JHCC Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Here’s the bowl forged and with the edges rough ground. Haven’t figured out the placement of the yarn cutouts yet. The next one will be narrower and deeper, with each bowl less oval and more round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 According to the knitter I live with, the yarn cutout would ideally be about center to wherever the ball would be sitting - and both cutouts on the same side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Got a snug fit for the hardy hole on a previously broken mini vise for light work and twisting on my demo anvil. Sometimes I don't have room for my mobile post vise and wanted Something to clamp with. Also a new style welded up cut nail cross design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 That's an interesting cross design, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Thanks Irondragon. I like it as well and plan to make more in the style. I view it a a light burst from the cross. Obviously it could be interpreted any way by the viewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Add a clockwork to it das. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice cross Das and good job on the flame coloring, your imagination always amazes me. Have you thought about a two tone finish on one? I'm thinking a flame colored cross with the rest a copper sulfate or brass brushed finish would take it to another level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J. Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Hey Jungle, the knife looks good. I like how it's skeletonized. Even if it's not the best knife steel it'll work well, you'd just have to sharpen it a bit more often. I started work on a new forge last night, the koawool and refractory are getting here on Friday. The tank was sealed when I started so I assumed it had pressure in it in spite of having sat open for a full year. I cut through the brass nozzle to make sure I didn't cause sparks before I water purged it. This is going to be my 4th propane forge since I started, each getting more complex and better performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 17 hours ago, JHCC said: The next one will be narrower and deeper I'm not sure why, but Sir Mix-A-Lot came to mind when I saw that picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Another friend remarked that it made the rockin’ world go ‘round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I like your cross! And it would work with horse shoe nails as well. And a cool demo setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Cool ideas gewoon, Les. Anvil, it would look great with those as well. Think Im out of horseshoe nails. I'll have to get some more. One think I don't understand is horse shoe nail sizes. I'll have to figure that out. The boxes are sealed at tractor supply so I had to guess on the first box I had bought. Might be cheaper online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Good Morning Das, Our Farrier supplier has a chart of Horseshoe Nails, different length and different heads. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Quick search landed me a bunch of size charts... Thanks Neil. I have to plead laziness on that one. Honestly hadn't thought about it except that time I bought a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice cross Das. I got some work done on this customer globe. Made a real bonehead mistake lol. I got all the continent’s epoxied on but I kept staring at it knowing something was off but couldn’t figure out what - then it hit me: I only did half the amount of spokes I was supposed to, making this one look very open and I was super angry (original globe pic for reference). Starting over would mean months because of my work schedule.Taking the continents off, welding in the missing spokes and then reattaching the continents would mean at least two more weekends. (I desperately need to learn to be able to cleanly weld the continents on rather than epoxy - I think that’s going to mean a tig welder. The cheap flux core I have plus my nonexistent skills mean the welds are either so ugly I can’t sell it like that or I blow holes right through the thin continents. Maybe I can learn to braze them on). Anyway I called the customer and just told her what had happened and offered another item, discount or some kind of other addition to the globe. She asked if I could make a steel version of her late husbands Air Force rank from this picture and attach it to the globe and we could call it even so I said I’d give it a shot. I actually think it came out pretty cool looking. I’ve got the base made so now it’s just making the meridian and putting it all together. Also I bought one of those photo light box things to improve my Etsy pics but I really want one of these driftwood looking prop things I see in a lot of pics from knife makers. Does anyone know where something like this could be bought instead of me running around the beach trying to get lucky lol? I can’t find anything like them for sale online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Made a new chandelier. I will send to Moscow. 2 large ones had to be put aside in the shed. Due to sanctions, delivery to Alaska has become very difficult and has risen in price by 2.5 times. The customer asked not to sell the chandeliers to anyone, to wait until times change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Wow Alexandr - unbelievable as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Das, what type of nails are you using on the cross? Pat, have you tried silver solder? Alexandre, beautiful work, as always. Sorry to hear about the shipping problem, I hope it gets resolved soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice work Pat. Things usually work out. Beautiful as always Alexandr. Les they are called "cut masonry nails". I find boxes of them here and there at fleamarkets or the ReStore for cheap. Wish I had bought the 40# box of them I saw once. At the time I wasn't sure of a use for them. Now I am welding up crosses and other things from them for between $10-25. And they sell great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTownForge Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (hopefully) finished making my coal forge. before, the fire pot wasn't big enough for the coal to stay hot, so, hopefully it will work now. I am just starting out making small stuff which is why the forge is so small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I love the crosses Das, it's easy to see why they sell so well. Breath taking as always Alex. Bummer about shipping to AK. Tension will ease one way or another, it's not working well for anybody. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Tried dishing hot on the fly press and discovered that 16 ga. sheet tears more easily than I’d like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Nate37 said: for the coal to stay hot, Welcome from the Ozark mountains. What type of coal are you using? Not staying hot is usually a lack of air, especially with anthracite coal. Another problem with not hot enough, is the formation of clinker. It's hard to see in the picture if you are using a side blast or bottom blast fire pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 10 hours ago, Buzzkill said: I'm not sure why, but Sir Mix-A-Lot came to mind when I saw that picture. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 John, if you haven't already, you might want to do some research on armor making. Armorers have a number of different techniques for dishing and raising. Some of them thin and stretch the metal and some thicken it. Some is done hot and some cold. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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