TWISTEDWILLOW

8 hours ago, BillyBones said:

Or could it be the shape of say Texas? ( hope you caught that , funnin' ya)  

Oh boy, don’t get that started!!!! Lol 

14 hours ago, George N. M. said:

put a twist in the arm joining the 2 horse shoes

That sounds nice!

8 hours ago, BillyBones said:

Add a coat hanger

That’s what I was thinking of doing with a snail shaped scroll bring it out farther so you could hang something on it

4 hours ago, LeeJustice said:

Certainly not pipe joints.  It is wire wrapped around to make it appear bound together.  Probably covering up MIG welds

That’s good to know, we solved that mystery thank you!

Very interesting! theres load of smiths here that could forge that for you

Awesome glad to hear it Randy!!!

so far I’ve only had USPS return one card that I gotta redo sorry Les

so I’m hoping everyone’s is delivered or still on the way!

Randy I hadn’t noticed that before you said that!!!

your right all three are connected!

Lol I’m glad y’all liked it!

I sent out a ton of Halloween cards this year to people everywhere but I think my favorite response so far was from a home for foster children that some folks I know run!

They told me Those kids went crazy when they received their Halloween card with the blood red skull and cross bones in the mail! 

I suppose your right Jerry, I should do a couple with full length twists to add to the mix,

I don’t really ever do any of mine all the same I just kinda roll with it lol 

 I like the idea of doing a twist all the way down though I’ve never done any like that 

Thanks Guys!!! I appreciate your thoughts!

I was thinking of using square stock for the horse shoe thing and then tapering and rounding it off, then doing a snail lookin scroll with it to give it a little more life? 

I really like the idea of the punch and drift on the crosses that would be sturdy!

A forge weld would be cool but I don’t think I could do three in a row to match 

my only thought so far had been to either rivet them together and use copper wire 

or like Goods said cheat with a mig an wrap it in bright copper wire to hide it

both pieces seem simple but kinda boring in my humble opinion, 

Yeah I was just kinda free handing the twists not really trying to make them uniform well at least that my story lol

those are my idea of icicle ornaments not really scribes lol 

i think I’ll make a pile more of them and some more of the Fredricks crosses to give away 

I contacted the local Ag teacher at the high school to see about bribing his students into using their fancy shamcy cnc plasma cutter to cut me out some blanks for sleigh bells I think I’ll be doing more of them this year as well

Howdy from Eastern Oklahoma! Welcome to the forum!

do ya got a picture of what your wanting made?

so I had a lady send me these pictures awhile back and ask if I could make them for her, they look like easy peasy projects an I’m rusty so I said yes, 

I’m interested in hearing what y’all think about them? What’s your take, ideas, ect… 

I think i definitely would do a little fancier scroll on the horse shoe thingy, (I’m not sure what it’s supposed to function as)

the crosses on the other hand im not sure how they are connected? The picture is to fuzzy, how would you attach the pieces and what would you do differently on them? 

I fired up one of the forges for the first time in almost a year today and did a couple ornaments to try an blow the cobwebs out, 

I got a commission for a couple simple projects awhile back so I thought I’d get out and do some practice in between working on customers stuff in the shop today 

Howdy from eastern Oklahoma and welcome to the forum! 

I’ve had that happen when I get furious at something and attack it with everything I’ve got until I run outta steam and walk away… then I come back I. A day or two and everything comes together perfectly with little effort, im not sure if there’s a name for it other then the universe saying slow down an take walk lol

For some strange reason every 400 I come across has the legs rotted off or they have been replaced, but I don’t see that on near as many buffalos or ottos

You’re really going to enjoy that Vise!

I have the same exact Columbian that’s branded as a rigid that came off an oil Derrick off the gulf coast and I use it daily in my repair shop, I love mine I wouldn’t trade it for nothing 

On 10/9/2023 at 4:47 PM, Goods said:

This is extent of my Halloween decorations

That looks Amazing!!!!!! 

On 10/9/2023 at 6:52 PM, BillyBones said:

TW, if they were drinking Coor's light, i cant blame them for passing on to the next world.

Good sir! Just what exactly do you have against the cheap stuff?!?!?! 

Les

i haven’t got everything out yet but I’m working on it!  

