Well first I got a commission for a tea light candle stand which I was very happy to design as its very different from what I'd normally make. I had to design it with three height levels for the tea lights to sit on. I would normally shape the bars like all my other work but on this occasion I kept the bars square.
It came out really well I feel, the only thing I'd change is using 10mm square instead of 12mm because I think it looks a little to chunky but apart from that I think it looks very well forged. I've only just applied the iron paste finish so hopefully tonight or tomorrow there'll be finished photos of it.
As I can't afford to get a gas torch to do the sharp bends in the designs and doing the bends in the leg vice can leave unwanted marks on the metal so I've been testing a bending jig which I made not to long ago, which seem to work okay. I still need to make two bending tools so I can make the smaller bends of the this jig as well.
Not long after making the tea light candle stand I was playing around with a design for a single candle stand on an even smaller scale than the tea light stand. I still had 500mm of left over 12mm square from forging the last stand so I took it down to 10mm and forged this small three legged stand. With a square candle on it as well I think it looks great not bad for a hour and a half's work. It's a very simple design and easy to make which means I can sell it for a cheap price to bring in a little extra cash in to the business.
I think this was the crowning achievement of the month so far was the moment we finally got the power hammer working!! It's been months in the waiting constant phone calls and texts but it's finally here. Now that the hammer is working this should really speed up all my forging. I have to thank alot of my friends for giving me a hand putting it together, sorting out the motor and helping me get the hammer working. So this is proof that all the hard work came through in the end.
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