Tubbe Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hi, A couple of weeks ago I made a scroll jig, mainly for creating touching c-scrolls... apparently it can do other stuff as well :). I made this trivet as a Christmas gift and I think it came out ok. I'm not 100% happy with the chunky collars though, but I used the stock I had around... To help the assembly I tack welded the tree pieces together before adding the collars. To be totally true in regards to traditional joinery I should probably have added collars to the three touching parts in the center as well. Forging and adding collars for the first time - check. Stock used: 10mm square and 25x4mm for the collars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundsau Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Looks great! I like the upset feet and have got to try my hand at collaring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 To be totally true in regards to traditional joinery I should probably have added collars to the three touching parts in the center as well. I think you are right. Guys who know will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that stability is dependent on three points of collaring for a scroll. However the stout collars you have used will not permit the scrolls to wiggle free. Well, not next week at any rate... I like your design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbqhoncho Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Great Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjh66 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Looks great to me. Scrolls look even, upsets for feet look central and even. I like the finish of it also. Having only the three clips will give stability to what you sit on it. Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Very nice. I really like the design. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 That's a really nice, clean looking job you've done Tubbe. The scrolls are very well made and the whole thing has a 'Wow' factor. looks great, well done.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbe Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks for all the kind words. Really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 tubbe thats really nice - ive not used many collars myself - we learn as we go, but yours look great, and your scrolls are very pretty in my oppinion :) nice one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I like it! The scrolls are very nice, but the upset feet really make it pop. The collars don't look wrong to my eye. I like that they are more blocky and plain because it contrasts with the softer, more feminine curves in the rest of the piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Very nice piece, it's well proportioned, scroll tapers are smooth and uniform as are the scrolls. The upsets balance the tapers well and there's not one thing wrong with the collars. All in all it'd be something for a customer to brag on. Well done. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbe Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hi, and thanks again for the comments! Made another one, more like a budget version really, which is welded on the back side only. I don't like arc-welds, but I do like the "planar" surface. Maybe I will try and rivet the next one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KST1-Derek Fultz Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 The trivet is really nice (both of them, but I like the collared one better). Do you have any pics of the jig? -Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman50 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Great looking trivets! they are uniform and smooth and clean. Great forge! -www.sawblade.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironduck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Very nice - nicely sized scrolls. I like the upset feet on the first one. Might you try making your collars with a bit of shape to match the feet (they'll look like they belong) - a length wise fullering along a bar about the same width of the scrolls (or maybe 12mm) so that the center is thinner than the edges (use a large enough fuller so that the edges of the bar will be the thickest part - as if upset like the ends of the feet), then cut to length and form for collars. Boy, I hope I explained that clearly. -Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I like them both. The "budget" version has merit because we need to sell to the market, not what we wish the market could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Might as well add mine here since it seems to apply. Here is my first go at a trivet. It turned out a little wonky, but it was a fun little project. Very different from other things I've done thus far. It's made from 1/4" x 1/2" bar stock. Looking back I definitely I did things out of order. I ended up fighting with the forge welds for the diamond more than I expected and the twists in the center turned out very uneven. Next time I would make those 4 pieces first and forge weld them together last. The way I did it resulted in a very unwieldy object at times. Collars turned out okay. They were much harder to do on this guy than the practice ones I did on some scrap pieces. They are tight, but there is an air gap on the side where the bevels meet... Well where they are supposed to meet anyway. They also cover my tack welds up nicely On the bright side it turned out pretty close to my initial sketch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbe Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 That is not bad at all! I like it! /Torbjörn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 nice! For a first attempt,,, plumb awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 It would make a nice door grill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Thank you, I'm going to make a hook of some sort for it. I figure It will look nice on the wall in the kitchen. It may need little silicone feet for under the collars before it get used though. Putting a cast iron pan with some sizzling good stuff on it as it stands may make it a little too hot for the table. Not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I would put feet under the corners to raise it up some, that way the heat from the pan won't damage the table through radiant heat. Or just put a pad under it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 That is probably a good idea as well. It does sit rather low profile. About 1 inch away from the table surface, minus however much I filed away to make it lay flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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