jeremy k Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 This is a pineapple base I forged tonight - for relaxation purpouses. The top leaves will be made soon and a picture of the finished pineapple will follow as soon as I get it done. The total hight of the base is 3" and 1-11/16" wide. I started with a 1-11/16" shaft. There is approximately 125 individual stampings to make up the texture on the base. I'm not getting payed on this one either LOL - this is just for grins and giggles. - JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Soon you'll have a whole fruit basket! It looks great Jeremy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Looks really neat, Jeremy. What material did you use? How about a pic of the texturing tool(s)? Thanks for sharing a nice piece of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 Here is a picture of the tool I made to stamp the texture into the pineapple. The pineapple shape is forged from a piece of 1-11/16" cold rolled shaft. I will make the leaves from 16 ga. sheetmetal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strine Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Neat job Jeremy, just one point of order your worship The pineapples I'm used to seeing are about as big as footballs...gridiron or Aussie rules. What about a full size one otherwise the cherries in the fruit basket will be as big as pin heads. And a teka-nickle question, when punching one side what do you support the otherside with so's not to destroy work already done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 This was just a sample piece that I can put on my desk for people to see the kinds of things I can do. I just used some solid round stock that was laying on the floor. As for a life size - I don't think I would want to tackle that due to the amount of heat, time and weight that would be involved. Not that I couldn't do it, It's just that without getting payed, I don't need to spend that kind of time and money on it. I have plenty of other projects going that will take time and money. So I just did this for the heck of it and a sample. During the texturing I used aluminum plates in the vise to keep from damaging the areas that were already stamped. The heat from stamping softened the aluminum so it would form fit the depressions of the stampings, and that helped hold better in the vise. Speaking from experience - while doing something like this wear gloves! As the vise will get very hot from the residual heat - enough so I couldn't open or close the vise with bare hands. JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Again, great job, Jeremy. Please don't forget to post a pic when you get the leaves put on. Thanks for sharing with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Here is some pictures as I was making and putting the leaves on the pineapple. Pieces were cut from 16 ga sheetmetal and as the layers were put on they were tig welded in the center hole of the "star type shapes". After being done with it, I can see now that the leaves are put on they could have been just a bit taller to be more proportional with the base - Although I would make changes if I was to do another one. As the first one - I'm happy with it. The total hight is 4" tall and 1-11/16" wide. -JK 9/22/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rantalin Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 That looks great Jeremy. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Jeremy, again, this is a very nice piece. I wouldn't worry too much about the proportionality myself, but you wouldn't want to take my word for it. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Last night I forged a Pear from 1-9/16" round solid. My Kinyon style air hammer helped out. 10/14/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Nice work Jeremy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Dang. For some inexplicable reason... I'm hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candidquality Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Beautiful work man. Making me want to get things together faster. Thanks for the shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 keep on burnin that fruit jeremy those things are works of art, I haven't seen anything like the pineapple before. awesome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan DuBoff Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Up until the leaves I thought it was a nice grenade! Even so, it still is, the enemy picks it up, "oh, a pineapple...", BOOM! Oh wait, a grenade is really a pomegranate, not a pineapple...never mind...:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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