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Bench Rotisserie
Rich Waugh -
Friday, March 30, 2007 - 9:55am
Furniture Gallery | Bench | blacksmithing | Fixtures | furniture  This is how I managed to set all the tenons onand around the finished wood slab. There was a fair amount of heat shielding and the like done to keep the heat from the rosebud from lighting things on fire while heating the tenons to upset them. The four bolts/escutcheons that affix the ironwork to the slab were also bespoke pieces. The escutcheons echo the profile of the back sections and the bolt heads are swaged into receiver detents in the escutcheons. The bolt heads were made by upsetting round bar, then forging to shape and finally threading the other end. Naturally, I made custom square nuts for the underside. It was a fun project. And, for those who wonder just how many anvils one blacksmith really needs, you can see why I have more than just one. (grin)  Tenoning
Rich Waugh -
Friday, March 30, 2007 - 7:30pm
Rick, Yes, I heated the tenons with a torch and upset and formed the heads in that and whatever other position was required to get to a particular tenon. The stack of anvils was to give some support to the backside of the armrest while upsetting the tenon for one arm rest support, as shown in the picture. On others, the opposite end was bucked with a sledge hammer or other heavy mass. The piece was rotated on the rotisserie as necessary to get each joint into a convenient postition for the tenoning and backup. Most of the tenons were 3/4" diameter or a bit more and took some serious whacking to get upset. As I mentioned, the biggest challenge was to keep from lighting the wood on fire while heating some of the tenons that were close to the wood. It all worked out fine, though. There is a BIG advantage to making a large piece so you can manipulate it reasonably easily, and I recommend you keep an open mind when faced with such a project. The rotisserie idea was just something that my twisted mind tossed up and was almost ignored at first, but it really saved my day. » reply  That bench is nice work. Not
visitor -
Sunday, October 7, 2007 - 12:34pm
That bench is nice work. Not only is it nice work but it was also hard work. From a similarly hard working full time smith, I salute your effort, unlike some of the very ,very mediocre stuff on this site » reply Don't candy coat it Kid
Bill Roberts (not verified) -
Sunday, October 7, 2007 - 1:59pm
Don't candy coat it Kid .....tell em like it is. FWIW, there are all levels of experience here at Artmetal. And sometimes it's reflected in the work. We welcome all, none of us came "outa the box" with skills. I'd like to think we could take that into consideration when making "blanket negative statements", especially anonymously. Please don't take that wrong. We're all entitled to our opinions. » reply  FWIW
Nathan Logsdon -
Sunday, October 7, 2007 - 2:22pm
Couldn't agree more Bill. There are too many levels of skill in too many disciplines for any of us to be critical in any other way than positive. What I like about this site is that I can ask questions, share tech and get feedback from other smiths. If the critique is to the vein of improvement great- if to demean than I would rather not hear it. Having said that, if the comment has been taken out of context than I apologize, but if the intent was to hurt or belittle please post your name so that i may ignore any future posts. » reply |
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Did you heat the tenons with a torch with the bench in this position? Or, how did you do it all?
Really Nice Work.
Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge