Candleholder in Action

Our friend Michael Rininger sent this photo of my candle holder at their Hume Day booth.  You can see more about their bees and honey at http://fernhillapiary.blogspot.com/.

Anvil Floor Repair

I have been working in my forge for over a year now, so I've had enough time to see what works and what doesn't.  Most things work wonderfully, but I've had a bit of difficulty with the floor of the shed shaking when I use the anvil.  The floor was the wood floor that came with the shed and it was simply placed on a bed of gravel.  

Our friend, Steve was a huge help in building the base for the anvil (among lots of other things!) and he teased me about the problem-- "You mean, we went to all that trouble to build a solid stand and you put it on plywood?"  He had a point.

So, the boys and I and our good friend Brad went to work.  We cut out a section of the floor where the anvil rests and poured a new cement floor. 

The kids had a great time trying out various methods for mixing cement (they liked rolling the cement, but Jeff preferred the wheel barrow-mixing method) and got to put their footprints on the new floor. 

I haven't had a chance to do much smithing on the new base yet, but we think it'll work great!

Claude Moore Colonial Farm Autumn Market Fair!

Hello Market Fair visitors--

The Autumn Market Fair is only 1 month away! I've attached a flyer you
can print and post or hand out. And don't forget you can download
50%-off passes from our website: http://www.1771.org/market_fair_pass.htm

Make sure you put the dates of the Fair on your calendar: Saturday &
Sunday, October 16 & 17.