Bob JS Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) I decided it was time to adjust the balance between thinking, and actually doing. Having spent yesterday sharpening chisels, rigging up a chain hold down and making a copper saddle plate - I chose to follow the instructions for making Lorelei Sims' Gate Pull. I had to deviate a little to suit the scrap mild steel bar I have. Sims uses a guillotine to fuller but in the abscence of this or any fullers, I used a round edge on my anvil and practiced my aim with a staight pein. I am very pleased with how this turned out, and thought I'd share a few pics with you guys. Thanks, Bob Ps. please excuse that rope around the anvil, I was working out how much chain I would need to strap it down. Edited May 29, 2009 by Bob JS PS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Very nice work. All the extra luxury tools are nice, but I really appreciate a piece forged with just a hammer and an anvil. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piglet_74 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Very Cool! I didn't notice any deviation, I'll have to look a little harder. How did you like the chain hold down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Very nicely done. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Bob, gorgeous work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 That is a very attractive gate pull. Well done Bob. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Nice work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsiler Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I like that. I hope in the next _ _ _ years I can do stuff like that. Finish is nice. What did you use? Thanks for showing us Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 That's a good looking job! Normally the chains are not so much for holding the anvil in place (wedges or bent over spikes do that better) as for sound deadening... to soften the ringing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 very well done , the cut is really clean , nice lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob JS Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 (edited) Thanks guys, Deviations: Lorelei instructs to split the steel and then use convenience bending to draw out the tines. This seemed like a lot of faff compared to a technique she demonstartes later in the book to make a similar finial. So I mixed the two together and drew the bar down to a point and then split it. I think the first way might make the chisel cut easier, with paralel lines to follow - but Im glad I went with the second method because it preserves the chamfer formed by the chisel, which I find visually appealing. I also used slightly different sized stock, thinner, and a bit shorter. The chain seemed to work fine, even on this thin bar it felt secure, but I was only chiseling downwards, and have nothing to compare it to. I used doubled up push bike chain. I didn't like the look of the stirrup used by other people, I thought it might limit where you have to stand to operate, and be tricky to get you foot into in a hurry. Inspired by an oliver hammer on Youtube, I fixed the chain to a length of timber, about 3ft long, to act as a pedal. I found I could move this around and stand in the middle, at either end and even the far side of the anvil and didn't have to fumble around with my foot, just put one foot on the timber. The main downside seems to be having to pick up the chain to get the work under - just have to remember that it gets hot. and the copper plate... Thanks again, Bob here are some pictures of the chain pedal (Im sure I cant be the first to do this) and no I don't normally wear slippers around the anvil :) Edited May 30, 2009 by Bob JS pore sperlung 'an Grammir; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 ahhh Lorelie, she sets my heart to a flutter, at quad state she told me a very funny joke about feeling like a rock star when she pulled up in the big buss she was in, what a gal!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob JS Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 I like that. I hope in the next _ _ _ years I can do stuff like that. Finish is nice. What did you use? Thanks for showing us Billy Sorry Billy, I missed your question earlier. Just simple wire brush and WD40. I also gave it a coat of carnauba paste wax before mounting as an experiment, but in most of the pics its just oil and natural black finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsiler Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Thanks Bob I have a couple of brackets (braces) that I've forged for some overhang at my small shop. I didn't want to paint them. I like your finish. Thanks Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush Bugger Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 very nice job on the latch fantastic work very even ,could i please ask is the sledge hammer head connected to the chain hold down device ,or is this attached to the under side of the horn to deaden the ringing thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmotley Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Very nice Bob!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob JS Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) very nice job on the latch fantastic work very even ,could i please ask is the sledge hammer head connected to the chain hold down device ,or is this attached to the under side of the horn to deaden the ringing thanks for the pics. The holdown chain is attached to the timber block between the anvil and cast stand. Yes, I normally hang the sledge off the horn, or the cutting table depending on what part I am using. With a full turn of chain wrapped around the horn it just goes clunk. Thanks Edited May 31, 2009 by Bob JS forgot to say thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAFTBENDER Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I want to be able to do that well. Thanks for your post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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