j.w.s. Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Well, our hammer-in is still going on, figured I'd share a few pictures of what you're missing. Perhaps DSW, Nick O or Stash can add more. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 More progress throughout the afternoon.J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) And the final set of Andrew's piece.. I started this thread when the project began earlier this morning. The hammer-in today was at Artisans of the Anvil, the shop of Andrew Molinaro. Andrew started by sketching this piece out to scale on a sheet of steel, then forged the armatures to form, cut the plates and riveted the entire piece together. All in all, great demonstration, a nice example of free form forging and classic joinery. Hope you enjoyed it!J Edited October 3, 2015 by j.w.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 HOLEY MACKEREL you guys had a GOOD TIME! Thanks for the progress pics on Andrew's sculpture it's going to be a showcase piece where ever it finds a home.The crawling winged sculpture is kind of creepy but creepy in a hypnotically attractive way. I hope someone here has pics of it from different angles. PLEASE!You guys are doing some high end work.Frosty The Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Here's some more pictures of the fallen angel sculpture. Hopefully someone else has some more. The last picture is another work in progress.J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Yes, Fallen Angel is what I saw on my first look but got distracted by the rest of the photo spread. I'd LOVE to see it installed. It's gorgeous, it strikes it's message straight you your hind brain.Frosty The Lucky Edited October 3, 2015 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Oh yeah, a good time was had by all. I hope my parole officer doesn't see this- I'm not supposed to leave the county.The piece Andrew made today wasn't planned out ahead of time- he took a few minutes to sketch it out before the demo, and figured it out as he went. Start to finish in about 6 hrs or less.Thanks for documenting our fun, JWSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I just managed to get in from there. I had a great time, managed to meet JW and NickOoh for the 1st time ( shame Marcy couldn't make it due to work) and the weather cooperated for the most part. A bit of spitting, but nothing major. I managed to pick up 1000 lbs of coal from the place down the street shortly before the closed for the day. I got so wrapped up in talking to people I knew I almost missed getting there in time. Probably could have squeaked another 500 to 750 lbs of coal in the bin, but it was getting close to noon when they close and I was getting a bit tired of standing on the slope of the pile shoveling. That should do me for a bit and I'll probably end up sharing some with Tod ( guy in the background of the 1st Fallen Angel pict in the green sweat shirt) who lives right down the road from me. I don't have any good overall picts but I do have a few detail ones from around the shop I'll try and post later after I dig out the camera and down load them to the other computer. Maybe later tonight or after work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 I don't have any good overall picts but I do have a few detail ones from around the shop I'll try and post later after I dig out the camera and down load them to the other computer. Maybe later tonight or after work tomorrow.Thanks Doug, I knew there was more to take pictures of around the shop I was just too busy talking with everyone else... lol looking forward to seeing what you may have!J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 sweet pics J , i got a few but i was getting to distracted to take many pics some awesome stuff all over that shop, great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Most of mine are detail shots showing joinery, architectural elements or fixtures since that's right now what interests me most as opposed to sculpture. A few of a table Andrew had in progress. Only a few turned out well unfortunately. Andrew punching some of the parts for todays project and the adapted ball peen punch he was using. Lastly some other members work ( sadly I forgot who did these). he had a few other knives, but my pict of those turned out to blurry to see and I only took one. The one of the RR spike knives he made doesn't show the nice detail he did in the handles. Sadly again the detailed closeups either got washed out by the flash, or were too blurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Nice shots Doug, thanks for sharing! Andrew does great joinery - prioritizes rivets above all, weld as the last resort - after all, this is blacksmithing, not fabrication. The biggest thing he touched on today is that when doing rivets, the support and strength have to come from your design - you've got to think through the weak points and incorporate reinforcement into the design you're creating. It doesn't take much, just a knowledge of how it works and a little thinking. He's got great examples of this scattered throughout his shop. All-in-all, it was another great PABA hammer-in, the talent and knowledge in this group never ceases to amaze me! Getting to hang with Doug, Steve and Nick from here on IFI was just an added benefit! I hope this thread will inspire some people and perhaps entice a few of the more local ones to our next real hammer-in in February - yeah, there's always the December gallery show, but there's a lot more work and sharing of knowledge that happens around an actual forge. Thanks again guys for helping out with some great pictures!J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Thanks Doug, construction details are good, I like the detail shots. The pics of the overall pieces is a dip into the mind of the maker, a glimpse of what they see and to be cherished. The details of how they form and compose elements into wholes and how they join them are looks at their tools and how they use them.It's all high value stuff. Thanks.Frosty The Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcyOHH Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Oh man! I looks like I missed out on an awesome time. I wish I could have made it but as was stated, I had to work. I will not lie, I am very jealous that Nick got to go, I miss out on everything! Haha. Andrew does amazing work and I wish I could have seen it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Very sad i didnt make it to the other end of the state for this but Thank you guys so much for the pictures. its all outstanding and i'd loved to have seen it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 You got a chance to play with Ivan instead. He actually made it out to last years October PABA meeting at Andrews shop on his 1st time thru on his grand adventure. I got to meet him then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 You got a chance to play with Ivan instead. He actually made it out to last years October PABA meeting at Andrews shop on his 1st time thru on his grand adventure. I got to meet him then.That was a good time Doug. There is a whole lot of skill in PABA and that shop is something to admire all on its own! It's too bad I missed this one but I look forward to the next one. Hopefully I can make it out. Daswulf and I had good forge time on this side of the state at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Sounds like a good road trip for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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