ausfire Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I forge a lot of bull heads for camp oven lifters and the like. When the horns are used as a grip for the fingers, ears on the bull would get in the way. However, I have forged a few recently for business card holders and I thought it might be interesting to add ears. It was a real problem to forge the ears from part of the horns, so the only way I could see of solving the problem was to forge them separately and integrate them into the design. It worked reasonably well, although I did add a small blob of weld in the V of the horns. Here's the longhorn with droopy Brahman ears. Wondering if anyone has an alternative method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Great idea. Ears will mark the turning point for the next generation of sculpture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(M) Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I just googled longhorn cows, and the ears all seem to be small and just hiding under the horns. Maybe try that? I dont know even how to begin to make one of those, how do you do the horns in the first place? I really liked these since i first saw them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 The ones down under probably have a lot of Brahma in them; a cow of the Zebu strain in India known for tolerance of hot conditions---and big ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hmm. With making the ears I'm thinking it's time to be trying some goats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 16 hours ago, (M) said: I just googled longhorn cows, and the ears all seem to be small and just hiding under the horns. Maybe try that? I dont know even how to begin to make one of those, how do you do the horns in the first place? I really liked these since i first saw them In northern Australia most of the cattle stations run Brahman or Brahman cross cattle, and they have inordinately long ears. It's not difficult to forge the horns - just split the bar and forge them out sideways, then fold over to form the head. If I were any good at videoing I would do a 'how to' on these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(M) Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Ok, i googled those qnd i see what you mean. I think they look quite funny! I can definitely see the resemblance. I will have to try them tomorrow, the problem is that i am really bad at hot-splitting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 20/05/2018 at 12:22 AM, (M) said: I will have to try them tomorrow, the problem is that i am really bad at hot-splitting... Well you can always use a hacksaw. It's not that hard, especially if you flatten the square bar to half thickness in the forge first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(M) Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Ok, ive heard that before. What kind of chisel/slitter do you use usually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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