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Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)

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  1. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Ahh that explains a lot! Thank you for sharing this information!
  2. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Thanks for the credit and the good tip!
  3. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    I made that pin as smooth as I could get it. The pictures is extremely over-sized and small blemishes may appear way bigger than the actually are. I tested it on different fabrics and it worked fine.
  4. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Hi fellows, after so many people gave me so many useful tips on my last post about a Viking-ring-brooch I forged things came really clear to me. Today I forged a new one regarding all the new knowledge I gathered. This is what came out: Thank you guys again for sophisticating me. I´d be glad to hear your opinion about it. - Daniel
  5. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    I will go out in my shop tomorrow and will make a new one, regarding all new knowledge I gathered about broochs! Thanks for your comment!
  6. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Well I have to admit that this screw isn´t yet working but I informed myself how to make really working corksrews and I will be doing a re-do soon!
  7. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Thor's hammer necklace
    Wow that thing looks epically awesome!!!
  8. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Thor's hammer necklace
    Wow that thing looks epically awesome!!!
  9. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    I think you will be perfectly fine using hot rolled steel on this. Cold rolled steel has a little bit less tolerance in dimention and usually very sharp edges, furthermore it is a bit compressed short under the surface which makes it also a little bit harder and tougher. But hot rolled steel would be the one to go for the usual blacksmith...
  10. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    So what would you suggest?
  11. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Cool thank you!
  12. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    I think I will built a roof for the flue out of sheet metal and seal the gap in the roof with rabbit proof fence and some kind of heat resistant clay.
  13. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Nice ideas. I will practice a lot more to make them and then also share my experience. Due being also a viking-reenactor I will have enough chances to test them in use! Btw I sent you a contact request on MSN just that you don´t wonder...
  14. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Wow that´s a great tutorial, thank you for giving me the link!
  15. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Thank you very much! Knowing how they are used will help me a lot to make them properly. I will re-do it with all new knowledge I gathered about them. And if I happen to make them really really good I will do a little video tutorial so other people can also understand them better. Again thank you very much for your usefull comment!
  16. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    I have to admit that I din´t knew how these broochs are used when I made the one on the picture. Now I know how they need to be in order to work best! I took a piece of 6mm round and wrapped the screw around it.
  17. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Yea but I hope you can get the screw part on the corkscrew better than me, haven´t found out how to get that right yet. Be sure to close the brooch further than I did it here, I will have to change that also... Thanks for your comment!
  18. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Also thanks to you!
  19. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    (: thx!
  20. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Hey Guys, have been out in the shop today and came back with these three little Items: This ring brooch: This leaf key ring And last but not least my first attempt on the viking mead-bottle corkscrew I´d be glad to hear your opinion about that stuff. Kind Regards - Daniel
  21. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)

    Got my new used foot-crank forge today! - Content, review etc. may follow...

  22. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Due to the fact that it is called "galvanized spiral tubing" I think it most certainly is galvanized =P. No seriously it is galvanized but the galvanization stands temperatures up to 180°C. At its hottest point it becomes perhaps 80 or 90 celsius, so I don´t worry about that. And I know some smiths that work with this since 20 years or so and they also never faced a problem with the galvanization either...
  23. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Thank yo very much! I will take a look at the link!
  24. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    Hey Guys, yesterday I forged my first pattern welded billet out of a three layered bar I made previously. Basically just to practice firewelding and the technique of welding Damascus (or pattern welded steel in that case). It is very small and the knife itself is rather just for the decorative pattern and not heat treated or so. I welded the billet out of two layers of mild steel in which I clampwelded a piece of car spring. The holding bar I fixed with a faggot-weld to the billet. I used no welding machines... I forged 364 layers. A video of me welding the last fold you can see here: Here are some pictures (I etched the blade with boiling vinegar): If you have any advice for me for future projects I´d be glad to hear it. If you have a question I´d be glad to answer it. For now - kind regards - Daniel
  25. Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo)
    This video is very well made and extremely informative. Plus these tongs seem to be very, very strong! I think I will try this method with some personal variation...
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