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Hello everyone. I know that this is supposed to be a forum for knives, but many knife smiths makes other things to (like me :rolleyes: ) and i thought it might be a good idea to present some of this here.
If i am out of order, :ban: If not, please post piccies :biggthump
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Colin KC
01-01-04, 05:24 PM
Hi Trond, not out of order at all!:D & as soon as I get the hang of this bashing metal lark, I'll be doing some "practice pieces" of things like basket hangers & stuff & posting 'em (good or bad;))
but you could still ban him :D
Mick Maxen
01-01-04, 11:57 PM
Yes, loads of stuff, mirrors, tables, bowls, curtain poles, brackets, candlesticks, wall pieces, gates, panels, plant stands, knives and damascus, to name but a few. Have loads of photos but no website, something I shall get round to this year or next, who knows.
Happy New Year, Mick.
Colin KC
02-01-04, 12:03 AM
Yah Mick, show your stuff to everyone alla time:D
Happy new year mick;)
I make these as a trademark on all my knives
http://www.britishblades.com/photopost/data/500/135Untitled-1_copy.jpg
Colin KC
02-01-04, 12:21 AM
Red "x" Jonboy:(
PS_Bond
02-01-04, 09:24 AM
At the moment, primarily tools to make more tools... The occasional fork; still learning to make mokume; general practice pieces to get techniques right and so on.
At some point in the near future, I think I need to make myself a tong rack. Could do with a decent stand for the post vices, too.
Off to a hammerin at Richard Bent's forge tomorrow, so I'll probably pinch some ideas then.
keith_beef
02-01-04, 03:32 PM
So far, Trond, I've only "forged" one blade (and I hesitate to say that I forged it... I just flattened it a bit, from about 4.5mm thick to 3.25mm, and ground the bevels.
But I have "forged" (well, banged into shape and twisted) a few little bits of ironwork, like hanging hooks for lamps, swan-necks for hanging gauze over cradles and beds...
Keith.
See? lots of us are bashing iron into lots of strange shapes :D so far only Jon put out the piccie though.
Mick if you have many piccies, why not find the one that you are most proud of and put it out here?
Uguguugugugugugug ou wish :D Oh, and i thought they would have banned you months ago?:rolleyes:
Colin KC
02-01-04, 08:44 PM
Here's my very first forged knife (couple of complete failures first, but this is a success:D)
http://www.britishblades.com/photopost/data/500/3CKDnecker-med.JPG
oh no not the sofa!!!!! the pain the horror of it. Colin you tart thats a nice knife!!!!! bit small tho ha ha
Colin KC
02-01-04, 08:50 PM
& no, those apparent lines don't exist, they're just a trick of the incompetent photographer:rolleyes: BUT the temper line IS superb;)
Colin KC
02-01-04, 08:53 PM
oh no not the sofa!!!!! the pain the horror of it. Colin you tart thats a nice knife!!!!! bit small tho ha ha
It's my CKD neck knife, you tart, 5 1/2" o/all;)
Mick Maxen
02-01-04, 09:06 PM
Being a steel basher and not very good at pressing buttons, am I right in thinking that to post a photo it has to be somewhere on the web, so that you can put a link to it.
Mick
Roger Gregory
02-01-04, 09:58 PM
Being a steel basher and not very good at pressing buttons, am I right in thinking that to post a photo it has to be somewhere on the web, so that you can put a link to it.
Mick
Yes Mick, in general it does. However, you can attach pictures to posts here at BB. Look down below the Reply window when you are typing a message and you will see the 'Attach Files' section. Click on 'Manage Attachments' and you can load a picture from your PC.
Or you can show something from this lot of course, anywhere you like.
http://www.vikingdesign.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/maxen.html
If you have any other images to post, either use the British Blades gallery or let me have them again and I'll happily put them on the web for you.
Roger
Roger Gregory
02-01-04, 09:59 PM
Just one of my favourite Mick Maxen pieces:
http://www.vikingdesign.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/clock.jpg
Roger Gregory
02-01-04, 10:01 PM
One of my pieces. Apologies for the lighting, photography and image quality!
http://www.vikingdesign.co.uk/images/gallery/candle.jpg
[QUOTE=Roger Gregory]One of my pieces. Apologies for the lighting, photography and image quality!
Nice one Roger, but................what is it? :banghead:
but................what is it?
isn't that a special impaling spike designed for the baby eating bishop of bath and wells :yikes: :D
Roger Gregory
03-01-04, 07:16 PM
[QUOTE=Roger Gregory]One of my pieces. Apologies for the lighting, photography and image quality!
Nice one Roger, but................what is it? :banghead:
Well, Danzo did want a custom nipple-piercing device ..... ;)
Or it could be a candlestick. The bottom of the candle goes in the loop and the spike sits alongside the candle.
Then again you could just leave it amongst the cushions on your mother-in-law's favourite chair ...... did I hear Danzo calling again? :D
Roger
PS_Bond
03-01-04, 08:28 PM
Well, I forged a hardy fuller today (amongst the senseless massacre of some coil spring). So much easier when you have access to a power hammer!
A certain Mr Maxen was mentioned a lot in the context of pattern welding... :D
Oh yes - and *I* knew it was a candlestick, Roger - don't listen to him! S'nice, too.
Roger Gregory
03-01-04, 08:55 PM
More Maxen goodness ;)
http://www.vikingdesign.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/container.jpg
If it does nipples AND mothers-in-law I have the cash ready and waiting!
:biggthump
Danzo
It could be candle holder...
Juha
I forge these out of rat tail files
http://216.46.248.210/pixc/coutel/snakes.jpg
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