More work on the Halloween display downtown 

Today i started putting out the Halloween decorations! 

got the mailbox done up! 

got a loafer in the repair shop!

and then I took the big 8’ skeleton to town an stood it up in the window of our building downtown…. Directly across the street and starring at…. A day care…. Bahahahhahahahahahahahahaha 

I haven’t figured out what imma do in the field this year yet, I’m thinking about putting the ol flat bottom boat out there and sticking some skeletons in it fishing and drinking beer! Lol

Jerry 

thank you for the Alaska subscription! I just received my second one!

I didn’t know Oklahoma even had a magazine, I had to google it, and sure enough we did, so I ordered myself one to check it out and then I thought I’d repay the gesture and send you one as well! Lol

Here’s the one from westville, I already have people asking me for a copy lol

Jerry,

have you got anything In the mail yet? 

On 9/28/2023 at 9:24 PM, Irondragon Forge ClayWorks said:

It's amazing how much clearer everything is now the cataracts are gone.

Sweet! Glad to hear it!

On 9/29/2023 at 12:42 PM, BillyBones said:

Between working in the shop at home, building an "office", and working in the shop at work not much time for other pursuits

Office and car projects sound pressure cool! 

sorry to hear they cut your hours back though!

salsa sounds great!

On 9/29/2023 at 2:32 PM, Stash said:

producing like crazy- 60- 80 pods picked every 3 or 4 days.

Dude! That’s crazy I’ve never had a pepper plant produce like that!!!! 

9 minutes ago, Scott NC said:

  I will probably go from a slim smoker to not being able to fit through the kitchen door

Grow a beard and you can play santa for the grandkids!!!!

Howdy everybody! How’s it been going around here? everyone doin alright? 

well I’m busy here in eastern Oklahoma as always gettin into everything under the sun and usually over my head! 
 

recently we started gutting out a really old house in westville we bought to fix up for a rental property, it used to be a hotel for the Frisco railroad that shut down here locally back in the 1940s, im not sure when it started or when the house was built, im assuming sometime before state hood in 1907

we started finding newspapers and paper bags in the walls and under the floors! I found one complete newspaper from the town in westville from the spring of 1912! It’s pretty cool! 

We are still working on our ol commercial building downtown westville too,

on top of that been looking for a bigger house for us to move into

the mower shop has been busy an behind but I called up my ol partner from the shop I used to work for and he’s been helping me try an keep things goin! 

on the weekends I try to slip out to the creek or river an catch a few fish if I can get a break!  
 

Max has started school this year!!! Which has been a whole new adventure! Lol

also he’s playing on a 3 year olds soccer team and that is the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen!!!! 

I’ve also started trying to figure out the whole VA thing and that’s a bit mentally draining… 

Anyways just busy busy busy here running around! 

how about everyone all y’all?
What adventures has everyone been gettin into outside the smithy? 

Jerry, have you received any Okie post yet? 

Randy, how you liking that new set of peepers?

Scott, you found any new train stuff? 

Frazer how’s camping? 

Jennifer, you always got something new going on! 

Shaina, thank you for pickin up that fishin pole for me! 

Les, I ain’t tried that bowl yet but imma try it out soon on some Christmas stuff! 

John, any jet setting? How’s the store? 

Mr Goods how about you? 

any everyone else that I didn’t mention what all y’all been doin? 

Howdy from Oklahoma! Welcome to the forum! 

1 hour ago, Irondragon Forge ClayWorks said:

I'm in that category most of the time, except I bump into the walls a lot

Randy I do that too until Ash calls me an tells me to get my backside in the house for dinner! Then miraculously I can find my way pretty quickly! 

Jennifer

5 minutes ago, jlpservicesinc said:

You have some pretty amazing items

You’re gonna make me blush , I ain’t got nothing on you!
From what I’ve seen of your horde, Bout the only thing I got laying around here Thated look good in your shop is those beat up old grinders,

if I recall correctly, you’ve been looking around for one of those big ol Athol wetstone grinders, I bet you could fix this old one up I’ve got pretty slick an get it goin again! 
if your ever heading out to eastern Oklahoma make sure to bring a trailer so I can send it home with you! 

You’re welcome!
I ordered some sleigh bell blanks from that Dude last fall, I learned about him from a black bear forge video