Alwin Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 This is a grill project that I made the beginning of this week. It is 34 inches long and 15 inches high. There is a long bar in a restaurant in town and the grill is to define a small section on the end for the waitresses and their computer. The grapevine is all forge welded then bent to fit into the frame (mortice and tenon frame). I tacked the vine into the frame using a mig on the 4 points that the wrapping goes around. The grapes were forged individually-I think 22 of them- then made into a bundle which I tacked with the mig so I could forge weld them at one time (I've done it before without tacking by just holding 2-4 together with tongs then welding, then taking several clumps and welding those to complete it. I forged and shaped the leaves then welded those to the grapes in the forge. Their are two halves to the grapevine that are forge welded in the center where the long wrap is. That forge weld was last. It is easy to work with the shorter sections until the last weld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Wow. That looks great! I wish I was so creative. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Beautiful! It is this level of the craft that I am shooting for!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azIRonSmith Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Nice work. You should be proud. That just about hits all of the major blacksmithing processes (drawing, tenoning, riveting, forge welding and a few others). Not only is it useful functionally, it would also be a great talking piece for the question of ,"What kind of things do blacksmiths do?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Thank you, I love these projects. It has taken a while to get to the point where I feel confident with all the forge welds and the order of constructions on these types of projects. There are ways to design things to help oneself in the construction. I love to design things so that I can use the processes I enjoy in the construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Wow. Very nice. Well done! Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 That could definitely be a blueprint - nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelson Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Alwin I don`t mean to be the party pooper here you know, but I`m curious about the grape vine term because I never saw grape clusters like those. I guess my comment probably is more scientific (as a Viticulture major) than artistic. On the other hand, that`s art and one may name it at will, right. What about Wild Vine, as there are similar species with berry clusters like those? No offense ok, and let me tell you that your Grape Vine is gorgeous regardless of anything, and I love it ! nelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 You're right Nelson, It's not realistic, it is more of an art piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelson Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Alwin, Not to be redundant, but believe me it`s beautiful. Congratulations! Nelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlarkin Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I never saw grape clusters like those. I have read about this variety. They are exclusive to the south of METALONIA. They are not eaten. Instead, they are dried, and loaded into large shotgun shells and used to hunt the elusive Giant Metalonia Armored Tree Squirl. As I understand it, the guns have quite a KICK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 very nice piece. Is there any weld on there or is the vine holding the frame square? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 There are tack welds under the wraps. The frame is a mortice and tenon which makes it square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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