wolfshieldrx Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Forged this holdfast from 5/8 inch mils steel round to use in the 3/4 inch holes in my workbench. bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick C Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Neat and simple, just what I like. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 just like a blacksmith, cant make it for function only , got to make it beautiful. nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Looking good. One of my layout tables is assembled of heavy 2' wide channel iron. The channels already had uniformly spaced 7/8"D holes in them, so we have a bunch of similar holdfasts for the steel table. We tapered the ends a little, but we left out the "leaf part." Our terminology may not be exactly correct, but we usually refer to these as dogs. When my helper and I are working at the table, we're often hollering at each other, "Dog it down!" http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I like it! Clean & functional. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Nice doggy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Looks great. Its neat that a blacksmith can make tools for everybody else. Lets see a woodworker make a set of tongs that won't go "poof" the first time they are used. Nice job! Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Mr. Turley... I have only been smithing about three years. However, I have been doing some type of woodworking as long as I can remember II found it really interesting that the woodworkers holdfast is the blacksmith's dog. Woodworkers call the wooden pegs inserted into the benchtop to help hold a workpiece on place a "dog". Thanks for the info. bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 One of my layout tables is assembled of heavy 2' wide channel iron. The channels already had uniformly spaced 7/8"D holes in them, so we have a bunch of similar holdfasts for the steel table. We tapered the ends a little, but we left out the "leaf part." Our terminology may not be exactly correct, but we usually refer to these as dogs. When my helper and I are working at the table, we're often hollering at each other, "Dog it down!" The handles that surround a watertight door on ships that are used to secure it and make it watertight are called "dogs". They do the same job as a holdfast where they apply pressure to the door against a gasket. When the door is shut and secured it is said to be "dogged". There are different levels of securing a ship called "conditions". For example "Dog Zebra" means to "dog down" or secure everything. Just found it interesting thats all. It brought back memories when I heard them called dogs. Too many years aboard a ship. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agita Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Quite Nice, I would have never thought to use one outside of an anvil. Looks like it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hammer Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Attractive, as well as functional.... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Had to look it up... Dog: 3 a : any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook Merriam Webster online dictionary. bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebug Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 In the fire department we have hook like devices on the fly sections called ladder dogs. As the ladder is raised to the right height the man at the foot of the ladder facing the building will tell the man extending the fly sections with his back to the building to "dog" the ladder. Once the hooks "dogs" are set the man raising or extending the fly sections will say "ladder dogged" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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