ThomasPowers Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Small Froe for one set of the grandkids; It's about time for their Father to teach them how to build a fire for campouts and a froe is a LOT safer than a hatchet for splitting kindling. It's annealing right now and I will draw file it over Thanksgiving. Then normalize it for an abusive life....(Note I said *build* a fire not *set* a fire...) Turning a sq shaft from a large screw driver into an incised twist S hook. Definitely has an appreciable carbon content and *NOT* *PLATED*. Used the chain over the anvil with a weight to hold it for incising, not as fast as having a helper hold it but MUCH faster than setting it on the anvil, getting two licks on the chisel before it heads to the floor, picking it up reheating, repeat... Two cubicle hooks from foot long landscape timber nails and one smaller S hook from an extremely rusted shorter nail of about the same diameter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Put a bit of arc in the dishing hammer I’d started previously and tried (unsuccessfully) to harden it. Forged the stem on a piece of axle that I’m making into a bickern for the hardy hole. Quite a workout with no striker! Tweaked the book-themed doorstop I made for a librarian friend: Played around with another RR spike calla lily: And made a forge stand out of a piece of a trailer hitch, a length of conduit, and a hand rake I’d previously twisted up from four pieces of garage door spring: The shaft has four height adjustments, and the top piece can be rotated four ways as well, giving great adjustability. Also determined that the cooking knife I’ve been working on for a while can still be salvaged, even though the tip of the blade warped during heat treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Aside from packing up all my stuff in the living room and hauling it off to the basement so the room can be painted, I cleaned up in the shop because it's that wonderful time for vehicle maintainence. Joy.. Took the opportunity to make a nice tong stand. Ah it's nice having them all organized there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbobnick Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Finally got a couple hours in the shop. Made a bottle opener....yeah, just for the halibut. Gave a try at the ubiquitous leaf key fob, and also a hoof pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Bottle opener looks nice. Reminds me of a minnow or flounder. can't comment on the hoof pick as I've never used one but the leafy key chain ain't half bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbobnick Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Thank you Daswulf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Das, that meat hook could be an interesting tool hanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 While forging an ax last night, i accidentally found the balance point of a pair of my tongs lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 4:36 PM, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: Das, that meat hook could be an interesting tool hanger. I'm going to keep it somewhere safe until it finds its purpose. If it ends up a tool holder I will deffinately have to dull the points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Re-clayed the JABOD. The previous version was a thin-ish layer of adobe over sand, and it was starting to break apart. Dug out a large area around the firebowl and put in a much thicker adobe layer. Also replaced the tuyere, which was made from some thin-walled pipe that I just had lying around. Too thin, as you can see, and it burned back a couple of inches. It’s been replaced with similarly sized schedule 40 black pipe, which should be more durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Today I finished off a rake to go with the recently made poker. Unfortunately the bar was cut too short, so I had to draw out the ends a bit more than I had intended, so the loops at the ends are very differently sized.... on the plus side, at least they are approximately around the same length and I kinda, sorta, almost got a similar look going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 JHCC, what about a ceramic tube or roof tile for the air delivery. May take the heat better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: JHCC, what about a ceramic tube or roof tile for the air delivery. May take the heat better. Finding a ceramic tube in the right diameter might be tricky, whereas the 7/8" ID of 3/4" Schedule 40 should be just right. The previous tube was really, really flimsy, and I just used it until something better turned up in the scrap pile. Which it did, just in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Trying out electrolytic paint removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod34 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 MOD NOTE: The discussion of JHCC's cleaning experiment has been moved to its own thread at https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/53215-trying-out-electrolytic-paint-removal/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I'll need to finish up this one today or tomorrow. It's a test piece that I can learn on, and hopefully I'll figure out the right combination and order of movements to make it happen like I envision it happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Bent some expanded metal into a screen cover for the bin under the coal forge ash dump. The idea is that ash will fall through and still burn able coke will get caught to be tossed back in he fire. Idea stolen from another Smith I was helping out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Great idea.. Much simpler than the shaker screen I had.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaNash Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 It's so simple, yet totally genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Made a twisting jig out of mostly scrap i found laying around. The idea is to weld a 3" long or so T on the end of the workpiece that fits in thw twisting side, clamp the other end in the vice. The 1" shaft slides in and out of the bearing as well as the 2" deep slots on the pipe end make it quite adjustable. Tested it on my first BSB/PS billet attempt. Worked like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Weather warmed up so I got to finish the portable vise stand (paint) ready to go at 60 pounds total weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Finished up the RR bolt dishing hammer. (Also did some work on a project that will be revealed in its fullness in due course.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 I really like it John, looks like a Dr Seuss or Sesame St. critter. Dishitoutagus? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 made a few hammers. a small 1 lb rounding hammer, though not exactly happy with it. also made a little less than 1 lb what I'm going to call a cross between a Swedish cross pein and what others might call a viking style cross pein. then used some cable that Shawn S gave to me the other day and made a small cable Damascus Swedish style cross pein that turned out not half bad. That one will be donated to an auction that my local blacksmith shop is having during a combo demo open forge event. I oughta take a picture of the face of the end grain of the cable Damascus it's kinda cool, reminds me of frog eggs. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said: made a small cable Damascus Swedish style cross pein that turned out not half bad. Okay, lbs wins Understatement of the Day. That’s a lovely little hammer, Mark, and kudos to you for creative use of materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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