Chinobi Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I'm reasonably certain that member projects is more applicable than the Mokume forum, if not, I'm sure you know where the move button is. I have admired the excellent lock work shared by Nick and others here and elsewhere so I jumped at the opportunity to get a copy of instructions and materials to make a Viking era padlock myself. I decided to up the ante a little and make the materials a little more interesting though. The top and bottom plates are spare quarters mokume and the body is a sheet of copper with a design chased into it, subsequently filled with melted brass wire and melted silver solder in different places then ground smooth to give it a kind of faux-kume look because I didn't have the time to make a fresh billet that could be forged into sheet metal big enough to make the body. The rods are 4 wires (2 copper and 2 brass) twisted together tightly, soldered solid into one bar, then forged cold to knock off the ridges and make it more of an actual circular cross section, the tops are 4mm sterling bezel cups set with lavender opals. The ward plate on the shackle is another chunk of spare mokume and the spring is nickel silver sheet metal flush riveted on with copper pins. Both the shackle and key are forged silicon bronze. The lock is operated by inserting the key into the rectangular slot on the bottom, rotating it into position and sliding it up to compress the springs, which will allow the shackle to pop through the hole in the top plate. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaStan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Wow, that's absolutely amazing! Very intricate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Wow is right! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Thank you times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 That is amazing! Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Lyons Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I may be a little late to this post, but, I was curious if you were willing to share the instructions on making this style lock, if you still have them. I'm very smitten with your work. -Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I got several pages of hits when I searched the net for viking locks and viking padlocks (including step by step instructions.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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