gaylan veater Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Here is a picture of my first rasp snake!!! Alot of fun. I have been waiting to make one for years I finally worn out a rasp to use as material. Gaylan:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danz409 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 WOW... that looks more realistic then those rubber snakes that are ment to trick people! nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 What a great looking snake! I'm really gonna have to try this now. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCristo Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Very nice! My father made me one of those as a kid. Rasps definitely aid the texture for snakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Wow nice! I've never tried one but I do have several rasps!!;);) Looks just as good as the one I saw a pro do! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drako11 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Wow thats great!!! Did you just bend the rasp into a cylindrical shape for the body, and made the head and tail solid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Ya created a nice snake Gaylan! In fact it looks good enough to give me the Willies! I would like to try my hand at making one, but I have a question about when you fold the rasp! How do you keep from smashing the file teeth? or is that an issue? Thanks for the view! Ted Throckmorton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Very nicely done Gaylan! Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 nice! looks awsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Willis Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Great job. You could sell them to people that want to discourage door-to-door sales. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaylan veater Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Drakeo11, yes you just forge into a cylinder shape if it starts to twist then put in a vise and straighten with tongs the tail is the handle end of the rasp and on the head end i forged a piece of 1/2" square bar to look like a head then forge a taper on the other end put it in the end and welded then forged out the weld. Ted to answer your question I forged it at a high red to low yellow and the heavy rasp side is out it knocks it down some but makes a nice texture. Thanks for all the nice comments!! Gaylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 They make lots of scale! Tonight I have to finish off rasptle snake #'s 9 & 10 of this years "crop" for the NM state fair. Last year I sold a dozen, paid for the winters forge propane. I get used farrier's rasps as starting stock. I also thin down the tail and thread punched bottle caps on it to make "rattles" that give a pretty good impression of the sound of the real thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svarttrost Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Now that's what I call recycling! Brilliant idea and work. -Svarttrost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaylan veater Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thomas, The rattle sounds like a good idea do you have pics? Also what kind of price to you charge for your snakes in your part of the country? I think I am going to have to call a couple of the people I know that do farrier work to get more rasp files. Gaylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 no digital camera or cellphone! I charge US$25 at the fair and 20% goes to the club. I've done so many of them that I'm playing with the tails---red white and blue, all mexican beers, UNM colours, etc. I have a large pool of friends that supply me with way too many bottle caps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronc27 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 WOW! very nice. Band new to I forge iron. I'm a current farrier (22 years) who hasn't turned a forge on in a couple of years. seen some great stuff on this site! I see I have alot to learn. Time to get to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen56 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 gday mate ,excellent job ,these things are fun to make (lot of shovel marks on if left out) try making it the other way round so the scales slide ,once again great job,glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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