671jungle Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Made more hooks. Needs some smoothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Thomas, I’m not sure that the other elementary school parents were too excited years ago when my older boy made in his words, “Aztec” Valentine’s Day cards. We loved them... David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 My youngest Daughter likes the Dexter Valentines Day cards. My oldest likes my hand forged "heart". I have several of the collections of the original Addams Family cartoons---the ones published in the New Yorker and a wife who loves spiders....I always like the works of Gahan Wilson; especially his "Is Nothing Sacred" one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLeod Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 On 11/1/2020 at 6:52 PM, ThomasPowers said: Real seagull's legs? It would have been easier using real ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Yes but the RSPCA gets so stroppy about things like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Cute lamp, though. I like the humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I bet you could sell a lot of them at the "Festival of the Cranes" out here! (An art festival with a bird bent held when the Sandhill Cranes migrate down here for the winter.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLeod Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 2 hours ago, JHCC said: . I like the humor Thanks JHCC. I’m going to make more with comedy poses or at least bandier legs. Thomas, I’ll get cracking, I’m hoping cranes have webbed feet too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Nope, not webbed; or not completely. They are HUGE though watching them fly in is like watching fighter jets land on an aircraft carrier. The also sound like velociraptors...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-PJbc8dIgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLeod Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I’m thinking alternative to the Turkey at Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 They tend to be a bit over protective about the cranes around these parts. They are a major tourist draw with the dawn fly out for feeding being a big deal. Now we also have a lot of very large anthills, cactus patches and abandoned mine shafts. Please do not encourage the misuse of such items! Some cranes generally feed in the field next door to my smithy during the cold months. First year I was here, I walked out of my house one day and it sounded like a large number of velociraptors were grouping behind my neighbor's house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, MacLeod said: I’m hoping cranes have webbed feet too! Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLeod Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, JHCC said: Nope That was a mouthful of Australian Sauvignon Blanc I just blew out over my iPad. Thanks. (The sun’s over the yard arm here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Just doing what I can for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I actually have a "Festival of the Cranes" sweatshirt that has a bunch of construction cranes embroidered on it. And historically the derivation of the lifting type is from the bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Everything is as usual, a lot of work. I got a good assistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jealdi Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 That looks amazing Alexander. I didn't take photos, but I did finally get my kaowool into the forge and have it drying from rigidizer application last night. Hoping it dries enough to fire it tomorrow (would love to tonight, but not sure if it will have set long enough) and then I can start prepping for kastolite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HondoWalker Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 The weather broke but I had ran out of coal. Then I finally got my stimulus. So now I'm ready to go back to it. Bought one of those foot long vice grips. I figured they will make decent tongs until I can make some that won't immediately break. And a ball peen hammer. Used to hate those hammers as a kid. Hard to drive nails with. Never knew what they were for. Now I do and guess it may come in handy. All that is left is leaves. Gotta get some up so I don't burn my yard. This weekend something steel will be born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Jealdi said: Hoping it dries enough to fire To speed up the drying, put an incandescent light bulb inside (preferably lighted). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshj Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Didn't get a single thing hot in the shop today... But i did get some progress on a few things. Finished up some work on an infinity sign/lamp for a friend, glued up the base for a nite light for my 4yr old grandson hero. Then helped a friend do some fit and finish and assemble his AR15 build. The lower receiver had some machining issues and had to hand file and fit take down pins and the safety. Like I said, no hot work... but moved some metal and lit something up. Lol... Nite light is 6" lexan cube with vinyl graphics and led lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLeod Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 15 hours ago, Welshj said: Nite light i Love that lamp. Great graphics, do you make these? alexandr your stuff is off the scale. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshj Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 MacLeod- thank you, & Yessir. I have a vinyl cutter, this is the first one I'd made like this... but the second nite light. The first, I made for his sister a year or so back using sandblasted mirror tile. My grandson loves cars, trucks, trains... anything that moves. So that had to be the theme. I also wanted something that would be pretty durable for a little boy- that could handle some abuse. I used downloaded clipart for the basis of most of the images, and edited together for scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 LEDs sure open up the possibilities with their low heat output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLeod Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 They’re great Welshj, I’ve hacked away at the back of mirrors with Dremel tools but that looked nothing these. Template and sandblasting is a great idea. For the lamp I made a few pics up I cut seagulls out of veneer using scissors. Man I’m living in the dark ages!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisCA Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I haven't done anything blacksmith related in a month now, the weather outside isn't agreeing with me much, getting so this time of year that it's dark when I goto work, then dark again when I go outside the door and head home. Winter is no time for an outdoor forge. Definitely motivated to get working on the shed next summer. Working on my 2x72 grinder build instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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