Pault17 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I know it's crude looking, but I wanted to try a few different techniques that I have been studying and thinking about. The knocker is a spike that has been drawn out. The bird/eagle head at the pointy end was an accidental afterthought. When I finished the curves on the knocker I realized that the point end looked kind of bird-like. I realized after the fact that I should do the animal head, or any other fancy stuff BEFORE the curves are put in. The top was an attempt at a one-piece fleur-de-lis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I think it looks good, I wouldn't call it crude, nice work. welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Nice work! I hope that when you sell a bunch of these you provide a black screw with them, lol. That is a real nice looking door knocker. Good idea about an animal on the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Very nice. Good work on the fleur-de-lis. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Dog Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I think it is a very nice idea, and it looks good! Is the back piece drawn from rectangular stock (it appears to be 1/4 x 1-1/2)? Could you describe the details on how you did the pivot point? I also made a door knocker for Christmas using two spikes, striking head to head, but no animal features. For a pivot, I split one spike, drew out the two tails and formed a heart shape, with the two ends bearing in holes punched into the sides of the other spike. Advanced reviews by family and friends have been positive, but I like yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pault17 Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 WD, The back is 1/4x1.5 bar stock. The pivot is a scrap piece of 1/8" plate that I cut into a cross or + sign. I bent the two sides to match the thickness of the knocker plus a hair. The pivot is riveted top and bottom to the back with 1/8" rivets and the knocker pivots on a cutoff piece of 5/32 drill bit shank. The bottom of the knocker hits right over the bottom screw hole, and yes Bentiron, I will give them some blackened screws:D. Using an idea I read about in the blueprints, I used a thin cardboard shim on one side of the knocker that burnt out, allowing a little play in the knocker swing. When I asked my wife to hold it and said "nice knocker, huh?" she only smiled a little:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Attractive knocker PT. Nicely done, it'll make someone happy for sure. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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