Emyrnes Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Here is my second attempt at a BBQ fork, and using a hot chisel. I made a dumb mistake and burnt up one of the tines on the first one, rather than fiddle around with trying to even them out I decided to throw it back in the scrap pile and start fresh. After thinking about it I realized with a quick bend the burnt one could become a firepoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Ayup, join the club, I believe everybody burns up a few things, some of us regularly. Forks aren't easy, the long thin tines are easy to burn but there are a couple tricks. First is not to forge them thin, forge close then file or grind to final size and shape. If forging to near finish profile is your wish an anvil bridge lets you do it without having to fold one tine back to forge the other. A bridge can be a piece of channel iron clamped to the anvil. You may need to make a suitable hold fast but that IS part of the craft isn't it? Keep at it Brother, you're doing fine. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 “Anything we don't like, we'll turn it into a happy little tree or something; we don't make mistakes, we just have happy accidents.” ― Bob Ross You salvaged a project and learned something in the process... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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