[TheForge] Corkscrews

[Chris Worsley]

Whatever works is fine Bruce. That's one of the interesting things about a gathering of smiths; 10 folks have 10 ways to do the same thing, each persons way is the "right" way, and we each get the results we
want.
I just checked one of my unfinished pieces (handle not finished) and the space down the middle of the screw is 1/8" + a hair. I do mine in the way I described because that is the way I learned. The use of a
mandrel didn't occur to me until the question was asked here.
As far as quenching, I have only used water, since I started doing these before we knew how to make SQ.

Chris
Alexandria VA

Bruce Freeman wrote:

> Chris,
> You've obviously got a heck of a lot more manual dexterity than I do.  I've wrapped rods on mandrels and it works fine.  Doing it freehand like you suggest would be d****d near impossible for a klutz like me.
> Bruce
> NJ
>
> >>> Chris Worsley <worsley@erols.com> 12/19 7:44 AM >>>
> A mandrel would be a heat sink, and I never even considered using one. Just curl
> and roll. If you work hot enough, it goes quickly and evenly.  As the coil cools,
> it will grip the mandrel.
>
> Chris
> Alexandria VA