[m_brothers]

Wel I made my shop's door pull today. It's two RR spikes forge welded together. I also cut the heads off of them.... The finials are leaf styled. Nailed in with hand-forged nails. Reverse twist with slight S curve going down the length. Picture with the white blank...my sister got in it...she's 5, so i took it out. Im shy about my face being on the itnernet, let alone my younger brothers or my sisters who had just looked at the pull.

I also made some various tools that I need for around the shop....3 hot chisels, nail header, and some other little things. My problem is that I was able to get real good heads by putting the nail in vise, and making the head. Now, with my nail header, the darn nail just bends even under light blows. I don't know what I am doing wrong with my hammering. Please let me know what I can do to fix that. It's square punched, with a counter punch on underside. Made by following the design in The Backyard Blacksmith. It's annealed, and I made ten nails with it. Well, tried to, they all bent. Thanks for any help im given in advance. The nail header was my brother's project today. I think he did a really good job with it.


Picture 1: My weld wasn't complete on the end, and it cracked a little bit as a result of it. However the reverse twist flows very nicely, and I was able to incorporate the crack into the pull.

Picture 2: Leaf finial.

Picture 3: Complete Pull
Sorry about image quality, we are without a camera right now, so I have to use my phone. Need to get a camera. Lol.