cere19 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Had my first beginning Blacksmith class today. I had a blast, we worked on tapering pieces, did cold riveting and learned how to twist metal. After doing some tapers I decided to turn a taper into something so I made my first hook. The top part of the hook is rough because we weren't using any tongs so I couldn't form it at all after the hot cut. Then when I went to make my twist piece I did the twist a little away from the end, that way I was able to put the twisted piece to use in the form of my forge rake. Had a blast already ready for next Saturday to be here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3ssure Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 That’s awesome, I just put hot metal on my anvil about an hour ago. Just turned a U into a straight piece and tapered it. What’s the rake made from? Half by half square? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Glad to hear you got in the class. Your first items look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cere19 Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, Pr3ssure said: What’s the rake made from? Half by half square? I just went and measured it, it's 3/8" square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Warm the rake up a bit and whack it with a piece of wood to straighten out the bend at the twist. Nice thing about blacksmithing is that you can come back and tweak things later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3ssure Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, cere19 said: I just went and measured it, it's 3/8" square Appreciate it, I wanna try and make a rake. Gonna go get some steel Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nice! Classes really pay off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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