Glenn Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Carpenters used to drill a hole in the end of the wooden hammer handle and fill it with wax. This way it wax was available when you needed it for nails or the threads of a screw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 SLAG, no sweat...we are still friends! Interesting insight on the soap. I have used it on many occasions when wax was not readily available, but never saw a rust problem. Probably because it might have been buried in the wood. Thanks for pointing that out...I probably will not use it any more. (Maybe that's why my hands have a reddish-brown look to them after washing!.....jus' messin' with ya there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Great!, Friendship is wonderful. I have found that the best wax for screw, bolt, and drill bit, etc. lubrication, is the soft wax coating of Dutch cheeses. For example Edam, and Gouda. We eat the cheese and, then, should save the wax. (personally, I do not care for the taste of wax.) That wax is very soft. It easily 'schmeers' onto the nail, screw bolt, that could use some lubrication. One of the many benefits, is the cost. It is FREE! Better yet, the wax comes in several snazzy colors. The most common is red, but white is common too. And occasionally black. Different cheeses different color waxes. You can store the wax in an empty pill container, for ready use. But, the SLAG has discovered that it makes sawing wood, faster and easier. (use the white wax for that purpose). Smear some wax on the blade, repeat whilst sawing, and you are good to go. BUT, do not use wax if the wood will later be stained, painted, or glued. And, there, you have it. Regards to all, SLAG, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I've always used paraffin wax, the type used in canning or candle stubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 No forging today, but I did (on another of my business trips in New England) get to meet arftist and see his power hammer in person. Nice chunk o' machinery, to be sure, and always fun to meet another IFI member IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyBiker Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Moved another four out of the clamps and through the rough shaping. Should get them finished this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, JHCC said: No forging today, but I did (on another of my business trips in New England) get to meet arftist and see his power hammer in person. Nice chunk o' machinery, to be sure, and always fun to meet another IFI member IRL. Nice sounds like it was a fun day.. Grumpy Biker some nice looking openers.. Looks like you have the process down nicely.. In 42 years I have never made 1.. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Just a quick meeting with no opportunity to forge, alas. Maybe next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 its always fun to visit and see someone elses shop space just the same.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Not today but last weekend. I did a bunch of other stuff in a 2 hour and a 4 hour seedion at my gasser including heat treating a coil spring knife and finishing one of Kens quick tongs. Lots of fun with the RR spike :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Nicely done.. Love the shapes and fineness of the fork.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckcreekforge Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Made my first jingle bell last evening. One of those things I hadn’t done before. Harder than it appears. Before and after pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Nice! How well does it jingle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Nice jingle bells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Das, Put a small ball bearing into the bell's interior. Then shake, and stir. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FivePointsForge Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Roughed out a couple of blades this morning, now onto some sort of stocking hook rack (no fireplace in the new home) while these two normalize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Nice work.. Looking forwards to the finished blades.. Handles all picked out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FivePointsForge Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: Nice work.. Looking forwards to the finished blades.. Handles all picked out? Thank you! The longer slender blade is a gift for a friend and is all planned out, the blade was forged from a piece of leaf spring from his old boat trailer. The handle will be made out of a piece of cherry from a handle from his late wife’s casket. The fittings I’m not 100% sure yet, likely just some bronze but if I can snatch something from his house (it’s a surprise gift) that has something to do with his wife and makes it 100% sentimental, I’ll reroute the plan. The other blade has no definite plan. I have an endless supply of crown antler, but the last 4 or 5 knives I made were all antler so I’m a little sick of the smell lol. I have some bog oak that I’ll continue to save for something more exciting... this one may get some ebony and bronze. Sorry Glenn, didn’t mean to turn this into a misplaced blade discussion, it’s just what I did in the forge today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Hammer Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 19 hours ago, FivePointsForge said: Roughed out a couple of blades this morning, now onto some sort of stocking hook rack (no fireplace in the new home) while these two normalize. Here's what I made to hold stockings. If you do hooks, make sure you take into account them hanging full of goodies. That's why you'll see my hook bottoms slanted outward. The wood parts can be found at any big box hardware store. I think the whole thing cost me $25 to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 18 hours ago, duckcreekforge said: Made my first jingle bell last evening. One of those things I hadn’t done before. Harder than it appears. Before and after pictures. Nice work., Gary. Practice up, I would like to see a demo on those. I plan to be in Rockville in a few hours. Take care Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckcreekforge Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Hey Dave, John Bennet has a video on the ‘tube. When you see him, ask about magic balls and Reindeer water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Great job, MC. That post really does your ironwork proud! I just might have to borrow that notion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado CJ Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I'm starting to forge leaves out of copper. Thought I'd make them on my down time (I own a company and I sometimes have a slow week), and selling them on Etsy or somewhere. There are a lot of steel ones being sold and I think copper makes them a little nicer. Not a great photo of them. Forged Copper by Andrew Marjama, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FivePointsForge Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 MC thank you for the tip, that’s a good point. Although, I can leave mine flush since I never get anything CJ those copper leaves look great, they would look fantastic as contrasting adornment on something forged steel/wrought iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Welded up a 4-1/4” ball stake for the striking anvil/portable hole. Not sure how well it will hold together: I’m afraid the ball might be cast iron. It welded, but messily. If the weld doesn’t hold, I’ll make up a holder for the ball, as Glenn suggested elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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