FieryFurnace Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 My grandmother came up a couple of days ago and while she was here asked me about making a hat rack for her. I forged this out last saturday for her. The base piece is 2x1/4 flat bar. The hooks are 3/8 round, and the wall mount brackets are 1/2x1/4 flat bar. I would rather have made the wall mounts out of 3/4x1/4 flat but didn't have any of that. Everything is riveted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 One last one: The wall mount brackets are 16 inch centered to match studs. The whole thing is finished with an artist gloss spray. It is 2ft long. As with all the stuff I put pictures of on here, I do not mind in the least if you make an exact copy and sell it with your personal stamp on it. Thoughts??? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beornls Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Very nice Dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Excellent execution and design, Dave. Ya did good! Looks like it would hang coats alright to me, also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Dave, You are a blacksmith indeed! I would describe your creation as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I would agree with all that has been said, I will make one suggestion though. I would put two rivets in the hooks to hold the coats. In time they will loosen some and wobble with just one rivet. On your next one put two. I like your fish tail ends, nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 I would agree with all that has been said, I will make one suggestion though. I would put two rivets in the hooks to hold the coats. In time they will loosen some and wobble with just one rivet. On your next one put two. I like your fish tail ends, nicely done. Mom said it looked like a fish tail but my big Sister said that it looked like a shell! To me it was a peen texture on the end. LOL I had wondered about the rivets like you mentioned. The only objection to doing two on the hooks is that there is not a any variation in the rivets. I.E. each set of rivets comes in twos. By doing one on the hooks, there is a variation when you get to the wall mount rivets. I suppose to get the best of both worlds, I should do one rivet and a spot weld on the back of the hook to hold it steady. Thanks for all the comments! Now it's time to see one of you pro's do this! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Very nice! I need one of those. Consider it copied! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Very nice! I need one of those. Consider it copied! Thanks for sharing. Good, but with the understanding you have to share photos! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 love it dave - it looks very natural and i would love to hang my hats on it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I would agree with all that has been said, I will make one suggestion though. I would put two rivets in the hooks to hold the coats. In time they will loosen some and wobble with just one rivet. On your next one put two. I like your fish tail ends, nicely done. Or use a square rivet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Good job, Dave. I'm sure that your grandmother will display it with pride. Your fish tail ends turned out very nice. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Or use a square rivet Duh! Thanks for pointing out the obveous that I missed! I''m going to try that next time! The object with this piece was to keep it all forged! Square rivets! Brilliant! Thanks again! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hey Dave, its easy to "improve/alter" on things done by others, the hard job is doing it in the first place and putting it before others for opinions. I think you have done a good job, and its great to see your progress, well done and keep it up, Respect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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