arkie Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 This may have been posted some time back, but I thought it might interest those of you with a hook fetish! John Switzer, of Black Bear Forge, recently provided this link to hook work done by Matt Jenkins...has some 366 variations of hooks. I love hooks and really enjoyed perusing through the styles, hope you will too. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cloverdaleforge/sets/72157678651367780/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Permit me to suggest a one word description for this posted article. WOW. Thanks, SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Now THAT is pure inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, SLAG said: Permit me to suggest a one word description for this posted article. WOW. Thanks, SLAG. Thanks, but the credit should go to John Switzer and Matt Jenkins. I was excited to see it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I've been following along on his journey for awhile, and it's impressive! Lessons learned? Try it. Just shut up and try it. You might not think it'll make a decent hook, but what else do you have to burn your time with? Gonna make yet another s-hook? Really? That's the best you can come up with? You learn a lot more than how to make a hook if you'll get off your duff and just give it a try. Good Photographs go a lot further than you'd think. Matt's photos are wonderful, and his use of interesting objects and background just makes them all the better. But he makes sure to keep them within the same relative them and color scheme so there's a sense of continuity. You don't get much better in the ways of marketing than the Great Hook Campaign. I'm sure it's being talked about in business schools around the world. Brilliant, but simple. A smith trying to make something new and different documents his efforts and posts them on social media. It pretty much takes off like a scalded dog and is the talk of the town. Consistent theme, regular updates, minimal frivolity or excess.... it's a winning combination. I really need to take some art or drawing classes so I can figure out how to "see" the designs in the steel. There are so many things I would just never have considered doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horse Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 This smith has a great imagination. What a great group of innovative hooks. I may never try to duplicate one of these but it certainly inspires me to take a different look at the breadth of designs. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Inspirational. I'm hooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Yeah, it pulled my cork under, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobasaurus Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I got to see a lot of these in person a couple weeks back, very nice work. Matt is a great demonstrator too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Wow. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Thank you for sharing! This guy's work helped me to create some new ideas I was struggling with for a while. Now nothing else left but work them into finished products. Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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