ThomasPowers Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Once I went to a Salvation Army Thrift store and picked up a bunch of old table knives for US 25 cents apiece---they had sterling ferrules and real mother of pearl handles...I've also had luck picking up sterling silver jewelry pieces that were not stamped sterling or 925 but instead were hallmarked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Scrounging thru the scrap pile for some 1" pipe and came upon an old boom stand. Some paint had scraped off and reviled it to be made of solid brass. Read in a previous posting awhile back that some of the tomahawks of old were made from brass. Might give it a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Definitely save those old RCA tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hans: Did you vent the bottom of that pan and have a large sprue? It doesn't look like there was enough metal to fill the mold and if there was resistance from air/steam/etc. that's about what I'd expect to see. The handle is a large volume and will take up a lot of metal as it cools. The pan bottom is like an upside down bucket under water if the air can't get out the metal can't get in and if the handle is drawing it back. . . How did you gate it? Mark: Really nice booth and inventory, you'll be our resident demo/show guru in no time. Sounds like good sales, did it put you i n the black? I saved a couple hood springs that look like the spring shown for stock. It sparks like 5160 but is easier to forge weld. Maybe it's another alloy or maybe it's because it's thin. It takes and holds an edge nicely though the etch wasn't dramatic. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 A couple of hammers hung on bois d’arc that were mighty old fence posts I pulled out of the ground. The the super yellow one is 2lbs the other is 1.5lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 A UV blocking finish will help keep them yellow longer. I used to love old fenceposts for grip wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Be easy to find in the shop, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 It’s something different but I don’t actually like the yellow. Plus it stained my hands yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 So, you take a jaundiced view of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 It is fitting since the farrier it’s headed to lives in Amarillo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 My wife always wanted any sawdust or shavings of Osage Orange when I worked it as it is a dye wood. Would that make it "Dyed in the dye wood wool?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I have a couple of hammer handles made from Bois' D'Arc. What Ranchmanben said about it staining your hands, he's not joking. Plus it's hard stuff to shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Ben, great hammer.. Love the cheeks and the clean forging.. Well done indeed.. If I am doing a bunch of smithing my hands have a tendency to get yellow in the callus any how.. What belt grit did you top out at? 14 hours ago, Reeltree said: Read in a previous posting awhile back that some of the tomahawks of old were made from brass. Cast brass.. Not forged brass.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 If you’re asking about the handle, I finish sand all my handles to 120 with a palm sander. Any finer than that and it gets too slick once oiled. On my personal handles I rarely go finer than 80 grit on the palm sander, I like the slightly coarser finish once it’s been soaked in blo for a bit. I do nearly all the shaping of the handles with a bandsaw and spindle sander before hitting them with the palm sander to smooth any angular spots I missed. For the hammer heads, the edges get a final pass on a 400 grit belt. The faces I jump from a 400 to 1200grit then finish with a cloth belt and some sort of yellow polishing compound I had laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Cocker Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I hammered out a couple of bottle openers. I put a little pocket clip on these ones so you can keep it handy when you're doing activities that require a little more than one refreshment. I also made my first double hook today. It didn't turn out to bad, but I'd like to do better on the geometry of the top hook in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Hmm. And the upper scroll on the hook might open bottle caps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Fixed up the stand for my new gas forge and NARB. I was about to weld the forge to the stand when I realized that that would make putting in the kaowool and hard refractory a real pain. Instead, I will do it in a set of brackets that will hold the forge in place under its own weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daswulf Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Finished the 9 dragonflies. Just need final cleanup, signed and clearcoated. These are great sellers and fun to make. Hmm.. running low on butter knives for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Cocker Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 3 hours ago, Daswulf said: Hmm. And the upper scroll on the hook might open bottle caps too. I tried it..... It didn't work..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Ah well. You'll get it next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Running low on butter knives? What about the what I assume are starter motor rotors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Das, so cool.. Lovely as usual.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 first pic, looks like the wings are fluttering with the light reflection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkunkel Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Nice squadron of dragonflies, Daswulf! Impressive output! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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