nuge Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Here's one of mine similar to BBrazeals ring, with a different approach. This technique makes upsetting fun. Pic1 - 3/8 round stock (is that rebar? everyone knows you can't forge rebar. blah blah blah) Take it to the far edge of the anvil and isolate about 1", rotate 90 degrees and then back to your original position. Repeat until you have a thin strand attached to a nice hunk of meat. Pic2 - take the strand to round Pic3 - Bend the meat to 90 degrees as shown Pic4 - Now the fun part, upset the blob. Don't worry too much about overlaps, concentrate on getting the thin strand to the edge of the mass and not under the lump. This is better visually and things don't get weak. This part is the crux. You need a few off kilter blows until things settle down. Pic5 - Decorate as you wish Pic6 - Cut Pic7 - Draw out (Is that rebar? Can't be, I mean thats a pretty delicate operation for junk metal. That taper must be 'bout 1mm or so. (blah blah blah) Pic8 - Bend the eye with a needle nose. Pic9 - The finished piece, after a little deformation. Adapt and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Nice control over your forging, good job! [This is Brian Brazeal, Karen got on here and now I can't] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strube1369 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Nice tutorial! Thanks, guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 nice job and you can forge re-bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I saw the thread title and thought you'd finally learned to fake charm. Oh well. . . Nice job. Nobody is saying you can't forge rebar, just that it's less predictable than A-36 let alone 1018. Unpredictable means more problems for beginners. Hmmmmm. Wonder if I could fake a little charm. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Nice work thanks for sharing and great outlay of the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) Nobody is saying you can't forge rebar, just that it's less predictable than A-36 let alone 1018. Unpredictable means more problems for beginners. My point is that rebar has a bad rap as a forgeable material and I want to do all I can to dispel that idea because as scrap it's everywhere and in quantity (and almost free). Use the cutoffs and you're green! I have forged a lot of it and never had any problems that couldn't be traced back to human error. Work it hot and you're good (whats better for beginners than this mantra?). I have a huge love for "found" materials. In fact, one of my favorite things about the craft is that you can find a rusty hunk of something on the side of the road and chances are you can heat it and squish it. If I could only fake charm I'd probably get more jobs. Edited July 31, 2009 by nuge i'm an idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larzz Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 MMM, that looks like something that would be good to make at demonstrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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