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whats your favorite smithin' warmup or small (<5 heats) project?
This is a discussion on whats your favorite smithin' warmup or small (<5 heats) project? within the Blacksmithin' forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; i love makin rivets...usually 6mm shaft diameter...but every time i kick off a forging session i'll bash out 4 or ...
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09-04-2008, 08:21 PM
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 whats your favorite smithin' warmup or small (<5 heats) project?
i love makin rivets...usually 6mm shaft diameter...but every time i kick off a forging session i'll bash out 4 or 5 of them...helps to get me warmed up and add to the pile of rivets that come in handy when i feel the need to make some tongs or gussets  what do you guys do?  |
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09-04-2008, 08:47 PM
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I usualy do S or wall hooks. Both are always needed around our 1814 living history camp.
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09-04-2008, 09:00 PM
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j-hooks. They give a good warm up for most of the basic forging techniques, especially if you upset the corner for a right angle.
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09-04-2008, 10:31 PM
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S-hooks and steak turners. Like metalliferous said, it gives you about all the basic forging techniques and adds to the sales table.
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09-04-2008, 10:37 PM
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I make a handful of nails to warm up. I can always use them or sell them as souveniers later.
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09-04-2008, 11:05 PM
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yeah i was actually thinking of swapping from rivets to nails so i could nail my shed together with ye olde hand-forged nails...before this whole neighbor thing happened that is...
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09-05-2008, 07:45 AM
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? what happened?
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09-05-2008, 09:07 AM
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see the thread Busted
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09-05-2008, 12:03 PM
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We make a lot of hooks in the shop at Hancock Shaker Village. It is a fast enough demo that most kids will stay focused. As mentioned it shows many operations: drawing out, forming a small scroll, twisting, cutoff hardy, and the post drill. We also make drive hooks instead of a nail hole sometimes. If we get a group that wants to get their moneys worth, we'll break out the nail header and make them some nails to give them. Dave |
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