ahh, sorry about that,
I live in rural Warren County, Indiana. Its about 45 min straight west
of Lafayette, IN
Jim Erdman wrote:
> Jay,
> Welcome!
>
> What part of the country (world?) are you living in?
> Some of the rest of us like to know if we have another
> galoot with similar interests nearby.
>
> Jim Erdman, in Menomonie,WI
>
>
>
> --- Jay Moyer wrote:
>
>
>> Hello all,
>> I have lurked here for years off and on.
>> I am 26, and have a very special wife who buys me
>> old things and will
>> even go to auctions when I can not to purchase tools
>> for me.
>> I grew up on a farm, learning to be a mechanic on
>> just about anything
>> and could fabricate and weld just about anything,
>> all taught to me by my
>> pops. My father and I also completely built a 1000
>> foot addition to our
>> house together, so basic
>> carpentry/wiring/roofing/masonry/finishing work
>> was absorbed as well
>> I have served 5 years in the Marine Corps as an
>> helicopter mech,
>> traveling the world, meeting interesting people and
>> then trying to
>> kill/not be killed by them.
>> For several years now I have been working for
>> Caterpillar, as a
>> machinist on the large 3500 series
>> engines(700-3000HP).
>>
>> My wife and I have a 10 acre farm that we use draft
>> horses for the
>> motive power, most of the implements are 60+years
>> old and have been/are
>> being restored to working condition. I have a
>> slight axe fetish, and
>> heat my house with wood, completely hand split and
>> the trees are limbed
>> by axe where possible but dare I say that I use a
>> c#$insaw to fell the
>> large trees and bucking. I also cut/split my own
>> fence post from hedge
>> (Osage orange) trees and hand dig their holes.
>> I also search out older shovels/spades and other
>> long handled tools as
>> the things sold now days are an abomination compared
>> to what used to be
>> sold.
>>
>> I also blacksmith, mainly things for the farm right
>> now but I would like
>> to forge tools mainly and ornamental work for the
>> house/wife. The wife
>> purchased an excellent shape peter wright 197 pound
>> anvil for an
>> anniversary present< isn't she wonderful> and
>> hopefully I can get a
>> small building erected this spring to house a
>> permanent smithy in.
>>
>> I have interest in wood working as well, especially
>> to complement my
>> blacksmithing and have started to collect tools for
>> such activities. I
>> am also planning on putting an addition to my barn
>> to house a small wood
>> shop that is heated so I can spend the winter making
>> shavings.
>>
>>
>
> Jim Erdman (in Menomonie, WI)
>
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