Michael Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I started this project at the CBA Oktoberfest gathering earlier this month. Demonstrator Brett Moten did a great job showing the process. But I missed part of the demo and couldn't get the progressive tenon swage to work, so I came home with punched and scrolled legs but no tenons. Forged the tenons using the techniques I'm more familiar with, butcher, side set, then SOR on the anvil face. Everything fit in the little gas forge right up to bending. But to peen over the tenons required lighting up the coal forge and getting some room to work. I suppose I could have used the torch to heat the tenons, but lighting the big forge gave me a chance to play with some old wrought iron shipped from the Midwest, 1.5 inch bar, some work to cut stock that big. Discovered that an old heart hook project makes a fine tong ring, and that wrought needs to work hotter than I'm used to doing or it splits apart like wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 this trivet is the first one that i made with our forge master. it took more than one session but came out pretty good. i have orders for a couple mor but so far havent got my but in gear to do them, soon though. christmas is coming. nice job, better than mine. 1/2 inch stock, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 3/8ths square. Shoulders on the tenons would have been better if the monkey tool was drilled deeper, have to fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Nice trivet. I really like the design. Thanks for posting. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundsau Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Like the finished product there Michael, nice design- simple, pleasing and functional. Well done......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Have I heard "great design"? No.. I'll say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Design credit to Pete Bennett, MABA member and published in the Anvil's Horn. A handout at the demo was from the magazine. I'm looking forward to playing around with the details a bit, maybe a penny or fishtail scroll and a twist in the pieces. Lovely wife collects trivets so there's a ready recipient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Smith Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Curious, what's a penny scroll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 A penny scroll, or half penny scroll is when you forge a round little, penny sized or ha'penny if your in the UK, knob on the end of your bar and use that as the start of the scroll. discussed here I've always liked them more than a fishtail scroll, but there's room for everything in ironwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Smith Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Ok now I get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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