GrumpyBiker Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Finished a couple (actually my first two) today ! https://postimages.org/][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Nice first pieces! I like the bottom one. Keep up the good work! Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Nice ones Grumpy, how do they work? You don't want no BOSOs around you know. (Bottle Opener Shaped Object) Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyBiker Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Funny you should say that. My annual Sam Adams OctoberFest delivery arrived on Tuesday! And these days I don't drink much beer that doesn't require a bottle opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcy Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hello. This is my new bottle opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavpilot2k Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 The first thing I forged (from an intro class at Prospect Hill Forge in Waltham, MA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Haven't done any openers in quite a while but after the passing of one of my all-time favorites a couple weeks ago, Tom Petty, I thought this would be a good project. I made the iconic Tom Petty logo of the flying-V guitar piercing through a torn heart into an opener, all one piece of steel with no welds. I thought this would be a cool way that Tom and I can always have a beer together. Very tricky to make with the guitar tapering one direction while the heart tapers the other way. Polished the heart and left some forge scale on the other parts for a nice contrast and cool look. LOTS of time into this, but worth it.... Today is Tom Petty's birthday. Happy Birthday Tom, I hope you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Very cool tribute piece Black Frog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 very fitting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Greetings. BF, Ya still got it.. I thought you resorted to opening you beer with a can opener.. LOL Indeed a challenge. Can I order one? I love dementional work.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 As always, beautiful work, BF. That is a superbly executed piece and a fitting tribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Beautiful opener Froggy, I'm sure Tom would be very pleased. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 32 minutes ago, MDDstudios said: Did not do much today, just experimented a little with punching, cutting and slitting. Only thing I made was a horseshoe hoof pick. Not bad for a first go. Take a look at the texture, the surface needs a good brushing at orange heat to remove the blistering which says you got it too hot. Once it gets into the black it needs a finishing: boiled linseed oil, one of the many waxes, lots of choices you can find out about in the finishing section of IFI. It's NOT a bottle opener though! (scandalized GASP! ) Your post should go in your: "intro" post or the "What I did in the shop today" section. No biggy, it takes a while to learn to navigate the forum, it's a BIG place. Not a bad hoof pick it'll do the job well done. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDDstudios Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Frosty said: It's NOT a bottle opener though. Your post should go in your "intro" post or the "What I did in the shop today" section. Hmmme? The post has been moved to the appropriate section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I made this reverse twist bottle opener,it is made from 12mm square. I did a single twist at the top and then two twists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Melton Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 My take on a 'church key' bottle opener. All fullering done on my flypress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRoberts Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Pure silver inlay OSU, Oklahoma State University. Made for a charity raffle at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 inlay or melted? (and everyone knows that OSU is THE Ohio State University!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svarttrost Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Had a 7 year long hiatus from smithing but now I've gotten back to it and here's one of me first touches. The finish is hot applied linseed oil. Good to be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Nice rugged looking opener. I like the touchmark/thumb grip. Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman7 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I could not resist Hotmetal's idea and made my own Moai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Don't really know what I was trying to do here. I like to experiment a bit with different twists. This 12mm bar had small saw cuts on the opposite corners, alternating along the bar. Didn't know what to expect. Bit like a cube twist with the concave faces. It's not very even, but worth another try I think: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWest Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Saw Sean St make one of these on YouTube and decided to give it a go. Good forge welding practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Ausfire; how about adding dice pips to the faces before twisting. A smith I know used to sell blacksmith's loaded dice made in steel. They always rolled 7---of course one die had all 3 pips and the other had all 4 pips. They were sold with a warning that the smith would take no responsibility for any bodily injuries sustained by the buyer while using them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazyassforge Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I’m not sure if I have posted this opener before but I made it from a railroad spike some time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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