macbruce Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 A friend recently gave me a coil of wrought iron telegraph wire and it brought back fond memories of the Colorado Ren Fair back in the 80's......I used to demo these little hearts and sold a few, the others I would give to fair maids and they sometimes brought me luck.....;-) They are tricky little buggars to make especially if you only have the forge to heat them while bending them to shape, a torch works way better. Making the welds as small as possible is key to making it look right. If you notice the bundle forge welded at both ends, the one on the left has been welded much too far back and the right one (which I used) could be smaller yet. The second weld at the tip is the tough one because It's easy to deform it, once it's joined it's hard to correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 That's cool! I will most definitly try that tomorrow after church! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 i might try a few for the ren fare... thanks for the idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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