postleg Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 This is a cross I made out of 1/2 in bar with copper trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKindy Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 That is very nice. Pleasing to the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefarm39 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Very nice. Are the vertical and horizontal pieces interwoven, or welded together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdaleh Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 great looking cross like the copper acents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postleg Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 Very nice. Are the vertical and horizontal pieces interwoven, or welded together? they are welded havent figured out how to interweve them. the copper acents help cover the welds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrocity Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Very smooth, beautiful work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric sprado Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Okay: Crosses. I am not a Christian but I have a neighbor up the road who is a real real real Christian whom I respect a lot. They don't have much but take in a slew of foster kids and shower so much love on them that they all do well. I would like to make them a cross for Christmas. I'm thinking about an 8inch high cross standing in a nice piece of granite.My skills are: I made handmade horseshoes for umpteen years,make nice wall hooks for friends and family and reasonably clean barbecue forks and such things. Any ideas,drawings,pictures? I'd like to make it nice and clean for such good folks.Thanks for ideas, Eric Sprado Sorry-I guess I shifted the subject here. Feel free to move this post somewhere else if need be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/ demo 56 and alternative method BP 79, similar effect gives what you may find satisfactory, and give a simple clean effective finished item, they can easily be mounted onto a base to be free standing, I have supplied similar to priests etc for when they go into peoples homes to take communion etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postleg Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 Okay: Crosses. I am not a Christian but I have a neighbor up the road who is a real real real Christian whom I respect a lot. They don't have much but take in a slew of foster kids and shower so much love on them that they all do well. I would like to make them a cross for Christmas. I'm thinking about an 8inch high cross standing in a nice piece of granite.My skills are: I made handmade horseshoes for umpteen years,make nice wall hooks for friends and family and reasonably clean barbecue forks and such things. Any ideas,drawings,pictures? I'd like to make it nice and clean for such good folks.Thanks for ideas, Eric Sprado Sorry-I guess I shifted the subject here. Feel free to move this post somewhere else if need be.... Here are some pics of a random cut twist cross I make out of 1/2 in sq bar. I have given a bunch away and every one seems to really like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittler Kev Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 That copper overlay makes it gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeineke Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Here are some pics of a random cut twist cross I make out of 1/2 in sq bar. I have given a bunch away and every one seems to really like them Those are very cool. How did you join them in the middle? Can you describe how you cut them (what with, how deep)? This is just a humble observation - the top looks to me to be a little long. Maybe it's just the picture angle, I'm not sure. I made some out of 1/2" bar recently too and did a bit of research before I started. What I found is that most consider the optimal proportions to be a 1:3 ratio like this: http://thecrossweb.c...dimensions.htm. I think those look really, really nice. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postleg Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Those are very cool. How did you join them in the middle? Can you describe how you cut them (what with, how deep)? This is just a humble observation - the top looks to me to be a little long. Maybe it's just the picture angle, I'm not sure. I made some out of 1/2" bar recently too and did a bit of research before I started. What I found is that most consider the optimal proportions to be a 1:3 ratio like this: http://thecrossweb.c...dimensions.htm. I think those look really, really nice. Well done. I forged a 1/2in sq hole in the middle of the cross bar. I used a sawall to cut the bar. You cut oposite edges random depths then chisle a line on both side of the other two edges. I then heat and twist the cross bar from the hole out reheat ahd twist he other side. I twist the main cross piece up to the point it will go through the cross bar. I assemble the cross and heat then put in the vise and twist the top. The crosses in the pics are some of the first ones I made so the tops are a little long. I have adjusted that on later crosses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeineke Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Very creative. You've got me wanting to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postleg Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Very creative. You've got me wanting to try it. This twist is what really got me interested in blacksmithing. I came a cross a youtube video of a guy making a spike knife and used this twist on the handle. It was one of the first things I tried to do and is my favorite twist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 This twist is what really got me interested in blacksmithing. I came a cross a youtube video of a guy making a spike knife and used this twist on the handle. It was one of the first things I tried to do and is my favorite twist A minor point if I may, on the cross member you could make one side a left hand twist, and the other side a right hand twist, this will apparently alter the cross by drawing the overall appearance to lift towards the top or lower the appearance depending on whether the twist lines rise or fall (if that makes sense) It also indicates more of a hand made item as most machine made twists are just one way Right and left hand twists are particularly useful for drawing the eye and altering the visual appearances of fireplaces and gates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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