D Lisch

you bull softly on the tips to open








I hope you get It will be looking in on this WIP to answer ? if any merry x miss

a little more

Ok am still working on this

Hear is a simple ornament 4x6" thin copper to start you must anneal at each step enjoy

thank you very cool

As long as you do not get your spike's out of the tracks I would think your fine there is a lot of other ways to get them. I can see why they don't want you pulling them from the tracks as I think they help hold them together.

My tree has at lest 10 smith made ornaments not all where gift's some I bought off of friends who made them at x miss to make some x miss cash. but if you are looking for a fast way to make an ornament. take come copper cut it into a diamond shape fold it in half hammer the edge open. to hard to explain I will make one today and post it tonight when i get home from the shop. I will do a step by step.

I like what Grant said you should close up the holes if you can.

It is very nice if you split that hole you can still turn it in to a bottle opener

Thanks Bill and Larry I am just looking for a place to talk about the craft I love with people that understand why I love it so much good to be hear I think I will go look around

Thank you the Damascus in the RR spike is 15n20 and 1084. I split the spike and put a wedge of my Damascus in it it is called san mie I dont thin'k I spelled that right

It is good to see your working through the the ups and downs of getting started it will pay off in the end.

this is a few pics of me and my passion. This is my most recent knife.

Hi my name is Dave Lisch I am a blacksmith and a Blade smith. my friend Larry told me about this so I thought I would check it out. about me well I make my living one job at a time if I get caught up I make knives. my wife works with me and now and then i will bring on a helper for a day or two. I have 3 Hammers 50 a 165 and a 330 I make all my own forges. I have bean a blacksmith for 15 years. and I started welding 35 years ago I just turned 50. I will post a pic or two when I have put enough time in to do so.