aslerjack Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Another new guy in DuPage county. Started blacksmithing about a year ago. Have taken a few blacksmithing classes. Made the majority of the Christmas presents i gave this year. Glad to find the forum. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Welcome, I made Christmas gifts for my 4 kids too---from rusty barbwire! Cost much more to ship them, especially the one to Okinawa. Barbwire basket "icicles" for their Christmas trees: Good forge welding practice, small rusty steel wire. Rusty so no issues with galvanization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Welcome aboard Jack, glad to have you. What do you have in mind to make? We LOVE pics and wouldn't hate a look see at your shop, equipment, tools, projects, kids, pets, etc. Most anything you'd show young children you don't want to have to explain adult stuff to. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslerjack Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Thanks for the welcome. I will try to take some pic's over the next couple of days and read up on posting them. I tend to have more projects in mind than i have time. End goal is to be making bits and spurs. I made a bunch of J hooks for my friend who was making a turkey mount thingy to give to his son and nephews. Couple of crappy bottle openers but they work and are getting better. Right now, making some hoof picks out of horse shoes that fit in the sheath on a saddle and adding a horse head on the handle. Getting the sizing right while making it look good is the tricky part. In the past, i just cut the horseshoe in half and made a hoof pick but those are to long for this. I have found out that all the S hook practice i have done from a class, are really useful for around the barn, i get requests for those. Made my own holdfasts. I find that at times, i am making a tool to make something else, granted they are simple tools but it is a good feeling of accomplishment. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Welcome from the Ozark mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 You can't be too rich, too thin, or have too many S hooks. Welcome from Wyoming. I grew up on the south side of Chicago (7600 south and the Lake). "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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