Bill in Oregon Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Having fun with the charcoal forge and the old No. 40 Champion blower. Made my first steak flipper out of a piece of garden sprayer pump handle, an S-hook with random cut twist out of some 5/16 key stock (I know, it's a mess, but hey) and some medieval-style bodkin points, also out of key stock. Gotta get my Trenton anvil mounted -- I'm using the HF Russian -- and hook up the propane forge. But scrounged charcoal and salvaged steel are fun, too. These were a buck each at the old engine and tractor show ... Quote
Avadon Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Nice. The S hook is great. second that!!! Will you show us how you made that sweet hook? :confused: Quote
theYTmassacre Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I was really curious about that, as well. Quote
northyping Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Bill, I'm Northy Ping. I live in Newport and am nothing but a hopeful smithy at this point. Just wanted to say hi to a fellow Oregonian. Are you new to blacksmithing? Sounds like you just got a shop set up. Quote
Bill in Oregon Posted June 23, 2009 Author Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for the kind comments gang. I got the textures in that S hook by following the guidelines in the random cut YouTube clip in the pineapple twist thread. I wanted to try the technique and used 5/16 square, then once I had the twist I decided I might as well make something vaguely useful out of it; hence the hook. Northy, I have been mashing ugly blobs of metal out of old files for several years, but have finally gotten serious about learning. I have several books, but Lorelei Sims' "Backyard Blacksmith" is the best I have read so far. Bill in the Rogue Valley Quote
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