal Form

Name______________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________
City________________________________State___________Zip_____________________
Phone___________________ Email____________________________________________
Professional blacksmith____ Hobbyist____ Farrier____Blade smith ______
Your main blacksmithing interest_______________________________________________
Occupation or skill_______________________________________________________________________
Please check one:
Mail to: Terry Porter
Regular membership ($30)____
2310 E. Melrose St.
Family membership ($35)____
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Make Check Payable to AABA
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My Experience with Electro-Etching

by Dan Jennings

I have always subscribed to the concept: Dont sell what you cant make. I
tried really hard to sell a straight forward, forged fireplace surround with a
standard, natural iron finish. But the designer had something else in mind.
She wanted some depth and a finish that wasnt pewter (designer speak
for natural iron which to me looks nothing like pewter).
When I saw the shape she wanted I was skeptical, but I called Harry Pelzer
who I know to be a first rate sheet metal mechanic with access to a large
brake and shear. Harry assured me that bending up the sheet metal was not a
big deal.
Then the designer wanted the sheet metal hammered. Harry explained that
we would form the sheet by making a whole series of small bends, which
would leave lines in the hammered texture. I thought of making an anvil to
slip inside the contour so it could be hammered after forming, but decided
that would probably result in sheet metal that looked beat up rather than
hammered.
I remembered Paul Diefs demo on electro-etching and proposed the idea to
the customers they liked the concept. I set up a 5 gallon bucket, battery
charger and rebars and made a 6 square sample. It looked great and they
loved it.
Harry and I set about cutting up a 4 x 10 piece of 14 ga. When we began
the forming I could see we were in trouble. The dies were old and worn; they
This a section view.
bent more on one side than the other, which mean that the ends of each part
The sheet metal part
had a different contour. We finally got three pieces that were somewhat simicausing the grief is the
lar and pretty much the same shape along the entire length. There was a
half egg shape profile.
burr on the male die which I didnt notice until I got everything home and
realized there was a whole series dents about inch long and the material thickness deep. The dents were picked up with a hammer and dolly. The
corners were TIG welded and finished, then re-welded to fill in
any low spots and finished some more. Two days later everything was as good as I could get it. The dents and bending lines
were gone, the corners were contoured, and the whole thing
was DA sanded to 220 grit.
The next task was to create the texture by electro-etching.
The piece was 54 wide and 40 tall and of course I didnt have
a tank bigger than a 5 gallon bucket. I decided to etch the piece
flat rather than stand it up, With a couple sheets of particle
board and some 2 x 4 s, I built a 60 x 48 x 24 high box and
lined it with some heavy plastic sheeting.
The etching process was an act of faith. Would it over etch
and I would find holes all the way through the relatively thin
14 ga steel? Would it somehow touch the rebars and burn a big
hole? How long should I let leave it in? I didnt have much
faith, I pulled it out and checked it every few hours.
The contoured surface etched quite well on the edges, but the
This is the front view showing mitered
center that was facing the rebar etched very little. I think it
corners. Its hard to tell from this scan,
would have worked much better standing up.
The welds etched about twice as much as the parent metal. but the sheet metal is textured . There is
a smooth 1/4 x 1 1/2 trim piece that
The nice, crisp blended corners became vague. Interestingly,
gets riveted in place. The center section
the ripples from the TIG weld became not only visible, but
below the 1/2 egg is also smooth.
highlighted.

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I used Sculpt Nouveau Slate Black for the
patina. One section was to be left smooth
the patina turned out as expected producing
a nice leathery black / brown. However, on
the etched material the same patina produced bright orange rust. Nothing I did
would change that, I finally Scotch-brited
that patina away as much as possible and
used SNs Traditional Black and got a black
base to color with Guilders Paste.
In the end, I was happy with the results
and I wont hesitate to try electro-etching
again well maybe Ill hesitate a little.

Etching tank. I had Lowes cut the sheets on their panel saw (they
dont charge for the cuts). The heavy plastic had a couple small
holes . This required that I leave the hose trickling with just the
right flow so that it didnt over fill and reach the charger clamp
or go too slow and leave the part uncovered. I also added washing soda every few hours. It was a mess.

This is a detail of the etching that is supposed to show the difference in texture
around the contour. Im not sure if it will
show in the printed version.

The finished fireplace surround. In its final form

the texture inconsistencies
and the etched welds
seemed to blend together
and pretty much disappear.
As this is being written it
is bolted to the wall and
surrounded by rock. The
owners havent seen it, but
the masons and contractor
liked it. Im expecting to
have to tweak the color a
little when the room is
complete.

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By Derek Glaser

Reprinted from Fire & Iron, Newsletter of the Northeast Blacksmiths Association

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The next 3 pages are 2 of 6 great articles from the Spring 2011 issue of ABANAs the Hammers Blow.
To find out more about ABANA (Artist Blacksmith Association of North America) check out
www.ABANA.org
Ed.

