eric sprado Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Whoa Basher. NICE NICE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 you have a much simpler way of doing a horse than I do , I like it. here is one of mine. Nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Owen, can we have some clues on how you made that great horse? As with others, I have mine own ideas, but they may be way off the mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Basher, do you fold the bar back on itself in order to make the mane? Hard to tell, but there appears to be a gap betwen the mane, and the neck-correct? I like it, as it looks ancient in its design. Very flowing, and stylistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Covington Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Basher, Super cool! Please show how you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 :( oh dear i appear to have missed this lovliness! wonderful horses heads brian, as usual clear instruction, i want to try the 3d one... and basher - wow you have dropped my jaw with the beauty of that thing.. i reckon i know how you did it and im going to try :)..... it wont look like that though, and ive not really a proper idea how you make the patterned neck, cut grooves and back and forth twisting or something? i keep seeing your courses on ebay, i wonder if you get to be shown this.... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzEtTREbI40&list=UU5Nn5dwrvBlzKYBOivIS5VA&index=12&feature=plcphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aO6BPD5-1E&list=UU5Nn5dwrvBlzKYBOivIS5VA&index=6&feature=plcp Here are some videos that can help. The animal heads are similar to making tongs. The dies or surfaces that you choose are half of your round top die over your near and far side edges of a sharp 90 degree for hand and, or sledge work. For power hammer work, you just substitute side sets for the 90 degree corners so that all your holds will be horizontal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 ok here is my first try at the basher norse horse :0 i only had about half an hour before i let fire go out, and i have no real animal useful punches so its obviously dog poo, BUT it has totally inspired me, i think its such a cool element and can be used in a lot of ways, i will keep trying this one... plus, also, the weld WORKED :)!!!!! so i have a spring in my step - it was meant to be :) am really quite over excited about that, which is why i can chillax about the very rushed vague face :) cheers basher :) hope your not too insulted by my rendition!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Owen, that really is truly inspirational work!!!! And Beth, yours is definitely NOT dog poo, just perhaps a little less refined and raw, but beautiful just the same!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 thanks colleen, it was the method i really wanted to try, i reckon you could do all kinds of things with that idea :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 thats so beautiful brian. i reckon even i have the tools to make that one correctly - i need to write it down :) thanks, the vids are brilliant :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Vids are brilliant, so why do they not show when I try to access them, is there copyright issues! OK, Got it sorted now. Flash player went walkabout for some reason. Good start Beth, new you could do it ! Edited February 20, 2012 by John B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 good job Beth. if you cut the main with a hot cut after forming the head it will automatically follow the curve of the neck as the chisel spreads the metal. Brian, the beginning of the second vid is wonderful, such economy of action and amazing results , hats off to you thats amazing to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jura T Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Mark Pearce shows in one of the UMBA DVD library dvds (RD70) how to make a horse head with a mane. He curls the mane which I think gives a nice finish. Below is my attempt on something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 very nice with the alternately curled mane jura! also a beautiful chin if i may say so :) i must keep trying with these heads till i can make a stunner like yours and bashers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Brian, I have made 6 or so of the horse heads and there starting to look alright but I gotta say I love the 3-D horse heads you made. Any chance on a tutorial on how to make those? Or maybe a few step by step pictures to see what the steps are. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 I don't have any videos, but there is a drawing on the first page of this thread in the first post. It is just like the flat one except you check the sides back on the horn or bottom fuller with your rounding hammer or top fuller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forginhill Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Thank you, Brian, for sharing your knowledge and experience. As a beginner I recently discovered your work and youtube videos. Thanks for those! I've watched them over and over. Please post more! As a craftsman and artisan, you make every hammer blow count (I haven't seen any other youtube vids that can compare, though you've taught your student Alec Steele well and I enjoy his vids too). This week I tried my first horse heads as per your instructions. Definitely room for improvement, but I'm having loads of fun. First attempt at Brazeal style and Hugh MacDonald style heads. And first two hooks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Nice job, forginhill! Most of my work when I forge alone is half hammer face blows over the near and far sides of the anvil just like the horse is. For the middle notch on the near side, you should hold the material straight, not down, and it will forge a smaller bar in that area instead of a reverse taper. The horse will help to understand how you can divide up material and displace certain amounts into different forms then go into doing more complex forms. It is not much different than making a pair of tongs. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forginhill Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Thanks for the tips, Brian, I'll work on that next time I forge. That section is a little tough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Here are my last two tries at the horseheads. Getting better but still got a ways to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forginhill Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Been working more on those horse heads. Here's number seven.... Last night I tried some thinner, smaller steel. And then tried to make a key ring. That didn't go so well. Had to do some cleaning with the file. I need some practice with punching and drifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Aw, those look better than my attempts. It takes practice, you have the knack so they'll get better fast. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 nice work, definatly better than my attempts. For whatever reason I'm having trouble getting the cheek area to look right. Those last few I tried using horseshoes, they seem to be about the right size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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