divermike Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 We have been invited by some friends from church over for dinner tonight, and yesterday while making a slide bolt for my forge, I had some extra-- fool around time with a hot forge, so I thought a gift would be nice, this is the first time I have tried the chiseled line technique in a twist, hope the pic shows it, not quite as hard as I thought, and it really adds class and changes the nature of a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob JS Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 It turned out real nice. I'm sure they will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) Going to kill some vampires in the garden you say? Very nice cross! For vampires that would need to be a wooden stake and to get a fine looking twist like that in wood, would indeed be a challenge. Mick. Edited April 4, 2009 by Mick oops......speling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Nice Mike. I like a cable twist myself. Fuller down the faces, then break the corners, well short of octagonal, then twist. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 pic Frosty---pic, I need a pic aqgggghhhh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Going to kill some vampires in the garden you say? I thought it had to be wooded stake. Edited April 6, 2009 by Paul B I should have read the entire thread before posting, feel like idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) pic Frosty---pic, I need a pic aqgggghhhh!!! Here you go Mike. I was going to get a better example, this is maybe the second or third one I ever tried. Before I learned to do the twist, THEN do the transitions. Anyway, this shows the process and results much better than a better example of cable twist would. I used a thin veiner/fuller, broke the corners and twisted till the fullered groove closed. I did this one in a campfire w/o blast somewhere in the bush. Used two crescent wrenches for the twist and my RR rail anvil, I brought the 1/2" sq. It's an "S" hook for hanging a pot over the fire. Frosty Edited April 6, 2009 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Nice work Mike, do you do the chisel work hot or cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TASMITH Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Very nicely done Mike. The cross at the top gives a real nice finish to it. Like your twist Frosty. Good job working with a minimum of tools and a woodland forge! Just goes to show what you can accomplish when you need something and you don't have a well equipped shop on hand! Very nicely done gentlemen! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Frosty, I love the look of the corners broke down, adds a softness to it, I am going to give it a go next time, also I understand that you can nick the corners and come out with a cool look as well, I do all my chiseling hot, sooooo much easier, how bout you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 When you say "nick" the corners how do you mean? A cable twist was the first one I learned after plain twisting. A buddy of mine has spring dies to make 3/4" sq look like 4 3/8" rd bundled for cable twisting. I used it a couple weeks ago for a table project I'm working on. I'll post some pics later today, I have PT in a little bit. Thanks Terry, I found that playing with fire and hitting things suited me better than drinking a half rack of beer after work every night. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I have saw this kind of cross before but can't remember what it is called. My mother would love something like that for her flower bed. Can you tell me how it is made? I can tell it is chisled. But how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 It is called a Fredericks cross, I think it is in the blueprints, if not, I think it is posted on anvilfire somewhere, someone here will know, sorry, I can't remember where I saw the procedure, a guy in our forge group showed it to me, and I ran with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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