Michael Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Finally got around to trying this, as a handle for bottle openers I think. Hardest part was getting the reground brick chisel to bite deeply enough into the square stock, have to work hotter next time. Made a quick holdfast for the pritchel hole out of 1/2 stock to hold the bar down while incising the lines. The weighted chain over the anvil wasn't doing the job. The lovely wife and kid thought it was braided, I guess that's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Finally got around to trying this, as a handle for bottle openers I think. Hardest part was getting the reground brick chisel to bite deeply enough into the square stock, have to work hotter next time. Made a quick holdfast for the pritchel hole out of 1/2 stock to hold the bar down while incising the lines. The weighted chain over the anvil wasn't doing the job. The lovely wife and kid thought it was braided, I guess that's good. Brick chisel is pretty wide. Easier to go deep with a narrower chisel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlreif Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Pretty good for your first one. The next one twist more. It will make a more prominent diamond. Remember the formula. Twist x times. Untwist 1/3. You got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fciron Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Looks good. My chisel for this sort of thing is about an inch wide with a curved edge (the ends curve up, it's still makes a straight line.) so it can be walked along the groove. Not only is it easier to drive the small area, but if your line gets a little off you can correct it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Looks pretty cool. Can someone please explain how to make these pineapple twists? I've never seen the process described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fciron Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hey Mark, Score a line down the center of all four sides, twist, flatten back to the original dimension, score down all four new sides, untwist and Bob's yer uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Cool. Thanks for that fciron. I'll have to give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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