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Nicol Warn explains his setup -"I really don't have much to show in the way of a metal-working facility; a couple of hammers, vice grip pliers, a nothing-fancy vice, some hunky old chunks of iron for beating things on, and a forge made of a truck brake-drum set in the ground, with an electric stove-fan blowing air up through a grating (tuyere) in the center. Plus a cutting torch and buzz-box welder. And a post-mounted drill press like the one you have in the museum, except it's been modified to be run off a 3/4 HP electric motor. Add a hacksaw and cold-chisels and there are lots of things one can make from scrap metal."
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ConclusionThe tools were simple but the results were extremely functional. The tools are a testimonial to the people who made them and used them.
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