Frank Turley Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Sending more photos. The venue is Flowering Mountain, a 'sort-of school' 6 miles south of Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, USA. The teacher, Martin Prechtel, is an artist among other things, and he drew in outline his version of a Sythian deer head with the scrolly horns, seen as a big finial atop the large thumb latch and as large hinge finials. We had them water-jet cut and arc welded them to the strap; then disguised the weld. The rest of the design work he left up to me and my helper, a rare treat and a pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 One more item, a horizontal bolt not yet attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichi Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 very nice Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Yes that is really cool looking work! Evident quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosox Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I am amazed and impressed with your forging skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBrassaw Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Beautiful work! In the third picture, there is a piece with a hole in the diagonal that is just too perfectly done. How did you get that to come out so nicely on the end of the bar like that? I tried playing around with it tonight in some 5/8 square, and failed miserably. I love the way it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steevo99 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Sooo good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 DanBrassaw, Winslow Morgan, now working in Pennsylvania, made the cane bolt finial. It was in my saved junk pile, and I lap welded it to the 1/2" stock. I don't know how he did it, but I went to the shop this morning and slit/drifted one near the end of the bar. Then I ground, sanded, and filed cold till I got a reasonable shape. Then, reheated and wire brushed. If there is another, better way, I'm from Missouri. Zeroing in on the corner of the stock with a slit chisel is iffy at best, so I flattened the opposite corners a little bit to help center the chisel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBrassaw Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks! I was hoping there was some easy trick, but is there ever? I'll just have to practice more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueRugger Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Great stuff Frank, as always. I'd lost track of Winslow a few years ago. Will have to track him down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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