Bush Bugger

Great work divermike ,great detail on the head and ears may be one day I will get to something that even looks like a bottle opener I cant even get the correct dia hole as yet it keeps spliting on me but as they say practice ,practice thanks for the pictures.

Great work brianbrazealblacksmith a lot of hammer work where they ground on a linsher,or belt sander? and great attention to detail as the finish is perfect ,how the steel colours have come out thanks for the pictures

very nice work mate ,I was going to ask how you got an even pattern in the material but read on great job on the handles as well :)

very cool mate nice workmanship :)

Welcome Plaidpaint,great to hear we have another member in Qld, there is a great deal of skill level from all walks of life on this site and they are very helpfull to us Junior members starting out . And hope to catch up with you next time I am down in the big smoke enjoy Bush Bugger FNQ:)

Nakedanvil Very nice work great detail and the bottom section how it all flows together back on to itself is fantastic great work thanks for the picture

double edge keep me on your mailing list and will try and get to the next one sounds like a great idea cheers mate Bush Bugger:)

HI Guys I am glad ever thing worked out for you all and sounds like you had a lot of fun on the day also thanks to double edge 2 for the pics via the phone will have to get them on my computer some how . will be looking you guys up next time I am down in the big smoke double edge 2 ,Rattle 10mm I,also printed a how to make a leaf so will have to pull the finger out and have a go cheers guys Bush Bugger

Diver mike great job on the holders mate they look fantastic ,could I please ask how you got such a great finish on the steel work . thank you

very nice job on the latch fantastic work very even ,could i please ask is the sledge hammer head connected to the chain hold down device ,or is this attached to the under side of the horn to deaden the ringing thanks for the pics.

same here I just have a hevy metal bench i tack weld 25x25 angle brackets to the bench were ever they are required,and spray some spatter guard in the corners and weld away ,flip it over do the same on the reverse side job done. It all depends on how fancy you would like,years ago I made two A frames laid the welding jig on two pieces of pipe tacked welded these to the A frame ,then I was able to rotate the jig 360 deg around which then allowed me to weld both sides up with out removing the gate from the jig until all welds were complete,you just have to make sure you weld in a sequence so it does not twist to much expansion /contraction can be your best friend or your worst enemy Bush bugger:)

G'day guys my name is Peter and live in far north qld Mount isa I have been collecting stuff for years just puting my smithy together,only a bag yard basher and have made a lot of mistakes ,but as some one once said on the site you have to make a pile of shame to get on the wall of fame . There is so much to learn and I have to admit I have also been lurking in the back ground reading and surfing the pics for ideas great web site This is my first post so hope it works out ,cheers guys Bush bugger:D