Double Y Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I have a show next week at a bull sale. I have been thinking about these type of turners for a while and trying the forks as well. The square turners are all made from 3/8 and the round one is made from 5/16. I hardened the tines with super quench and am pleased with the hardness of the times. All have a vegetable oil finish and seasoned. Thoughts and comments would be appreciated. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 interesting dezigns.... kinda wonder why you bothered to quench tines in super quench.... it wont last past the first time someone leaves it in the coals of the bbq to burn off the leftover marsmallow.... or like one of my coustomers "we wanted to burn some wood signs but when the fork tines were red hot they bent easy can you straighten um out?" but have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Nice work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Y Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 The super quench seemed like a good idea at the time....isn't that how so many things start? It seemed like a good idea at the time.... I have the bucket open and near the forge so they went in the super quench. Maybe a small tag to remind folks these aren't part of a wood burning set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 all in all still pretty nice design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveh Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I like the way you used the ball bearings,nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junksmith Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I like the way you used the ball bearings,nice work! Me too. Now I've got some Ideas on what to do with that bag of ball bearings in my shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Nice work! Question.....how do you season them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnicusJoe Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Cool steak turners and what a great disigns! you should sell them if you want! you'd probably get a good price for it:D Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Y Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 I seasoned them with vegetable oil. Got them on the north side of warm, slathered on the oil and then kept them hot for a while. All outside in the propane BBQ! That is the only place I can season the food untensils that doesn't drive my bride crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenchcrack Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 My favorite steak turner has a steer head on the end. Easy to do and makes a very appealing item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 When you include the tag about it not being a wood burning iron add a line about it costing a few bucks to straighten the tines if they try. Nice spread of forks and turners. I tend to have trouble coming up with decorative chachkas for things, it's good to see other ideas. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Hey John, try getting it "on the north side of hot" and burn some bees wax on it. Makes a nice black finish, also, and is still food safe. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebug Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 That looks like some nice work. Any idea what you are going to sell them for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsberg Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Say, don't know if this is a good or bad idea, but you seem to be able to split well, that re-entry handle looks great, what about starting with a bit larger stock, split a long section at the handle end, then rounding it with a drift etc. Then, heating it up real nice and placing a cold ball bearing in it? I forsee an enormous amount of issues with getting this to work right, but it would be rather unique to say the least. Caleb Ramsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Y Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Caleb, That is what I was working on doing with the one that ended up with the ball welded to the end. My thought was to split the stock four ways and place the ball in the middle. Closing the split pieces like fingers around the ball. After that didn't work and in fact ended up breaking off and shooting across the shop.....well I just broke out the wire feed and welded the ball on. I actually thought I had the start of a forge weld just before it went winging across the shop and hit the wall. I think I may have hit it a bit hard! They averaged about an hour each to build so I am going to price them at $50 each. Thanks for the comments. Going to get some more shop hours tomorrow along with the help of my one blacksmith uncle and my other very handy uncle. We will see what we come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thanks Double Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Outstanding....I really like the thru and thru drifted handle loop. I've got 4 requests for steak turners and am going to give it a try this afternoon! I'll probably get some kickback cause I'm in the middle of two other projects with due dates but isn't that what creativity is all about...THX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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