blacksmith-450 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Always a fun project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYCATS Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Nice 450. Here's a quick little heart opener. Passed testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 I already posted this in the “What did you do in the shop today” post, but I think it belongs here too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olydemon Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 My first attempt at the Dragon Scale twist. Started with about 7" of 1" square. Tapered to about 3/16" at the end. I did the opener end taper and punch before cutting the diagonals. I tried to pre plan the cuts with partial success. Once cutting I messed up the first one cutting too deep and across the center line. In the finished piece its hard to see. Overall pretty fun project, may try again on a bit smaller stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtG Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 That is a sweet looking piece! Dragons tail bottle opener essentially? Does a dragon hang out near the mixer haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Doing some learning today. Sheared off an ear and then a nostril before I decided to slow down. They are getting better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Such great openers here! I haven't done many but I thought I'd take a break from what I've been practicing on and made this. Just felt like something artful. I'm not great with chiseling and punching. I figured out a different strategy for the next one. This one, the snout came out too long. Cut it down and reworked it. The loop was too big to fit a bottle, so I cut a piece out and tried to put in scrolls that I've been seeing everyone do. It works now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 That looks great cgl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Thank you Jasen. I've got an idea for a goat head also. Working on ideas in clay and I have improvements for the wolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcy Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 New bottle opener for a new dad, who will not sleep at night. The bottle opener have a 3'5Inch to height and 2Inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 That’s awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus_Aurelius Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Spent some time last weekend forging out my first horse head bottle opener, and surprisingly went really well! I ran out of flat bar, so I opted to do some extra hammering to flatten some 5/8 round bar. I unfortunately decided to make the head double sided . I ended up fighting myself with the fuller marks on the mane, forged one side and the other faded . one side is smiling the other is frowning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Perhaps a simple bent round rod fuller to do both sides at the same time "U" ; or a swing arm fuller where you leave a gap at the pivot and so orient it with the mane out toward the ends that close tighter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 9:45 AM, Morcy said: bottle opener for a new dad, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Some of the ones I have been making,The horse is really popular at the local coffee shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Those are nice. I like the way you shaped the horse head. And you got the ear to stand out real well. Nicely done on all three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thank you CGL, that was the third one. The first 2 never made it to openers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Nice all round, well done. My favorite is #3 it screams out for a story. A ghost story for Halloween, Maybe a whacky snowman story for Christmas or heck just make something up. I would. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Thanks Frosty that was the first owl that I have made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur210 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 My first bottle opener. It works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 That's great! Although looking at that bottle is making me a little queasy. We had a little too much cerveza and tequila last night and are recovering today... was a good time though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crew Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Since you used the term cerveza is it possible that today you are recovering from the Corona virus ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I’m receiving from dosequisvirus. It is... the most interesting virus in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 You guys crack me up! No, we brought Corona for the hosts. It was Revolver blood and honey for us. We were invited to some friends house for food, music and drink. He is from Mexico originally and she is from El Salvador. He speaks broken English and my husband has a good grasp on Spanish. It's amazing how much fun you can have despite a language barrier. But we are teaching each other. I don't drink much so last night wrecked me. I'm actually making a bottle opener for him and I will post it when I'm done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur210 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 No cerveza for me, that was a bottle of cider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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