Frosty Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Video the whole process SANS MUSIC! and I'm sure it'd be pretty easy to find someone to type it up and do the edits as indicated in the galleys. That is some wonderful work you guys are doing. I can't see what the char marks look like on a grilled side of beef. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 It's not done yet, but some work yesterday resulted in this interesting picture. 20 piercings within a 10" square. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Since it looks like we are actually going to successfully complete the project, we have decided to reveal the "team". It was made up of 5 members of the Athens Forge. Travis Fleming Ronnie Howard Dustin Patterson Saxton Reynolds Al Stephens Al made the "working drawings" based on a picture taken of a section of the fence around the schöner brunnen nürnberg, Beautiful Fountain, in Nuremburg Germany. All work has been performed at Travis's, Artistic Anvil, in Athens Alabama. The project will be completed with a ring frame. As in " One Ring To Bind Them All". Apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Beautiful work, truly outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 That’s incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I can’t even begin to imagine how to start that. My chances of getting all those punched holes to line up would be at Powerball proportions. Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Thanks everybody. Lou, one of our first steps was to make a full size drawing. The large ring holes were laid out with dividers based off of the cross members and the working drawings. We made a ring from square stock with punch marks at 1" increments to figure out hole location on the six outer rings. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svarttrost Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Marvellous work! Looking foward for more on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 7:19 PM, PVF Al said: Saxton Reynolds Should have been Saxon Reynolds. I apologize. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Yesterday afternoon we got the frame ring made, and partially attached. It will be completed by next Sat. Athens Forge Meeting. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Al, to you and the others that made that, Awesome job. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Das, Thank You. It has been a very rewarding project. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Truly amazing. I'm looking forward to the how-to video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Great work. I too am looking g for the how to vid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Massey Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 9 hours ago, VaughnT said: ... looking forward to the how-to video. +1 Absolutely staggering.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Just amazingly beautiful! You and your crew have some serious skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Al: I want to thank you and your companions for having the temerity and chutzpah to undertake this puzzle project. Wonderful work the results are in keeping with the wonderful work of old we often travel well out of our way to look at. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Thank everyone for your kind words. We plan on finishing the project on Fri. I will get a picture and post then. There will not be a video, however I am working on notes I will post when I get them put together, and we have taken pictures throughout the process. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 That would make a great coffee table---never have to worry about glasses/mugs/cups leaving rings on it! (need a glass cover of course.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 A real treat! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 2:45 PM, PVF Al said: There will not be a video... Surely that's a violation of forum policy? Maybe some NATO Accord or the Geneva Convention? Best get to work on the second one and remember to press "record" on the camera this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Vaughn, days and hours of us standing around looking puzzled, would not be helpful. Entertaining, possibly, there were times we thought we could hear the original team laughing. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I take it that there is some forge welding happening with these rings once they are threaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51 Papy Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I'd bet they are not laughing now. Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Once again, thank you all for your kind words. I will post a picture of finished project this evening. Still putting the pictures taken during the process together and in order, but if someone with more computer knowledge than I have can't help they will have to be posted 1-2 at a time. I almost knocked my wonderful satellite internet connection out of orbit when I tried to email the file . Biggundoctor- The only ring that was forge welded was the outer frame ring. That was one of the many things that puzzled us during the process. Trying to figure out "how" it was done originally. Keep in mind the first one was an element in the center of a large fence section, probably 5"x6" Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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