Scott NC Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) I get a songs stuck in my head constantly. Edited November 30, 2022 by Scott NC Change a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, BillyBones said: Pretty cool little place but you have to dig to find stuff or just look around. Sounds like my kind of fun. I have to dig through my own junk to find stuff. Cant tell you how many times I get side tracked finding other cool pieces then get into thinking about a completely different thing to make. Need those blinders they put on horses lol. Have to stop myself and get back to the task at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothman_c3w Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Made this little guy today from about 9 inches of 2" x 2" x 1/4" angle iron, some copper ribbon from a shielded cable I scrapped a while back, 3/16 diameter brass rivets, and I also brass brushed the star portion. Admittedly, there is a minimum of forging here. I cold-chiseled the texture; the only true smithing I did was to heat up the stem and give it a couple whacks to make the tree lean back just a couple degrees to adjust the center of gravity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Brilliant Mothman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Sir, Your tree is beautiful and highly creative. Just My opinion, (and it counts!), SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothman_c3w Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Thanks guys, but I do feel the need to say that this was inspired by another smith's work; I just added to an existing concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 No problem. You made it in your style and it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I like that Mothman, especially the brightness of the copper and brass elements. I've started on a tree today as well. Mine will be a bit Tim Burton-esq though. Now I'm thinking I should find some brass rivets instead of just brass brushing the boughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lary Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 That's a cool idea Mothman, thanks for sharing. I don't know for sure if its your brain trying to figure out what the lyrics are of a song, and that's why it keeps getting repeated in your head. But I was told that looking up the lyrics helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Very nice mothman, it's clean and attractive. Swapping ideas, tips and techniques is why most of us are here. There's nothing wrong with adapting someone else's ideas into your own. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 More of an interior decoration, but this one grew out of a request for a horseshoe... Might have gotten carried away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Love the joinery in the middle Frazer. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Thank you. One thing I learned pretty quickly (admittedly not quickly enough) is order of operations is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 It most certainly is Frazer, I teach it in addition to basic smithing skills. I too love the joinery in the center section, very well done. Well worth adopting the idea and tweaking to taste. My first thought was to straighten the center of post so it didn't have the pointy flare. The curve is perfect for the ends. My second tweak would be to rope twist some small stock I have, 5/16" rnd. so it'd be elected and use it to band the arms and bottom of the post to represent the bindings. Dang, I keep having thoughts. My head is full of thoughts, they won't go away! Beautiful piece, thanks for the look. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 The horseshoe cross isn't my idea, but I did come up with the central joinery and mounting scheme... Well, insofar as anyone really comes up with anything.. The horizontal pierce through the shoes came from a book (Decorative Ironwork: Some Aspects of Design and Technique). One thing that's maybe not immediately apparent is that it's not 5 horseshoes that are identical in size. The one that gets split is longer and has a slightly different curve to it. I had done 5 that were all exactly the same, but when placing it all together for a dry fit up it didn't look proportionate. I really like the copper windings to break up the colors. For that I did 3 wraps, twisted it tight in the back, snipped off the excess, brazed the twist and filed flat in the back. There are many variations one could do on this idea. I wanted the center to be visually interesting, but not so complicated that it distracts from the overall cross... I could probably write a short essay on tips and things to avoid while making this, but that might rob folks of the fun of experimenting For the record making a decent horseshoe is harder than I thought it would be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 WHAT?!?! This isn't your idea, take all the fun out of stealing a buddy's idea why don't you? <sniff> Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 got my entry('s) done... 1/8mild with 3/16 brass and 1/4 copper round stock riveted in. Inlays (??is that the right term for this) brought level to the steel, then wire brushed and given a temper for looks just need to finish them I'm thinking a clear coat. keep the work rolling in, M.J.Lampert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Great idea with the brass and copper ornaments. This was my idea as well, and why I needed to make some riveting tools. Because I wanted them to look as nice as possible. How did you bring them level with the steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 3:10 PM, Shainarue said: How did you bring them level with the steel? flappy disk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Made this little guy yesterday. Wish my hands would stay steadier and the paint job would look much better. A piece of 1" tubing i necked down into a cone. Thought my wrist was going to fall off by the time i got done. Almost entirely done on the edge of the anvil. Stripped down a piece of wire for the hanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 That's really classy MJ, it'd look great hanging anywhere. I love it Billy now all you need is half a dozen more with the top of the cap curled into the hook and painted green for Santa's elf helpers. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Got the details worked out today. All it needs is a clear coat. First time working with brass (intended to use brass as tiny rivets to look like ornaments). I did some research and saw I needed to bring it to red heat and then quench and then work cold. I did not see nor realize that it work hardens like copper. It was a very frustrating evening in the smithy yesterday, lol But I learned stuff! My best friend wanted a winter decoration that she could sit on her TV stand. And she's not putting up a tree this year. So those are the two reasons this one got picked out of my sketched up options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Wow I like it Shaina! What stock did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 looks nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Some flat bar out of one of my buckets. No idea, lol The base wasn't forged too much, so maybe something along the lines of 3/4 x 1/4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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