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KevinW - Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 9:20pm
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A chain I was working on out of 5/8" round bar. I ran outta gas and found myself with time to share this

KevinW


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Nice "Rat Tails".

Pezzi - Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 4:04pm

Dear Kevin,

These are quite nice for a blacksmith to look at...full of potential.... and carefully forged.

"Chain"? How will it function? Is it for a sort of barrier fence...or something?

These, as shown, would amount to A LOT of hand forging. Do you use a power hammer? I, for one, believe it is not good to wear out one's body with too much heavy and repetitive hand forging.

By the way... am I the only metal working person who refers to a long tapering metal thing as a "Rat Tail"? I mean, do you have "Rat Tail" files and did you draw the 5/8" rod ends into a long smooth "Rat Tail" before you made the loops?

When I was a kid -sort of- my blacksmith apprenticeship was in Toledo Spain, and to this day I suspect I am using a weird translated nomenclature from old Spanish for some of the techniques of our craft.

All this is to say that I much appreciate the care you took to forge those lovely and long "Rat tails" for the wrapped sections.

Please post more of this project.

Thanks.

Pezzi


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Hey Pezi Two lanterns hang

KevinW - Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 8:51pm

Hey Pezi

Two lanterns hang from underneath them. The chandilier I'm doing for the same customer will have about 40 feet of this chain in maby 2 1/2' lengths.

I agree about caring for the body, I've a 50# little giant style hammer. It was a big purchase years ago and I rationalized it would do 10 hrs. of my arms work in 1 hr. back then. For the work its done to date I'd be a dead man by now.

Rat tails a good description. The taper is around 8 1/2" long and the straight section turns into the 'eye' at 17" from the end of the taper. Its a good techinque for many applications. I've made many table bases with them as the stretcher.

I enjoyed the process of making this stuff and your appriciation is greatfully accepted, Look for the 'Polo barn lanterns' in a couple of weeks. God willing.

KevinW


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