Upsetting the bridge spike.

Upsetting a large bridge spike (16”) part 1

 Upsetting bridge spike part 2

 

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A tomahawk made from my ford Truck control

arm

Spike hooks I was commissioned to do.

A poker and an unbent Door handle 

Church keys AKA bottle openers and a split cross

One style hanger I’ve made

Hanger and Dinner Dinger.

My favorite anvil is around 500 lbs.

A pair of heart hangers

The old head frame near my shop

Egyptian revival

Snakes!

Mini hatchet pendants 

Coffee spoon treated with vegetable oil.

I use Canola oil on the item when it’s around 700°,

a nice durable food safe coating results 

Bottle opener hole sequence

The hole grows by stretching it out with tapered punches

About 1/2” stretch here. More photos to come

Finished product

 

Bottle opener hot hole punch

 

Bottle opener metal isolation

 

7/20/24

First try at a snail.

A heart with square forge 90° point

Snakes from 3/4”x2’ rebar

Red hot snakes!

 

 

Early July 2024 projects

Rebar Snake Head

Rebar Snake

Barn Door Handle

Scrolling Fork from large bridge spike

Treble Clef

Finished scrolling fork