Sam Salvati Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Here is my first 2 tries at making a Frederick's cross, from RR spikes! These are great little simple projects once you get the hang of how to cut them, they take about 10 minutes all together to make each from spike to wire brushing the final product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pault17 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 They are fun Sam. If strength wasn't an issue, you could incorporate one as a hilt on a spike knife or something. Taking a suggestion from one of the forum members, I took a piece of inch-thick truck leaf spring and (with several heats) drove a polished spike through it. I made a die that would let me make the surface of the head flat, to sit on a table or shelf, and not lose the spike-look of the bottom side of the head. the only catch is now all my crosses look very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Good idea Paul thanks! I was just gonna grind it flat but than sounds easier. You know a funny coincidence, I was thinking of how to use it for an integral knife:D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Can you describe how you do that? I looked in blue prints but didn't see it. Looks really cool but I'm puzzled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Sorry I forgot to post the tutorial:cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thanks for the tutoial ! LOOKS good ! May have to hammer one out myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nett Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 That's really neat, and clever, too. Chris Friedrich also makes cemetery crosses out of two and a half inch square stock. That would be something to see! Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Richard Thibeu AKA Dancing Frog Forge AKA rthibeau has made one from 2 1/2 inch round I think, there is pictures in the gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 ive made similar ones out of 5/16 sq for a neclace cross ...instead of using a chizel i just bandsaw um it works good if you forge um some after (to remove the saw marks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Nice job, Sam. Would you make us one out of the 2 1/2" sq.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Donnie, I sure would love to try one out of some big stock, I have some 2 inch square that I will see if I can get it off of my boss to use for a big cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrynjr Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Those are some great looking crosses Sam, so far my attempts have left the diamond pretty ratty looking. Once again, practice and repetition will correct that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nett Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Richard Thibeu AKA Dancing Frog Forge AKA rthibeau has made one from 2 1/2 inch round I think, there is pictures in the gallery. I think square stock lends itself better to the design. I wonder if Chris Friedrich's proportions (ratio) should be maintained on the larger ones? I'm scratching my head, but I'm guessing the overlap of the two cuts should equal half the thickness of the stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Nett, they look pretty in either round or square, it's a matter of taste i guess. I am not sure about the proportions, all I know is the more you overlap the cut the larger the center diamond will be, so adjust accordingly, remember is it splitting your bar into 4 peices in the center though, wo whatever your parent stock cut that in 1/4s so you don't ene up with too flimsy a cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksb Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 If 'ya flatten the head of the spike they'll stand up by their self ( what I do ) Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Still waiting for pictures of the cross from 2" sq..:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pault17 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Sam, Here is a picture of the dottom die for flattening the bottoms of the spike heads without totally deforming the upper part (when the spike cross is standing). I made this from a chunk of leaf spring from a dumptruck. It took three heats to drive the spike I was using as a drift through the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks for the picture Paul, great idea i'll have to make one of those up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 look cool! SAM your back!!!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I have a piece of 3"+ square...was going to cube twist it...will try for a cross instead.....maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hey sam . here is the style of spike cross I made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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