jukejoint Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 been thinkng on making sum kitchen items for christmas the pipe caps work great for my ladels now i going to get yalls input on spatulas what gage sheet metal woul yall use? metal or aluminum thansk for the help folks ,,,,,,,if you have any other kitchen ideas shoot them to me thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Weyger uses coil spring, and tempers the flat after forging so it is springy. Aluminum is a metal. Do a two piece with an iron handle, and stainless flat riveted to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Put a Flower on the handle end, nobody ever asks about that end!! Pick something up off the floor and use that for your spatula. The worst that will happen, if you work harden it, It will break. Whatever!! This business of getting points for starting a thread, creates some of the silliest questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I use old "shark tooth" toolbox saw blades, at $20 not worth trying to sharpen. Either rivet them to a forged handle or make them full tang with scales like a knife. This is an old army cooks spatula out of my kitchen, note the right edge is sharpened . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 No photo cause it's still being finished, but I made a cake server set this weekend, knife and slice spatula....used a piece off the side of my old HVAC unit I had to replace last year as the spatula part....don't tell the person whose getting this set as a gift! Forged a handle for it, riveted to the spatula piece. Use something off your floor...or out in the yard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 HVAC salvage is perfect for utensils, in Blacksmith parlance HVAC stands for "Handles Victuals And Cuts." 14 ga. steel is a bit on the thick side so it's good for handling food indelicately. Stainless is always a good choice for being easy to keep clean. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 stainless sheet from scrapyard riveted to a basket handle made from 4 pieces of election sign wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobd Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 It took some serious self control not to jump into politics when I read "election sign wire"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Here's my "HVAC Cake Serving Set" from this weekend, not perfect but I'm still learning, my first time to rivet something since my intro class almost a year ago. Photo makes the hammered part look dark, it isn't, it's a shiny as the cake knife. I know the person getting it will like it quite a bit, as long as I don't tell her it has HVAC parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Good morning all Is the HVAC duct work coated? Several years I used some for tin roofs on bird houses and bird house book ends, Then we had the Pa-Pa Wilson accident and I began to wonder if that square ducting was zinc plated. -grant PS I had no idea that vittles was spelled victuals - so If the Frostman says you can eat it, it must be food safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 it wasn't duct work I used, it was the outer hard casing surrounding the HVAC unit. Just steel with paint on it, removed the paint with a vinegar soak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Spank -That was not a back handed editorial comment aimed toward you. I think your cake spatula is very elegant. -grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Oh, I didn't take it that way at all! Just thought maybe I hadn't been clear about what part of the HVAC I used. Duct work would have been too thin for this application. I wish others would post their spatulas, I had to make mine up out of whole cloth, would like to see how others do them, which was the point of this thread from JukeJoint anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 You want to expand your vocabulary just go to any county road crew that handles mowing along the public roads and ask them about people abandoning election signs along the roadside! You can ask them if they would mind if you removed them *AFTER* the election is over.I generally get mine at the scrapyard these days. (found an entire box of unused ones there once), though I did pull 25 out of the dumpster behind a local party headquarters after a by election...You can also volunteer to let them put signs on your property. Just make sure they are the "good ones" Sq C shaped heavier steel wire no plating. I tell students that there is a crop every year and a bumper crop every 4 years. We figured out things to make from them, Basket handles & hooks, twist them into marshmallow roasting forks, small 2 tine eating forks, etc. Over time they do seem to be made from thinner and thinner stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Loving this thread! I've been trying to make colonial era spatulas as a way to get more forged work into the house, kitchen gear seems a good bet. cutting and riveting a blade is a way to go, but does anyone have experience forging the blade and handle from a solid peice of steel? I've make some attempts, isolating stock for the blade and handle. In all of my attempts, I've made the handle stock too thin, so that when I move onto thining and spreading the spatula blade, I crack the handle. Better sequence, leaving the handle stock thick while spreading out the blade would probably help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Think in reverse. Is there enough volume to in the parent stock to flatten out into the blade size you want. Take the stock and make a test blade. Is there enough volume to in the parent stock to flatten out into the handle size you want. Take the stock and make a test handle. Make a test transition, or two, or more until you get the method to work for you. Go for a test and see how it actually works on the anvil. Then gear up and go for production. (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 forge welding was the more likely method of attachment for american colonial times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Crosby Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I've been making my spatulas with sheet brass 18 gage. I forge a handle with 1/4 or 1/2 inch square stock and I rivet them together. The brass is hammered for a classy look. I can post a picture if you like. Just let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.