Finally took the plunge and got set up to forge metal this spring. I've been working metal for a while, but never over an anvil. A friend commissioned this anniversary gift, and I finally got it finished. It's a waterfall trellis, about 68" tall made mostly of 1/2" square bar.

Very Nice. Very Clean. Thanks for the pic.  Al

Looks nice, did you work from his drawings or is it your design? How is it finished?

Frosty The Lucky.

The spirals make all the difference and I think it looks BETTER with the variation in them---more like water looks like in the wild!

I worked from my own drawings /design. I just gave it a pickle and it will rust on its own. 

Nice piece. The randomly placed scrolls look good. Well done!

Yep, I agree with the others, nice design which keeps the mind rolling when looking at it. Looks Great !

Nice I like it.

Wow, that's beautiful. Especially for a guy who has never worked over an anvil, before!

Very sharp bit of work!  I really like the clean transitions between the scrolls and parent bar.  Did you drill through the 1/2" stock and plug weld the scroll ends?

Definitely very nice.

 

Very sharp bit of work!  I really like the clean transitions between the scrolls and parent bar.  Did you drill through the 1/2" stock and plug weld the scroll ends?

Definitely very nice.

I welded in the scrolls on the back side. It was the easiest way to join everything together and provide enough strength. 

Beautiful

Super nice. I like the way it will "spill" out or off of something.  I'd set it in a basin of blue glass beads for a water effect.

 

Super nice. I like the way it will "spill" out or off of something.  I'd set it in a basin of blue glass beads for a water effect.

I had originally planned to place a flat piece of sandstone underneath the base, but I think I like your idea better. I'll mention it to my friends when they come to pick it up.