November 16, 201015 yr 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.
November 16, 201015 yr 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.
November 16, 201015 yr 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!
November 16, 201015 yr 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.
November 17, 201015 yr Looks pretty cool. Can someone please explain how to make these pineapple twists? I've never seen the process described.
November 17, 201015 yr 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.
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