Jim Coke Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Greetings All, It is that time of year when we are all busy making those special presents for our friends and family . Lets see some pictures so we all can get some fresh ideas.. I have posted a few .. A hanging paper tower holder that I designed years ago to have access to towels where you need them not across the room on the wall .. I designed it this way because the previous one did not hold the paper to the roll and it would set off the alarm in my shop when the furnace came on and blew the towel. The others .. a simple but different flower vase .. a holly candle stand... I wish you all well.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapremac Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Jim, Beautiful work,the attention to detail is amazing! The anvil on the paper towel holder is a nice addition...........come to think of it one that size would be nice little chain pull on a ceiling fan or light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menze Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Bird ornaments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Looks like a fun project, menze. You should post a how-to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Beautiful Jim! I've been doing more of the bottle openers from old wrought iron pieces salvaged from a fence. People seem to love these. Black oil finish, or wired brushed and waxed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Christmas tree ornaments. Love the above projects, all very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Gents, Made this for a new home that is being completed in time for Christmas. Colonial style door knocker/ 9 in LOA/ 3 in backplate/@5in bail/ blackened (hot) oil finish. Photos attached show pre assembly and finished. Made several of these in slightly different configurations this year. This last one was the largest of the series. I found the larger the door the wider the back plate. Narrow does not balance well with a wide backdrop. Most of the others were for standard commercial raised panel christian style doors and I used 2.5 in backplates. Merry Christmas. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Greetings all / Frog, Great openers Frog... Make another and you and I will give it a road test some time in the future.. Others... Extra fine work .. I am sure they will be a welcome gifts... Forge on and make More Christmas gifts Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Jim, I'll make an extra one and personally deliver for use with some shop time in MI. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKForge Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I sell these as ornaments at the local Christmas festival. I am usually sold out no matter how many I bring. They are light enough to hang on a tree. Split cross is from 3/8 square and hearts are 7" of 1/4 inch round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Here are four calla lilies I forged out and will be giving to family members. Luckily I don't think my mom reads on this forum. :) Frank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Here is a gift for my room mate who loves to drink and loves elephants....I tried to merge the two haha. http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37866-elephant-bottle-opener/ -Crazy Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Here's a cross made from a rr spike I gave to my mom. Then my brother I made this cowboy. Not sure why when you send from a phone it changes the pictures orientation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimsShip Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Frank- Those Lily's are awesome, are they made from RR spikes? Do you use a power hammer? I'd love to see how you did that. Is the stamen a seperate piece? Awesome thread. Happy Holidays all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Here is a stocking hanger I knocked out on Saturday as gift for a family friend. All elements forged from bar stock (except the pieces of pipe on the feet) and I did fasten all the pieces with MIG. Sandblasted and painted flat black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Frank,, Nice work,on the spike Lillie's. In re your aviator, I saw a similar style hitch cover for sale at a craft fare booth in Jack London Square. Was that your booth? Merry Christmas from Maine. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 JimsShip, The Calla Lilies were forged out of railroad spikes and are all one piece except for the stamen which I JBwelded in. I forged them on a power hammer to around 21" long before bending. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Peter, Yes that was me at the blacksmth table at Jack London Square and I remember talking to you. Thanks on the Lillies. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcornell Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Here's a few projects that I've done this Christmas. These are a variation on the Frederick Christophe (or Christoper) cross. The larger crosses are made from 3/8" square rod with the circle made from 1/4" square rod. Here's how it's made: Slit the larger stock for the cross. Forge weld the smaller stock into an appropriate diameter circle. Unfold the cross long ways, slip the circle over the shorter arms and then open the smaller arms. The right-most cross is my "proof-of-concept" piece, and my wife liked the unfinished look, so I kept this one around, but I'm showing it here mainly to give a hint as to how it's put together. For most of the ones that I made as Christmas gifts I then forge welded (or attempted to weld) the circle into the cross. After that, I used the cross pein to spread the ends of the cross arms, then used a ball pein to dimple the surface all over. The smaller cross uses 1/4" square rod stock for the cross and the circle is made from that nifty wire used in election signs (I harvest them every election) - it's a little bigger than 1/8". Some of these I then welded like the larger crosses, but I liked them more in the small size as shown. These were given as Christmas ornaments, with a slender red ribbon attached as a hanger loop. This gadget is what I call "the blacksmith's hotpad." I was fooling around with a piece of #3 rebar I picked up from the junk left over at my church from a construction project. I made a push stick with hooks on the end to pull and push the oven racks when putting things into and out of the oven. The hook is also useful to snag the lip of some pans, pulling it out far enough to get a good grip with a conventional hot-pad. When I do demonstrations one of the common questions is "do you ever get burned?" and my common answer is that I burn myself far more often in the kitchen than I ever do at the forge (which happens to be true). Rebar has its own texture, which does interesting things when you twist it, so I twisted all of the models I made this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Happy New Year! Present for a good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Greetings Alaxandr, That's some gorgeous work.. I love to see work from other countries with a new spin on metal work... I would like to see a closer picture of the detail.. Thank you for posting your work... Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi ,just saw the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheftjcook Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Some great work.... realy sparks the imagination !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadara Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Тоже подарок ковка руками. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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