John Galt Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 It got all the way up to 32 Degrees Fahrenheit here today. No excuse to not fire up the forge , , banging on orange/yellow steel will warm me up soon anyway!!! LOL! Well I had a couple ""S" hooks I made a few weeks ago . . . so, based on a suggestion from a member here . ."metalmangler" . . just add a flat , , two sides. So I put a couple S hooks in the forge and flatted the section between the curves . . I need to try this as a first step before tapering/drawing and making the curve . . thinking it will be better. . . . anywho, this is what I banged out this afternoon . . not perfect . . but I ascribe that to my anal retentive Engineering personality . . yes, I was toilet trained at the end of a shotgun . . ;/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 That works. It's nice to see twists on "round" stock. Everyone twists square, but you don't often see twists with round for what ever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Greetings John, I can't remember my first twist but I'm sure I was as proud as you are.. Down the road you will experiment and find new ones.. You are doing just fine.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borntoolate Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Twists are just plain fun. What can u say? Yeah and interesting... A twist mixed with round... i like it! Just remember the twist happens where the heat is. If no heat then no twist. More heat twists more. less heat twists less or not at all. You can quench areas you do not want to twist in order to control where it twists. And of course nothing that is clamped twists... I twist mostly with some channel locks. That is bad form but I have not made a double handled tool to twist with. yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie42141 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Was wondering get what I needed till I watch a local knife make just grab a pipe wrench. Twisted the heck out of a railroad spike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Well done. If you want to explore plain twists more you will find that preparation of the surface prior to twisting is vital. The cleaner and crisper the surface, the more sharply defined the corners, the more dramatic the twist will appear. Use a wire brush before hammering and work the final heat with the hammer almost black to refine the surface and remove most of the scale. Then heat and do your twist. The cross section plays a huge part in the final effect, a flat bar section being the most articulate, (think of the drill bit from a woodworkers brace) square section medium and a round bar the least. Squaring a section of round bar as you have done is successful visually because a twist gives the impression of being bulkier than parent bar, but obviously will physically weaken it unless you upset the section to be squared and twisted first. Final tip is that once twisted, do not use a hammer to straighten it...use a wooden mallet and a wood block anvil and you will not put any unintentional hammer bruises on the delicate arras points. A couple of bits of fire wood will do, but I use a bit of 3" x 3" x 12" oak as the anvil and a carpenters mallet with one end rounded. If you want to explore complicated twists…all the above applies to them as well. Have fun. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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