jlpservicesinc Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 They look great. Great first practice session. The cracking is because they are being worked a little to cold. Keep in mind as the metal gets thinner the heat is drawn away so much faster. You wanna keep the last forging blows a dark cherry at a minimum. Great job. Jhcc as usual you are thinking way outside my tiny box. Duh, light bulb..... Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Yeah, I knew I was doing that and did it anyway, lol. I was being impatient. My patience (or lack thereof) is a constant theme in just about all of my hobbies. Curiously though, I have endless patience when dealing with people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Back when silver was cheap, (US$5/troy oz), I did a scaled CAD drawing of my shop anvil and then printed it out at different scales till I got one I liked. Then glued the drawing to some Lucite and cut the perimeter and smoothed it out with a draft angle and used the 1/8 in plastic to make an oil sand, (Petro Bond), mold and cast it in Silver. I used the sprues and vent to leave protrusions on the back side so I could make it into a belt buckle. Immediately an old family friend wanted it as their Father was a blacksmith! I'll have to try to dig out the next one I made... Today I drove the 80 miles to the city and helped our ABANA Affiliate set up our Demo trailer for the 10 days of State Fair Demos we will be putting on. As I am retired I asked which days were generally needing more smiths; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; so I will be offline for a couple of those days and see if I can Crash at my Daughter's house about a mile from the Fairgrounds rather than 80....Luckily the State Fair ends before I start East to Quad-State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Thomas shoot some photots of the setup and what you make.. I'd love to see it all. My topic while not in the forge used a piece I forged many years ago.. Did a Red Tailed hawk rescue out of an old well.. Poor bird was exhausted.. Luckily we happened by when we did and Had my grappling hook and rope on me.. Only grabbed my arm once.. 8 hours ago, Shainarue said: Yeah, I knew I was doing that and did it anyway, lol. I was being impatient. My patience (or lack thereof) is a constant theme in just about all of my hobbies. Curiously though, I have endless patience when dealing with people. LOL.. Me too except for my wife.. It's one of the reasons I love forging so much.. the hammer blow and metal movement happen instantly.. none of this planing this, and planing that, they needing 50 clamps and a bottle of glue.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Be a week until the Fair starts; but I'll take some pics when I go up. In general we don't get too fancy for demos; I've been asked to stop doing forge welds as we don't have audience screens, (I'd do them standing between the anvil and the crowd as a human shield.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Good save on the hawk Jennifer. Eh, what is some blood compared to saving a majestic creature. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Man, puncture wounds are annoying. Good save on the hawk though. It never occurred to me they could get stuck in a well but it makes sense they would need a bit of horizontal area to get going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Your a smart cookie, they need take off room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Thomas, do what you can.. I know your not fond of photos.. I do appreciate that you have been taking more photos and sharing them.. Seeing other smiths current work especially the longer term people can really help the newer people to see the difference over time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 For me, seeing anyones anytime work is special. Especially from the longer term folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Little update on the oak chest, I've been working on the lock. Now it's just the latch that locks in the bolt left. That might involve some forge work as I haven' decided on the stock thickness for that. Also I have to wire brush the plate and apply some finish. Here you can see the spring the keeps the bolt in place at the open and closed position. Here a better picture of the bottom of the bolt where the key moves it left and right to open and close the lock. The thing was all cold work. A lot of filing and chiselling. Now to make the latch and install it in the chest. ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Yeah i agree love all the pics but the ones from some of the longtime smiths are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Nice work jobtiel. The spring is the makita sawblade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Yes, it's an old saw blade ground to shape on the bench grinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Very cool! love old locks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Some woodworking axe handle making and axe fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Well wasn’t much of a demo today. They changed the format and only a few artists showed up. Glad I wasn’t spending every moment building up inventory! Here’s today’s results: made a trammel hook for the tripod made earlier (sorry, not the best picture) and a failed candle holder It’s kind of funny. I isolated the mass for the cup and as I was finishing up drawing out the stem, the mass broke off. Probability a cold shunt from when I necked it down. So, I made a new end for it, and initially struggled with the forge weld. That weld finally took and blended beautifully, but the cup broke off at the base as I was smoothing out to tapper of the cup. (Mr. Hobart help me with that problem once I got home…) Keep it fun, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Scrapyard was closed for the Holiday; so we returned to my shop and I did a bit of work on my Champion powerhammer while a friend did an incised twist S hook in the gasser. Later I checked out an OLD motor. Rated 1 hp continuous duty and weighed about 100 pounds. It has a flat belt pulley on it I hoped would fit my 1.5 hp motor; but the shaft size was different. OTOH the motor started up and ran nicely and I pumped some oil in the motor's oilers. The old motors tend to have more torque since they are so much larger than the new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Made a cone mandrel out of an old air tank. Photos and a description of the process are HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Made this here ladle, got a corkscrew i am finely OK with, 2 bottle openers. The one is an idea i had of a Celtic dragon style. Also a rivet header made of 4140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Today is the first I've been able to get out back since Wednesday evening. No forging, but worked on the blower for a little Buffalo Forge that my MIL gifted me which belonged to her FIL (my wife's grandfather). I got it going and only missing one screw/nut in the end of it all, which I'll pick up at the hardware store eventually, lol received_798657478215380.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Nice little rivet forge. It should serve you well. It appears that the pan is pressed steel rather than cast iron. So, it is not as important to apply clay as an insulator before using. I would replace the missing wooden handle on the blower. Your left hand will thank you. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Very nice Billybone. The inside of the ladle looks amazing. Far better than I can do. Very nice Shainaure that is a great little forge. You can do a bunch of work in there. Nice work on it for sure.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 The New England Blacksmiths fall meet is coming up so I spent some time cleaning up the steeled wrought iron and steeled Mild steel items I have made over the last few years. Friday I have planned a rounding hammer demo out of some 1045 and a steeled Wrought iron Cutlers hammer 4lbs.. The process for steeling wrought iron to me is the reason I make the hammers.. The grain is just an added bonus.. The problem is the grain unless etched deep wears off.. Not a fan of the chewed wrought iron look. I espeically love the hammer photo where they are next to each other and you can see the Burrs used to hold the faces on for welding. Photo 5 you can see the wear in the wrought iron over the last few years.. Just from laying it on the anvil the steel is proud of the wrought iron and the peen is slightly rounded on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Beautiful hammers and axes! It's a testament to the forge welds in that they have not delaminated over these years. You are definitely the master of steeled WI hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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