mcb Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Thanks swedefiddle. I will have to think about a twist-top design that I can forge. Would be an interesting challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 4 hours ago, ausfire said: Thought I would make a bottle opener with a pineapple twist handle. Cut the grooves OK but things went astray during the twisting. As it turned out, the crazy twist didn't look bad so I gave it a few more tweaks to rough it up, and went ahead and forged the opener. Sometimes you can resurrect something out of a disaster. that's really neat, I like it! its like a bunch of reversed twists! do you know how you did it? Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 13 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: A suggestion on the fork, put a radius at the bottom. As is it is a weak design that can promote a crack. Looks like a fun day at the forge. yeah, I made a fork from a railroad spike last night, and after splitting the tines for the fork I put it in the vice with the tines facing up, grabbed a fuller and rounded out the end of the cut which also helped spread the tines a bit. killed two birds with one stone! Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I'd be careful with the raised ears on items that may be used with ethanol dehanced dexterity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 2 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: I'd be careful with the raised ears on items that may be used with ethanol dehanced dexterity and yes, you are right! I spent way too much time curling and filing those ears. They aren't idiotproof but they are "mostly harmless". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 4 hours ago, littleblacksmith said: that's really neat, I like it! its like a bunch of reversed twists! do you know how you did it? Littleblacksmith I used a splitter to cut grooves in all four sides of the 12mm square bar then twisted it and reversed the twist. Things weren't going well so I just kept twisting it back and forth. As luck would have it, it sort of looked OK. Looks better with brass high points too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 8 hours ago, mcb said: Thanks swedefiddle. I will have to think about a twist-top design that I can forge. Would be an interesting challenge. These work well for twist tops, they were originally made for a live forging competition, 45 minutes to make something to crack nuts with, and were made from an old car spring, But my wife used them when she damaged her wrist and couldn't get to grips with the twist tops on bottles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho07 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Very cool John, I think I have a new project to try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I have a bottom fuller that drops in my hardy hole that works perfect for forks. I get a nice radius, and I can refine the tine shape as well. I do them first, then proceed with the rest of the fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascalou Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Why not a pretty woman ? model created by Phil.....( a friend ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Magnifique! Beautiful flowing lines. Fits the hand very well. Even opens bottles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 please tell me that they went through a massive pile of prototypes before getting it just right. Otherwise I might cry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascalou Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 No cry......some "proto" and I keep the less ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobasaurus Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I made this damascus bottle opener from a bandsaw blade and pallet strapping. It was my first attempt at pattern welding layered steel, and went pretty smoothly. It got a little thin on one side, but seems to hold up in use. The strapping is mild steel. The old bandsaw blade could have been a number of things, possibly 15N20, but the etch didn't bring out much contrast so I suspect a different steel. I included a picture of it pre-etch, just because it was so nice and shiny. Maybe it's better to start at a coarser grit for etching though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 It reminded me of some of Picasso's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roastbeef Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Pretty awsome work! I will never throw away another bandsaw blade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 looks good - for the etching - polish as much as possible using courser grits to very fine grits to get rid of the previous sand scratches - you can still see the sanding marks in yours so continue to go finer - say up to 800 grit minimum - I like to go to 1500 grit before etching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JME Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Bottle opener from stainless rod. Twisting stainless is harder than I thought. The opener works so I am going to count this as a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueRugger Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Not my best work - frantic to meet a party deadline - crappy time to discover that you forgot to temper your treadle hammer butcher. Design is something that I stole from Robb Gunter that he put in iron-in-the-hat a year or so ago. I think the illusion still catches the eye. (with sincere apologies to Robb). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nice bottle opener, it REALLY shows the plastic nature of steel. I really like it, well done. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAP of JEEP Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm not great at skulls but made one of these for a friend and been getting orders ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 If you're getting orders then that means you're doing something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 47 minutes ago, Michael Cochran said: If you're getting orders then that means you're doing something right. Truer words were never spoken. It's gratifying to hear folks say how wonderful your work is but nothing beats someone getting out their pocket book and complimenting you in cash. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Here in the USA true compliments are those spoken by dead presidents or Founding Father of our Nation; (I'm partial to Ben Franklin myself as he had 13 illegitimate children and so was a true "Father of our nation"...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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