Showing some of the chisel and file work

Pezzi

This drawing was taken from Jerry Hoffman's Blacksmith Journal.

No.8 appeals to me most for the start of another diamond twist:

*I would flatten the four corners somewhat and then pound in wide chisel cuts on all the corners.

GRILL TOOLS WITH ROPE TWIST HANDLES:

The hook tool (for fliping-not fully shown-foreground) and the spatula were forged from 3/4" sq. stock.

The tongs (in the middle) have reins made from 3/8" sq. stock.

BRACKET DETAIL:

Note the wood footings which I had to put under each bracket. The cap rail had to be dead on level... and so the footings were the only way I could make it so. Each footing is a custom thickness. It's amazing how much wood can sag after 180 years.

Gerald and Rich,

Here's the pic of the fleur-de-lis detail:

The "bulb" parts started off as 7/8" sq. stock put under my power hammer. The bottom die on the hammer was made of two heavy sold round chunks, put side by side, so that when the 7/8" sq. was set in the die, on the diagonal, the forging makes for that deep ridge on the face. I found it best to just rough cut the bulb and stem out with my band saw and cold finish to shape.