Bustapepper Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 I'm very new to this wonderful hobby. My first project was to build a set of tongs. Then I built a chisel to build a leaf. I built 2 as practice. Just wanted to show everyone my leafs. I'm proud of them also a pic of an old sprocket I cut up and assembled into a makeshift anvil. It's crude but pretty cool looking in person. Quote
Bustapepper Posted April 17, 2019 Author Posted April 17, 2019 Thanks. I'm very excited to learn the trade. Quote
GorgesKim Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 Very nice job! I too am new to this and I would be proud of that leaf as well. Quote
Fowllife Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Very nice job on your first leaf. I would be proud of that as well. Quote
Rojo Pedro Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Good job pepper! Better than most of my leafs after 2 years trying Quote
Frosty Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 NICE leaf Busta! You even turned a respectable snub end scroll for a finial! Oh you have De makins of one heck of a smith. You'll be so much happier finding a better anvil. Check out the improvised anvil threads for ideas. Frosty The Lucky. Quote
Bustapepper Posted April 18, 2019 Author Posted April 18, 2019 Ordered a Ridgid peddinghaus #9 anvil. 165 pounds will be perfect Quote
JHCC Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Terrific start!!! Completely respectable first tongs, and the leaf is great. You clearly have a good eye for shape and proportion, and I look forward to seeing what happens when your skill catches up with your talent. Quote
Daswulf Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 You're doing great Busta, keep it up. Wish my first leaf and tongs looked that good. Quote
ausfire Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Very nice design features on that first leaf. I like the way the scroll sits against the shoulder of the leaf. It leaves my first one looking a bit ordinary! Quote
Daswulf Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, ausfire said: It leaves my first one looking a bit ordinary! If you think I'll Fall for that one your barking up the wrong tree. Usually its Frosty raking it up. Quote
Daswulf Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 Guess I'm the stem of the problem. My puns are all in vein. Perhaps there's stipuleations. Quote
Frosty Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 This stuff crops up but did you HAVE to plant the image of your trunks in my mind's eye? Frosty The Lucky. Quote
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