Grundsau Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Years ago we were given a hay wagon that was falling apart to use as a photo prop. Due to extensive deterioration, I recently burned the wood to reclaim the metal. Any suggestions on what to do with it? The metal bands that were around the hubs would be great jigs for making trivets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Lots of nice size starting materials there. What do you want to do? Lots of options! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have been given 4 large rims (5' diameter) from a friend who is going to build a log cabin. He wants me to make all the hinges for the cabin from them. Hinges are a thought. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 The coarse wrought iron typical of many wagon tyres is often used to make knife fittings as it shows a lot of "character" when etched. I would say most any "historical" item that was originally made from WI is fair game though you may need to refine it by folding and welding if you need a finer level of WI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundsau Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 I didn't have anything special to make with the WI. Wasn't sure if I should advertise them on craigslist for the kind of person who might be doing a wagon restoration. The wagon was a Merkel which is supposed to be related to the Grubers. That could be alot of knife fittings... :) Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Too hard a decision to stress yourself over, Send it to me, .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 If you have four good hub skeins I would be very interested in taking them off your hands. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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