Hollon Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Could anyone give me some information on how various chisel cuts (and other things that I can't think of right now) affect a twist? It seems like I have seen a website, or in a book something about this, so if anyone could point me in the right direction or give me some information I would be grateful. Thanks -Hollon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_iron Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Gday Hollon, check out the pics in Uri Hofi's gallery. He posted a lot of different twist photos, many of which include chisel work or fullering before the twist. Most of the pics also have an explaination of what he did and the stock sizes. That should give you a good idea of the effects. Regards Rusty_iron, Brisbane, Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 IForgeIron > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing > LB0012.0001 Twists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Czar Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 since you have to proceed to the next page to find reference to these then search for them...BP0349 Twisting WrenchBP0481 Cube TwistBP0250 Pineapple or Briar TwistBP0248 Old TwistersBP0231 Ear of WheatBP0214 Twisted BasketBP0144 Twisted HandlesBP1031 Step TwistBP1029 Twist 03BP1028 Twists 02BP1027 Twist 01 I do alot of twisting at work, but most of it is exceptionally simple, except the part where I need to make 250 of em the more complex twists are similar to the Twisted Handles tutorial, only the composites of elements you bundle together varies considerably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpworks Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 my dad and i made a picket twister from a gravely cultivater pto about 15yrs ago, it has a lathe head for clamping and a deadstop.you heat the bar stock up using rosebud and hand crank, works really well, makes really neat patterns going in forward then reverse and repeating.if you texture or fuller 1st then it really gets fun. any tool u can make can pattern the metal proir to twisting.any mark u make prior to twististing weakens the metal in that area.thats where practice and experimentation comes in .thanks, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 here is one of mine - any reverse engineering guesses? also, i think it was Paley who would strike some hot square stock with an old ax and then twist. Real nice. jmLink to photo in the IFI gallery fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Czar Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 twist - Blacksmith Photo Gallery ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 My guess: square stock fullered on all 4 sides with a cheese fuller, nicked with a butcher all round at set lengths and then twisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 no , but good guess. much simpler whats a cheese fuller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 A fuller with a large radius. There is a picture of one on page 306 of the 1976 edition of Bealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 here is one of mine (well my blacksmith teacher taught me ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 nuge - Is that twist you posted - squared threaded rod then twisted? - JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 jeremy - yeah.... well, its large diameter threaded round rod, i think some call it acme thread, that i just forged square and twisted. the kind of stuff thats in a vise or screw jack. i really like to mess with salvaged steel. one more tip if you try it is to try twisting both directions - one "pops" more than the other. jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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