Forging: Can I Play With Madness!

One thing I know I need is a finer wire brush, these small pieces seem to slip through the bristles. I've got some smaller brushes, but they have plastic handles.
 
lessismore said:
One thing I know I need is a finer wire brush, these small pieces seem to slip through the bristles. I've got some smaller brushes, but they have plastic handles.
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You can use the little brass ones, and it will color it slightly with brassy tint. Just a variation.

Beeswax or some floor or car wax with carnauba wax works well. I'm with you on the linseed oil, works on a lot of thins, but dont care for the smell.
 
I see it - I really see it :confused:

NO - really :thumbsup:

Keep on it my Brother. You'll make us proud some day :)

R
 
I need to get some mild steel in various thicknesses,aybe from onlinmetals. Looking forward to a couple of projects I have planned in 52100.
 
My hammer fetish continues. While ordering the rounding hammer from Lilie Forge, I mentioned that I might be interested in a Jewelers hammer. His Jewelers hammers we're on the heavy side for me so discussed it and I sent a sketch. A kind of miniature dog head hammer with a 3/4" flat face with a rounded back, less than half a pound for peening pins. Anyways, long hammer story short, just got some pictures. 5.5 oz head.
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lessismore said:
My hammer fetish continues. While ordering the rounding hammer from Lilie Forge, I mentioned that I might be interested in a Jewelers hammer. His Jewelers hammers we're on the heavy side for me so discussed it and I sent a sketch. A kind of miniature dog head hammer with a 3/4" flat face with a rounded back, less than half a pound for peening pins. Anyways, long hammer story short, just got some pictures. 5.5 oz head.
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Very cool, John!:cool::thumbsup:
 
That is cool. As a tool nut that hammer really pushes my buttons.
I started buying Quikwerk hammers lately. I only have a couple so far but one is 16lbs.
 
Trinkets have their place, these small projects are teaching me a lot about hammer technique, how metal moves, heats and cools. Imagining something and then figuring out how to forge it is a good exercise, it's a lot harder than you might imagine.

It's not the most anatomically correct, but this is the cowbell in my head.
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Pretty sweet. :thumbsup: Working in miniature certainly can force you to refine and up your game.
Nicely done. The (little) cows would be proud to wear. :)

Ray
 
That is so freaking cool. You iz talented my friend.
 
A drop point almost wants to form itself. Probably a side effect of the forging that I've seen. Wasn't really planning anything here.
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Ha, well I meant to forge a blade like object, just didn't really have a plan of what kind other than a length. It's 52100
 
mitch4ging said:
Nice!!:thumbsup:
Mine always look like mutated fillet knives.:(
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I doubt that!

I'll tell you what was handy, I bought some chalkboard paint and painted a dry erase board that I had (for some reason wouldn't erase anymore). Anyways, I sketched the first few steps before I started and then some of the steps as I went. Kind of helped me visualize what was going on.
 
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