Kyle Cox Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hope all had a great weekend! Knocked out some riveted crosses for gifts this weekend! Ball peen finish! My first time ever trying to rivet! It's amazing the strength that single rivet has! I got my first forge fired up with all the research and help from this forum! Thank you hope you like! Open to criticism!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Very nice. Scale is a bit deceptive in the 1st two sets of picts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemish Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I like the 2nd one buy I really like the first one, beautiful in a rustic kind of way. Thanks for the pics. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKForge Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Kyle very nice. I do a lot of rivet work in my pieces and think it adds a great touch that many people are not used to seeing when welds are more common. Not a criticism but the first cross feels like it is missing something. To me, I see the legs, body and arms of Christ on the cross but I wish I saw a small forged neck and head. It doesn't have to be detailed just a representation since without it I see a headless Christ. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 1 minute ago, DKForge said: Not a criticism but the first cross feels like it is missing something. To me, I see the legs, body and arms of Christ on the cross but I wish I saw a small forged neck and head. It doesn't have to be detailed just a representation since without it I see a headless Christ. I thought the same thing at 1st, but the rivet sort of forms a head. It would be better if the head of the rivet was larger and domed though to show up better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Agree, it needs a head, otherwise I think that first one is awesome, may steal borrow that idea. One other comment, you should scale down the rivet size for the hands and feet "nails" - I used a concrete duplex nail as a rivet on one I did (sorry, no photo), and it worked well, the scale was about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Nice work! The finished look is great. Man idea for others on that first one about the head, how about a small ring of rebar attached up there like the crown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Cox Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 I totally agree with you guys it needs something! I really like the crown idea! Thanks for the ideas and compliments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Very nice. I have to agree about a head and really like the idea for a crown of thorns. Barbed wire would be a natural. All round well done on both. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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