Finials are finished

 

Grandpa Sylvester’s accident report of December 1918 incident

 

Set down and formation of hanger finial

              

 

Set down and form

              

Continue the finial process 

 Final forging

 

Stretch that bridge spike! Hanger work

 

August 4th updates

Hot shots of the day.  (Yesterday)

Forging the ball on a hanger

Finished forging the ball

 

Upsetting the bridge spike.

Upsetting a large bridge spike (16”) part 1

 Upsetting bridge spike part 2

 

Gallery

   

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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