Past project

[GVR-4579]

Here is a project i completed for my grandmother, its not really blacksmithing but i couldnt decide a different place to put it. I just found the picture and thought you might like to see it. The vertical bars are all twisted hot rolled which was done cold the frame is just 1.5"x1/4" There are two pieces of glass to sandwich the leaves and birds. I made the birds from feathers glued to cardboard cutouts. This fits into an opening next to her stairwell and was intended to block the cat from getting downstairs and be decorational as well.

[Frosty]

That's quite nice.

I'm wondering though, why wouldn't your grandmother want the cat coming downstairs and being decorational?

Frosty

[GVR-4579]

Seems the cat decided all of downstairs was his litterbox so that created a small problem for her :D

[irnsrgn]

Around here it would cause a major problem for Cat. But you did a fine job really looks well balanced.

[welder19]

Nice!
However, I would have solved the cat problem diferently my self, but that's just me

welder19

[hdwarner]

i like that
what are those devices that hold the glass in? did you make?
i like the suttle twists
nice

[GVR-4579]

The glass is held in with some 3/4"x1/8"x1" tabs rounded off on the belt sander and then i fitted a rubber cap on them with some heat to make the rubber conform. Then I drilled the bars and tabs and used machine screws to apply tension. I also used clear art type glue to help secure the leaves and birds, it was used sparingly and is hardly noticeable from the "backside".

[Don A]

Nicest looking cat blocker I've ever seen.

Good work. Blacksmithed or not, it is very creative.

Don

[jimmy seale]

that is nice, great job on it. my granny would have loved something like that , lord rest her soal, even though she didn't have a cat problem, thanks for showing us- now if the wife dosen't see it i'm ok, well done, jimmy

[GVR-4579]

now if the wife dosen't see it i'm ok, well done, jimmy

LOL i know how that goes, i dont hae a wife but after that she wanted me to come up with more things for her house from very vauge descriptions sying, well you are creative......