Today I MADE

[davsgold]

I made a fireplace stand for the three fireplace tools I made a couple of weeks ago, I still need to make a broom, and I think I will do a different handle for the broom that way all the tools will have different handles.

The Fireplace Stand


with the tools hanging on the stand


before I gave the stand a bees wax coating


cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

I made up the Pineapple Twist handle today for the Fireplace broom which will go with the other fireplace tools on the stand.

All the tools have different handles, but as this was a test run to see if I could actually make these different types of twists, and which looks good or better or best etc, the easiest one is the basket twist which is also on the crevice tools I made.

The other three types of twists have varying degrees of difficulty but all seem to have worked out ok on the first try, but need to pay careful attention to the instructions.

The Pineapple Twist which will be the handle for the fireplace broom

cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

I thought I would have a go at making a bottle opener this morning, forged from10x10 sq bar and a Pineapple Twist for the handle

Seems to have worked out ok, and it will open a bottle, even though most bottles now have twist tops, so maybe more decorative now days, but hey it still looks good.

The Bottle Opener




cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

I made a 2nd bottle opener this morning still made from 10x10 sq bar, heated and forged by hand, and just a plain twist for the handle this time

this is the 1st and 2nd one side by side



even drilled a hole at the end of the handle for a key ring or lanyard

cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

and I had a bit of 10x10 sq bar left so I made a 3rd bottle opener



the 3rd one beside the 1st one

cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

I made another letter opener this morning this is #4 letter opener now or you could call them a camp knife

all made from 5160 spring steel hardened and quenched in oil and then tempered and finished with a coat of bees wax while still very warm to keen them looking good

Viking/Camp knife letter opener #4


all four butter knives together

cheers dave

 

[Bjay]

Finally got around to finishing the daughters mushroom knife.
Ain’t perfect but came out ok.

 

[kiwifred]

Noice.....

 

[David-Karratha]

Finally got around to finishing the daughters mushroom knife.
Ain’t perfect but came out ok.

Nice work.

 

[sand surfer]

looks the goods to me Bjay , the etch mate i like that a lot, well done

 

[davsgold]

Finally got around to finishing the daughters mushroom knife.
Ain’t perfect but came out ok.

nice, well done, pattern welded Damascus blade and the etch shows the pattern very well, did you used 1095 and 15n20 steel and how many layers did you get into that pattern

cheers dave

 

[sand surfer]

a mate came around on sunday and we had a few beers and some fun with the forge
a different take on a prospecting pick


i will put the hand up for the dodgy welds, i may not have had enough beers
we were not to worried about the sides being a bit rough(prototype #1) we just wanted to know if the pick would do the job

 

[LONEWOLF]

Looks the goods there SS.... I see no sea-gull poop around the weld so looks ok after a few beers to me mate...

LW....

 

[davsgold]

hey sand surfer, that pick is a bit of a variation on a Pelican Pick, it should dig and scrape out material ok

cheers dave

 

[Bjay]

nice, well done, pattern welded Damascus blade and the etch shows the pattern very well, did you used 1095 and 15n20 steel and how many layers did you get into that pattern

cheers dave

Used 1084 and 15n20. Not sure on the layer count as I used the offcuts from a couple of kitchen knives I’m working on.

 

[sand surfer]

hey sand surfer, that pick is a bit of a variation on a Pelican Pick, it should dig and scrape out material ok

cheers dave

spot on dave
my mate was looking at a pelican pick ,but he wanted a more of a all rounder,(did not want to buy 2 picks, war and finance ministers orders)one that is good for the rocks and gravel in the creek(pelican pick ) and a solid pick for the hard ground on the flats
so with care full selection of parent stock (8mm thick coulter disc) and watch full cross breeding the
pelipickan was created
at least the war and finance minister is happy anyway dave

he is testing it at the moment ,if it is a keeper i will anneal it ,clean the sides up for him and re harden and temper and put a proper handle on it

for his first go on the hammers he went all right dave , i forged the scalloped end for him but the rest of it is his baby

 

[Nightjar]

Some handle ideas Dave.

 

[Bjay]

Slow progress but almost finished.

 

[davsgold]

Some handle ideas Dave.
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yes some good ideas there for sure, but they will have to wait for now till we finish the detecting trip

 

[Nightjar]

Back in the mid 1930's my father found this glass float while fishing on the beach at Port Gregory, WA.
Christopher Faye, a Norwegian merchant from Bergen, is credited with their invention way back in 1840.
The Japanese produced millions up until early 70's.
While rummaging through the spare room I found the ball complete with the rope net I weaved on it.
Have been banging my head working out how I did it.
Good old Google has come to the rescue so I can proceed to net four plastic floats that we are using for hanging baskets.