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Show me your Bottle Openers!
Hotmetal replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Thanks, .@Lou L Thanks, @PVF Al Thanks, @stockmaker To get the ax like that I spend a couple of hours sanding then some time in front of a buffing wheel, LOL. @Hotshoein4 On the ones that are black I wire brush the devil out of them while they are red hot then dip them into a vat of canola oil. The blued ones I sand and polish them until they look like the ax then hold them in front of the forge until colors come then quench in water. It takes a little practice to get the colors even if you go too long they turn back gray. You can wire brush it off and start over. Thanks, @ausfire and sorry. Some of my signature style WhaleSlayers™ (harpoon) bottle openers. -
Show me your Bottle Openers!
Hotmetal replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Thank you, sir. I love my job if you could call it that. I'm just having fun. I also make tap handles. These are in a brewery tap room in North Carolina. Hambrabe RR spike opener. -
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Hotmetal replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Thanks, it's a mix of some of my old stuff and some of the later pieces. The little dragon is one I made this weekend. -
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Hotmetal replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Thank you. Thanks, man. The Moai is made from 1 1/2" square stock. This was the second one like this except the first one was made from 1" stock. -
Show me your Bottle Openers!
Hotmetal replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Hummingbird opener its feet is the opener and this started out like making a cross. The other opener is one of my trademark openers, it's a harpoon and they are called WhaleSlayers™. I do all different designs on the handles of the WhaleSlayers™ -
Show me your Bottle Openers!
Hotmetal replied to Arbalist's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Bottle openers are my speciality and I make a living making bottle openers and going to beer events. Here are a few. -
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