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Classifieds

Classified ads are free to members and can be submitted by email

to: danshammer@cox.net

For Sale at Boyles Tool Service

S5 Tool Steel for Sale

1", 1 1/4" and 2" Round
12-14" Lengths. $3 per pound
602-716-9660
Rodger or Jason

100 Lb Little Giant---Kinyon air powered--- $1500

250 Lb little Giants, Kinyon air powered--- $1300 ea
2 Gas Forges--------Best offer
Large Bar twister 3 ph-$500
4 or 5 Pedestal grinders--- make offer
Metal Pallet Strapping machine-----$50
Mig welder with 2 spools of wire,
3Phase----$500
Drill press --- $100
Lots of Jack Hammer Bits Good source
of tool steel Best offer
Pat Boyle480-834-1977
Hammer questions? Ron Kinyon, 602568-8276

Wanted: Smaller coal forge (One

he can move around) with a
working blower . Contact Larry
Dorrell 928-776-5929 Prescott

Sources
Rocky Mountain Smiths have
videos available of their conference
demonstrators. Most of these are
high quality edited, multi-camera
videos. For more info go to:
www.rockymountainsmiths.org
Bar U Bar Supply
Several 65 lb. & 85 lb. swage
blocks for sale. Your source for anvils, post vises, and other new &
used blacksmith tools.
Barry Denton ph 928-442-3290
email: barubarranch@gmail.com

website: www.barubar.com
IMS (formerly Capitol Metals).
Full service supplier of Steel,
Stainless, Brass, Aluminum, Copper. 5150 S. 48 ST. PHX. 602-4541500

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Wanted: Wrought iron Bar

1 or larger the larger the better.
Call Ira: 520-742-5274
Email treeira@hotmail.com
Currently for sale at
Barry Dentons (unless you
bought them at the May demo):
Two 175 pound Post Vises with
8 jaws
185 pound Haybudden anvil.
Contact Barry at Bar U Bar Supply below.

Pieh Tool Company Inc.

Blacksmith Supplies, Coal, coke, &
Kasenit #1 in 1# cans,
661 Howards Road Suite J
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
888-743-4866 ,www.piehtoolco.com
Scottsdale Farrier Supply
Mostly farrier supplies, but has hammers, tongs and other blacksmith
goodies. Ph. 480-838- 4455 863 E.
Baseline Rd. Tempe 85283
MSC Industrial Supply Co. is a
mail-order supplier of all kinds of
industrial & metalworking supplies.
You can get a 4500+ page catalog by
calling 1-800-645-7270.
A Copper Rose Metal Art has
Chasing / Repousse Pitch
http://www.chasers-pitch.com
Debra Montgomery
P.O. Box 212 Dunlap, CA 93621
877-685-7467 toll free

Anyang 33 Power Hammer

Single Phase $3000
Karachi Fly Press $1000
Miller Trailblazer 251 Welder
$2200
Miller S-32P Voltage Sensing
Wire Feeder $750
Miller Spectrim 2050 Plasma
Cutter $1600
Utility Trailer w/ boxes $1600
(set up for transporting Trailblazer)
Call Jim Lewallen, Jr.
602-510-0808
Kinyon Simple Air Hammer
pneumatic kits. Includes cylinder, valves, fittings and hose.
Ron Kinyon 602-568-8276

Brent Bailey. A blacksmith in California specializing in custom tools

and ornamental forgings for artisans.
www.brentbaileyforge.com
Pacific Insulation Company
Supplier of high temp insulating
materials. Bricks, Kaowool and
other refractories. 215 S. 14 St.
Phoenix. 602-276-1361
Blue Moon Press, Ltd.
Metalwork books, some of which
are only available through them.
Bluemoonpress.org
Toll free ph. 866-627-6922.

Vern Lewis Welding Supply,

Discount pricing for AABA members. Contact: Chris
Perella @ 602-319-7693
Examples: Oxygen - $12.30 (LG
Cylinder) 75/25- $39.38

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Attn: Dan Jennings
2522 W. Loughlin Dr.
Chandler, AZ 85224
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The Anvil's Horn is the official newsletter of the Arizona Artist Blacksmith Association. Published every other month preceding the bimonthly meetings of the

Association, the newsletter is oriented toward anyone interested in blacksmithing and related forms of metal work. Membership is available at the rate of $30 for
individuals; $35 for families and includes a subscription to the The Anvil's Horn for one year. Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of
information appearing here, but no liability is assumed by the Association, its officers or editor for errors, damages, or injuries resulting from any design, use,
construction or application of said information. Uncopyrighted material may be used freely by other similar organizations provided proper credit is given. Any
copyrighted articles appearing hearin should not be reproduced without permission of the author. Matters relating to newsletter submissions, corrections, etc.
should be addressed to the editor: Dan Jennings 2522 W. Loughlin Dr. ,Chandler, AZ 85224 Tel: 480-510-3569 Fax: 480-839-6339 Danshammer@cox.net
For membership info or address change, contact: Terry Porter 2310 E Melrose Street, Gilbert 85297 480-988-2070 trp555@prodigy.net

Transom Grille by Dan Jennings

(I was really short on photos of your work for this issue., so I heres something I did a few years ago.)

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