French Inspired dividers

[Timothy Miller]

This pair is inspired by a couple of pairs of french dividers I saw for sale on e-bay. The french style seem to go for big bucks so I went with the old blacksmith's motto if you can't afford one make one. They are made form some wrought iron Mark Emig and I salvaged of an rotting old hulk of a barge on the banks of the Hudson river back in May They have steel tips and the joint is forge welded, three welds in all. The washers were forge brazed in place not sure if this is the right way but it worked. I am very happy with the results. These took about 8 hours in all. I did the file work intuitively there was no drawing.

[781]

Very nice work

[CurlyGeorge]

Very cool, Tim. they show craftsmanship, for sure. Thanks for sharing. :)

[teenylittlemetalguy]

Someday I want to be as fancy as you!

[MRobb]

_{Very nice!}

[WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith]

I am impressed! Nize! You don't often see this kind of finish,

[Frank Turley]

Good job. Did you have a time getting a firm, friction joint?

[Larry H]

oh yeah !......you got it goin' on,.....if "deez guyz" only had a clue....

[Timothy Miller]

Good job. Did you have a time getting a firm, friction joint?

The joint is a bit spotty. I need to do a bit of filing on the inside of the outer leaves then It should be perfect.

[Timothy Miller]

oh yeah !......you got it goin' on,.....if "deez guyz" only had a clue....

Trying to show them. I still feel like a young pup nipping at the heels of the masters.

[Farmall]

They are really nice looking. Great work!

[Ratel10mm]

Very, very nice dividers.

[Mainely,Bob]

WOW, That is some nice work Tim. You have every reason to be proud of them.

[Ten Hammers]

Very nice work Tim, thanks. Tough joint to make, never mind the file work !

[Dillon Sculpture]

Amazing work, impeccably crafted! I would really enjoy seeing some of the process if you have a chance, thanks for sharing.

[petere76]

Tim, Excellent job. They look great....I want one. Envy is the best compliment right, Thanks.

Peter

[JNewman]

Very nice dividers, what is equally inspiring is you made these for you after spending the rest of the week in the shop forging for customers. I often find it hard to force myself to find the time to make things I want to make.

[Timothy Miller]

I worked on it for an hour or two after shop hours or on weekends. It took me 2 1/2 months to finish this one. I have been doing some very tedious work lately. This has been my reward to my self. I feel if I can't try new things I wont grow as a smith/artist/human. I almost feel that I have make things like this because I can.

[1forgeur]

VERY nice. And yes, you definately can!

[beth]

timothy they are just beautiful! i cant at all imagine making something so delicate and perfect, i have total respect for the work youve done there, and i Love how youve decorated them, you didnt need to do that but you chose to :) makes them so special! imagine coming across these in 100 years time.. your absolutely right about trying new things all the time. the learning is the addictive thing. nice one timothy :)

[Whirly]

Yowzer! Tim, Mate! that's fantastic. I hope you feel proud of yourself, because you've done a wonderful job on these...and as Beth said, you've created an heirloom. You can pass this onto your kid's kids...

[yves]

Amazing work, impeccably crafted! I would really enjoy seeing some of the process if you have a chance, thanks for sharing.

ditto

[Ironman50]

Making your own is way better than buying one. Of supreme quality and finish.

[Mark Emig]

Very nice work Tim, I'm impressed. I've got a 5 gallon pail full of more of that nice iron-you'll have to come up and play in the shop-maybe teach me some stuff :)