Chimaera Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Looks brilliant to me indish. Scarf welded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indish Ironworks Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Thanks Chimaera! I'm not strong on the verbiage. I forged a taper and then folded that back on itself and the taper became the angled poker. Is that a scarf? Apologies, I've still got a lot to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Honestly, now that I think about it, I'm not sure either if that's a scarf. We need an expert for the nomenclature. What I was really trying to ask is if you folded it over and welded it, since I know most people do that while a minority ends up chiseling and splitting firepokers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indish Ironworks Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Hah, at least we're in good company. Yep, I folded and welded this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Ok. Nicely done. I don’t have a fireplace but I’m inclined to try making one, even if just as a gift to a family member/friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Gixxer Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Finally got around to finishing the base for this Fisher 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Yeah! That ought to do nicely. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 At the end of the year I installed a chandelier, today a decorative grille. To be continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Alexandr, you never cease to amaze me with the quality of your work and your ability to design your artwork to provide objects that bring your customers houses to a work of art that equals museum quality. I look forward to every picture of your work you post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Спасибо Les L! Thanks Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Alexandr, as always stunning work. Started a fire set today. Got the poker done and a shovel handle not quite done. Quit working when i burned the shovel pan. Just wanted to show it off becuase the poker is provably the best transitions i have done, and the shovel end aint to shabby either. Started as 1" x 1/4" flat bar so it will a quite the light set. Here is an idea of what the whole set will look like when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLeod Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 6:37 PM, Mr_Gixxer said: Fisher 40. I have an anvil, I love it and will never get another. But that's beautiful. 2 hours ago, BillyBones said: a fire set Billy that's nice. I hide my hammering on my fire sets with twists, and I've never attempted I think yours shows great forging skills, so clean. That poker tip what's the process? Forge welding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 MacLeod, thanks. I isolated a couple inches of the end, then split that and bent it over. Then did an upset corner kind of thing. Same with the end of the shovel handle. Split then opened up, put in the vice and up set the ends down. Kind of like doing the tines on a serving fork or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Made a new stand for the anvil. The old deck is completely rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Alex the stand looks great. Looks like you also got a few years out of the last one. How old is the old one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Mr_Gixxer, great stand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Fixed the shop door. Door is the repurposed roof of the aluminum shed that used to stand where the smithy is now. I was starting to sag a bit. Saved the 2x2 hollow aluminum 'studs' the old shed was framed with. Notched to fit over the horizontals, sheet metal screws all around and a little aluminum plate tying it all together. Swings nice now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Looks nice. I like that vise stand, too. Speaking of doors, my son and I heard a horrible noise coming from the garage last night, like something large and heavy had fallen over. We didn't see anything, but this morning, I discovered that the torsion spring that counterbalances the door had snapped. My back didn't appreciate having to muscle it open, but I am glad that I'm about to add to my supply of spring steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 The last two times, over a course of 20 years, when one of my garage door torsion spring snapped the end off, I reformed the hook and it was back in business ( I already had 6 springs in the resource pile). It's about time for one of them to let go again. The last time one let go, I found it half way across the shop, glad I wasn't standing by it when it let go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Sorry to hear that JHCC, those are a pain. What do you make with stuff that thin? I have a ton of maybe 1/8-3/16 garage spring. I made a screwdriver, but don't know what else to make from it. I guess little hooks and hairpins could be neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I've been starting to do a little chasing and repoussé; the 1/4" diameter of the heavy springs is good for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, JHCC said: Looks nice. I like that vise stand, too. Thanks, bunch of parts bolted together, cast iron sheave pulley for the base, all thread run thru the pipe and a diamond plate top. All the sledgehammers adding balast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 8 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: Looks like you also got a few years out of the last one. How old is the old one? HI ! I don't remember exactly, but more than 10 years. Installed the grids. Historic city center. The house is being renovated, the photos are not very good. I walked to the next street, about 300 meters. 15 years ago, I installed a canopy over the entrance to the Union of Artists. Needs a little painting, but overall like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TommyVee Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Absolutely amazing, beautiful work, Alexandr. My newbie explorations continue, and this weekend I made an herb chopper out of a small bit of old Ford leaf spring from the junkyard. Forged it Saturday, ground and filed it to final shape yesterday, hardened, tempered, and sharpened it today. Haven't cooked with it yet, but it appears to be quite sharp and will certainly get used around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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