SoCal Dave Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 I've been fooling around with horseshoes making hat racks with cow heads and horse heads. I liked the cow heads and decided to make a door knocker. The only problem is that the first attempt I made the cow's head with 1/2" square bar and it needed a draft horse shoe. It's a little to big for the average door. My next attempt will be a smaller version. I like the fact that the striker plate is the bottom of the shoe. Quote
Don A Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 That is neat. The draft horse size should sell well in Texas... everything is bigger in Texas. Good work. Quote
Ridgewayforge Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 That's a nice piece of handiwork! Beautiful! Quote
Thomas Dean Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 That is neat. The draft horse size should sell well in Texas... everything is bigger in Texas. Good work. Yep Quote
GregDP Posted April 5, 2012 Posted April 5, 2012 I like the look. I'm working on a horse shoe door knocker myself so I may be partial. Does it slide side to side on the hinge rod? My knocker broke while peening and the repair. I'm considering uses a simular design but I considered side to side play to be undesirable personally. I have some ideas how you may have avoided the problem but would be very interested to know how you approached it. I'm glad you shared. ^_^ Quote
SoCal Dave Posted April 5, 2012 Author Posted April 5, 2012 I positioned the cows head in the middle of the rod. On the back side of the rod, I tac welded just a little drop of welding rod, like a bump, on both sides of the head to keep the head from sliding left or right. I used a tig welder and practiced a few times on a similar size rod first. I got the drops of welding rod as close as possible to the cows head without touch it. There is about a 1/4" of play on each side. I placed the bump on the back side so you won't be able to see it when it's on a door. I can take a picture of it tomorrow and post it for you if needed. Good luck with yours and please post a picture of your door knocker. Quote
female_blacksmith Posted April 5, 2012 Posted April 5, 2012 I really like your door knocker and would love to see you carry on and forge all the components to attach to the horseshoe for the next one you make. How will you fix it to the door ? The size is wonderful to me, makes a real statement ! Quote
SoCal Dave Posted April 6, 2012 Author Posted April 6, 2012 Female-Blacksmith: I will leave the door attachment issues to the buyer of the door knocker. There are to many types of doors to provide one solution. Of course, I would help the person customize it to their specific door and the look they are after. Quote
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