dave in pa. Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi all, I have several thousand cut nails (2 1/2 inch long flooring nails) that I use for hands-on demonstrating. I have done the twisted nail and loop on a keychain, the twisted fairy spoon on a keychain, the finger ring, and the small hook with hole. What are some other forging ideas for these nails? I need projects that can be finished within a 10 minute time frame per individual. And I'm looking to give the participants more choices in projects Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Ten minutes is a rough limit; I consulted on a project using cut nails as rivets to build a small viking faering. (They were having trouble annealing them; I sorted that out and went on to introduce some more "traditional" tools that worked better than modern ones for what they were doing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HojPoj Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Only thing I ever did with them was make very small box opener blades from them. The style was a Wharncliffe Blade profile with a blacksmith style handle on it. Just had to square up the head material, draw out the taper to make the handle loop, and shape the blade. Quenched blade in water and hit it with the belt grinder to put an edge on it. Wasn't meant to be a fine blade, just something to cut tape on Amazon boxes and the like. Also, fits on a keychain! Don't have any pictures since I gave away the couple that I'd made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Might be able to do a keychain bottle opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 You cold make some miniature swords to answer those boys who always ask at demos, "Can you make a sword?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave in pa. Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Thanks for the replies. I don't/won't do anything sharp and pointy. I'll keep working on ideas. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I can't seem to find it right now but I think sreynolds posted about using shoeing nails for making flame finials. If I can find it I'll let you know.. Pnut (Mike) Found it. Projects and materials for a beginner. Posted by Arkham. I don't know if you'd want to make them as they do have a point but...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Crest Forge Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 5:13 AM, ausfire said: You cold make some miniature swords to answer those boys who always ask at demos, "Can you make a sword?' Double head nails work best for that. Just flatten the nail and you are mostly done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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