freeman Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 No fullers, no flatter, no striker, no problem! While it's definitely no work of art I learned quite a bit working on this. Unfortunately I can't seem to upload pictures at the moment. I'll try again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Allen, I was out your way earlier this week, had a two day class in Raleigh. Looking forward to the pictures. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Weird. I'm still getting an error whenever I try to attach a photo so I guess I'll have to add it inline. Pretty atrocious hammer marks on this one, but I'll take it given the sorry state of my tooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I like it. It looks sort of rustic. You have the over all shape down. Nice job. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Entrance Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Very nice. Looks better than the one I've attempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 well done, are those marks from your pein? if so you may think about dressing the corners and rounding them off, it would stop that sharp edge Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryforge Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 It looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffinforge Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Looks good to me, you did the hard work shaping it, dressing it up with a flatter is the easy part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 well done, are those marks from your pein? if so you may think about dressing the corners and rounding them off, it would stop that sharp edge Josh Indeed they are sir, good spot. I've examined the shoulders on the pein in question and one is definitely in need of dressing. Must have missed a stroke at full power and mashed it on the anvil or something. Thanks for pointing that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Looks good to me, you did the hard work shaping it, dressing it up with a flatter is the easy part! Thanks. I have to admit after the 2nd 3 hour session hammering away on this thing I've never wanted a power hammer (or a striker) more. The next one I do will definitely have a mild steel body with a tool steel bit, my hope being I won't have quite as rough a time shaping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Allen, I was out your way earlier this week, had a two day class in Raleigh. Looking forward to the pictures. Mark<>< Hopefully your class went well. Next time you're in the area feel free to stop by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Indeed they are sir, good spot. I've examined the shoulders on the pein in question and one is definitely in need of dressing. Must have missed a stroke at full power and mashed it on the anvil or something. Thanks for pointing that out. an angle grinder is the fastest (and if you're good the best) way to do it, i recognise them because i had the same issue when i started, take them down to a radius of about 1/2" - 3/4" radius depending on the lenght of the pein (smaller pein, smaller radius) Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana7 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I like it. It looks sort of rustic. You have the over all shape down. Nice job. Mitch What he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Well I have gotta say that your inexperience is clearly visible but so is your considerable talent and obvious determination! I can see that you'll be a GOOD one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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