ironstein Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I just got a few bags of l-brand coke to try out, so i fired up the forge today since i had the day off due to rain. It's been a few weeks since i have been able to actually hammer some stuff, man it felt good! I feel so much better, seems like the stress from work and such just melted away. I made a horsehead bottle opener Brian Brazeals concept, and a damascus money clip. The money clip was fun in that i started with a chunk off a billet i had been working on, the chunk i chiseled off was the size of a silver dollar, but a bit thicker. I hammered it out into a rectangle and fullered it into a strip, folded it over a piece of round stock, and etched it in muriatic, then ferric chloride. Thanks for looking. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 hope this works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice work. I like them both. Did you make the damascus or get it from someone else? What was it made from? B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Thanks Curly! I made the damascus out of 15n20 and 1090. Started with 9 pieces, folded twice, and cut a small piece off the end of the billet. The billet is for some damascus tattoo machine plates i am doing for Eddy Deutsche, hes a friend of mine. I plan on folding it up a few more times and flattening it into plate for the machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice looking pieces. Glad you got some forge time. Thanks for posting. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Looks good Ironstein- I know how you guys run at the sign of rain, three drops and all the ironworkers are gone. What size material did you start out with for your bottle opener? I found that 1 x 1/4 is a good size 3/16 works well also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Clinton, yeah usually we Ironworkers leave at the first sign of rain, but i am more tolerant than most! I will work till i get wet and miserable, then go home. I used a piece of 3/4 square i believe. I just picked up a new hammer at pieh tool when i was in sedona arizona over the weekend. It is a blu rounding hammer, i believe they are the same design as the Hofi/ Tom Clark rounding hammer, just like the hammers you and Brian Brazeal have. I picked it up and it just seemed the perfect weight for me right now since i haven't been getting much forge time in. I really like my Hofi hammer, but it just feels a bit heavy since i haven't been forging as much. If you ever get up to camp verde arizona and want to see a cool farrier and blacksmith supply check out pieh tool, they have a huge selection of stuff. It was cool to see so much blacksmithing equipment in one place! I Got some l-brand coke too, and it is good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Ya I know you are not the "typical ironworker" if there is such a thing. I saw the Blu hammers in Memphis they look nice but I am not too fond of the way that they do the handles filled up with goo, I like a solid handle that I can see and make adjustments if it gets loose, that stuff scares me. 3/4 square for a bottle opener- you must have been moving some metal there! I am getting my shop in order today, Fewood is gonna stop by and we are planning to do some forging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 My wife says that blacksmithing is good for "constipation of the soul" When I get cranky she can order me out to the forge knowing that I'll come back in mellow and smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I like em, nice work. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Great job, Brian (Ironstein)! Keep it up, and I hope you find more time to forge. The world will be a better place with more blacksmiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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