I made a set of tree branch door pulls inspired by Chandler Dickinson on the 4th. I used 1" C.R.S. that was given to me

by a friend. I will be making another set for my brother soon.

Thanks go out to Chandler for his generous sharing and his great videos.

Stitch

 

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Purty!

Very nice , that gives me an idea that I need a set for my shop

cool!

only thing I would have done differently would have been to use a clear lacquer, I like to see the steel, just think it looks better, but obviously there are people who like the paint too, which is perfectly fine!

                                                                                                                                 Littleblacksmith

Great job. I may try these my self. I enjoy watching Chandler as well

Thanks guys! I finished them with Graphite powder and Olive oil to make a paste. Applied and then buffed off with a cotton cloth. I then gave them 2 coats of clear lacquer.

Just enough to seal and give them a hint of shine which did not show up in the pics. I've never used black paint on my forgings. I really like these on my shop.

Stitch

 

 

 

 

interesting paste, never heard of it, may have to try it! thanks for sharing this!

                                                                                                                          Littleblacksmith

Excuse my ignorance. But what does c. r. s. stand for.

I looked it up on the net and got ,

Catholic Relief Services,

Common Reporting Standard,

(see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Reporting_Standard)

I do not think that these definitions are correct.

Also, where are you. You are selling treadle hammer. And location is important information for a potential purchaser.

Looking forward to a reply.

Thank you.

SLAG

 

Cold Roll Steel ?

Yeah, CRS typically stands for two things on in the blacksmith community, "Cold Rolled Steel" or "Can't Remember . . . Stuff"

Nice pulls, well done. I think I would've broken the edges a bit more those look a little sharp for my taste. That is a matter of taste, not a comment on the craftsmanship.

Frosty The Lucky.

I've suffered from CRS since my 40s. That's why I still carry my pocket note book that my wife calls my mind.

I've been spared CNS issues, but I am rather fond of CSN(&Y).

Hammerperson,

c.n.s. stands for central nervous system   Right?

SLAG.

Just trying to be of a little help.

Yup, that's A-OK.

JHCC,

A-OK

Is that systolic or diastolic?

Or you're just not saying?

SLAG.

Oh yes:  thank you for your reply.

I'll stop now.

C.R.S. = Cold rolled steel. I used it because it was free. I usually work in Wrought Iron or H.R.S. (hot rolled steel).

Thanks guys!

ooohhh etched wrought iron would have been cool for this.

                                                                                                           Littleblacksmith

3 hours ago, littleblacksmith said:

ooohhh etched wrought iron would have been cool for this.

                                                                                                           Littleblacksmith

Yeah, that's what popped into my mind, too. One more to the to do list

G

If I were doing this project I think I would either used tenons into counter sunk holes in the back plate  or plug welded the handles on to the back plate.   That way, no welds would show.