Dillon Sculpture Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Forged nail in memory of Tom Clark. Hopefully it will be at a conference near you if you would like to add a touch mark. Picture is Stan Strickland his grandson Buddy and myself at Southeast Blacksmith conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thats awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Id say you "nailed" it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Creek Blacksmith Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Massive, Great job!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRunals Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 i saw that at SOFA this year. it was really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Send that sucker to ILLINOIS. I'd like to see that one!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I wanna see the hammer that is gonna drive that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawtiron Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Great Work Danger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 you did that in two heats right? (just kiding) but Tom did tell me that a nail should be done in two heats it didnt matter what size it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 wicked - what a great idea :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benbini Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) We started the head of the nail on a hydraulic press at my shop. This is a photo of the finished nail. The nail is 8 Feet and & 7 Inches long and weighs 106.4 Pounds. What we are doing is sending it around to different conferences and allowing everyone the opportunity to place their touch mark down the side of the nail. The nail will end up at the ABANA Conference and will probably be added to the Metal Museum Gallery. If you have a conference and we can work out the logistics for getting it there contact me or Michael. Edited December 22, 2009 by Benbini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Thanks for the pics Ben, I think I have a hand hammer somewhere for that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Tatro Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Nice nail! Did you do it all with a hyd. press or did you also use a power hammer and could you provide more details on these machines if possible? Also how many heats? Armand Tatro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape ape Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Have any photos of upsetting the head? Had a birth in the family, I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 I don't think any photos were taken at Madison (Too much of that liquid fire was flowing) but we did have up to 7 strikers at one time, some of them may have been double vision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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