Recent content by trueforger

Ya well the box on another zero degree ratchet I have, not gold plated, has made in Taiwan on it. Wrench has no country of origin stamp on it. Safe to assume they are all made in Taiwan. So the Chinese probably have a lot more Gold than the US (audit Ft Knox)and there is no reason to doubt they...

No, that was the later auction. Mine was earlier and priced lower, but with shipping cost more, I swear! So I have used 'em. Sure are great wrenches and I actually like the Gold. Now I am wondering if the plating is on top of, say nickel, as is done in the industry.

Ya well I have been e-bidding on mac gearless ratchets awhile now. Rather uncommon, these have not much come onto the secondary market. Last couple I bid on were real grubby and beat up. I just won and recieved a set of the gold plated for quite a bit less than I was in on the beat up ones I...

I forgot to mention, the Anvil I got from Josh has a flat-ish back, looking sorta like it wants to be lain over, but not well in practice, wobbly with uneven projection feet. I now have a dozen of these and have scrutinized the surfaces for signs of work on these areas, none to be seen. Looked...

Yes the theory of Anvil side used as swedge. I have one that is used in the first u-tube that comes up when I search Church Windows Anvil, done and then owned by Josh G. a fine Smith, but unfortunately wrong on this. First, there are Anvil/swage combo's around and they all have graduated sizes...

I am and have been a student of the Anvil for several decades now. I work upon and also collect a bewildering variety and have some that contain a modern mystery. This is the Church Windows. So common 'back in the day' that surviving examples from many European countries and several centuries...