September 30, 20178 yr Finished a couple (actually my first two) today ! https://postimages.org/][/url]
September 30, 20178 yr Nice first pieces! I like the bottom one. Keep up the good work! Bests: Gergely
September 30, 20178 yr Nice ones Grumpy, how do they work? You don't want no BOSOs around you know. (Bottle Opener Shaped Object) Frosty The Lucky.
September 30, 20178 yr 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.
October 17, 20178 yr The first thing I forged (from an intro class at Prospect Hill Forge in Waltham, MA).
October 20, 20178 yr 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.
October 20, 20178 yr 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
October 21, 20178 yr As always, beautiful work, BF. That is a superbly executed piece and a fitting tribute.
October 22, 20178 yr 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.
October 22, 20178 yr 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.
October 25, 20178 yr 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.
November 6, 20178 yr Pure silver inlay OSU, Oklahoma State University. Made for a charity raffle at work.
November 11, 20178 yr 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.
December 8, 20178 yr 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:
December 8, 20178 yr Saw Sean St make one of these on YouTube and decided to give it a go. Good forge welding practice.
December 8, 20178 yr 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...
December 8, 20178 yr I’m not sure if I have posted this opener before but I made it from a railroad spike some time ago.
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