jlpservicesinc Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Well, since I have been getting stuff ready for the upcoming demos and the table is empty I decided to make a thumb latch for the table.. A recent introduction to a fellow blacksmith at the most recent demo peaked my interest when he said he needed a latch for his shop and was looking at making a copy of a latch at Old Deerfield Villiage in Deerfield MA.. I haven't been to ODV in maybe 30 years but new instantly which latch he was referring to.. He posted a pic to his FB page so today I made one.. It was really tough as all I had was a dollar bill for sizes.. I still need to add the finishing touches but it's whole.. Tomorrow I go visit the guy and we can do comparisons as he said he started making his.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Very nice! I passed through ODV last week, too late in the day to visit next time. Been saying that for 50+ yrs. I go by on the Interstate about 20 times a yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Its kinda a neat place if you are into the old homes and hardware.. Old Sturbridge Village is another really good one.. Of course at OSV most of the hardware is newer but it still really neat to visit and see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Beautiful job on the thumb latch! You are the cat's meow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 6 hours ago, arkie said: Beautiful job on the thumb latch! You are the cat's meow... thanks.. Still gots a little more file work to do.. Today I went up to help out a fellow smith on making the same latch but to a smaller size.. Was interesting as I worked on one side (cusp and half the handle length) and he the other.. Was a lot of fun.. Also a lot different because I use the tooling that is there vs bringing anything.. Not even my own hammer.. LOL.. "Where's your hammer".. What I'm supposed to bring a hammer:.. Really was a blast.. The guy does some really nice work.. This is how far we got before I had to leave.. Beautiful day for a motorcycle ride.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 The finished latch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Extremely impressive. That's some clean, well proportioned work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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