Old South Creations Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 It's my 6th wedding anniversary and to my surprise, #6 is iron! I made this jewelry tree for my wife. It is made from 1/2" round, spilt to form the top branches and roots and then the middle branches are mig welded. I intentionaly left the welds a little messy because it added a more realistic texture. It is mounted on a rustic piece of "barn wood". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I vote it very nice and will have to make one for my self. I know she will be very delighted with it.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Oh yeah, that'll get you on her good side for sure. Darn, another pic I don't dare let Deb see or I'll have to make her one too. I probably will anyway but our anniversary isn't for a while. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ameling Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 (edited) I made up a version of this for hanging/displaying key rings at Jay's Big River Forge. I took a bunch of variable length 1/8 inch round rod, and tapered one end. Then I gave it a quick wrap with some utility wire, heated the "bundle" up, and twisted it. This gave the "trunk" of the tree a pleasing twisted branch look. Then I heated up individual points, and bent/curved them out with a little upturn on the end to hang the keyrings from. We then welded it to a round domed and textured plate for a base - heavy on the thickness for that base. A bee's wax coating finished it off. If your base plate is dished enough, you can make a hole through it and hide all your arc welding underneath. Or you can taper the other ends as well, with random lengths, and bend/twist them out like tree roots and then do a couple discrete welds to hold it onto your slightly domed base plate. It would look better with just a few of the outside "roots" twisted down on the base plate, with the center core pieces being flush with it or passed through a hole in that base plate and welded underneath. It sat on the counter in the retail room at the shop - right next to the register. We kept an assortment of the leaf and little fishes key rings on it. But I had to make a second one. Somebody talked Jay out of the first one - for hanging ear rings and jewelry! I don't remember what Jay charged them for it. I hope he got shop rate. But I think it was more of an "advertising incentive" on a big railing or spiral staircase project. So it goes. Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands Edited April 25, 2009 by Mike Ameling bad spellin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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