[TheForge] Mastermyr - Fire Grid

[Ralph]

At 11:54 PM 5/25/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Rob, Ralph,  Mike,  Phlip, and anyone else with suggestions,
>
>I've posted a picture in the "anything else" folder on Photo Access. It's 
>a sketch on my idea of the corner hook detail for the Fire Grid. Each 
>corner  angle would lap and be riveted.  The vertical portion of each 
>angle would be drawn out and form the hook(actually two hooks side by 
>side)  Best  I could determine from the sketches and photo I saw. Does 
>this look right to you?
>
>For the chain links between the grid and the top plate.  Some appear to be 
>hooks others welded eyes.  Should there be a mix or do you think they were 
>all welded eyes originally?  Also lengths of individual links appear 
>random.  Your thoughts?
>
>Rob, I plan to work on this tomorrow and will let you know by days end 
>if  I think there's a chance I can complete it in time to ship to you. 
>What's your absolute drop dead date to receive it?   I think I have enough 
>wrought iron to make it but might have to use some pure iron.  If I 
>complete it should I mark it in any way or did you come up with a theforge 
>mastermyr touch mark to mark all the pieces?
>
>Bill Clemens
>Hound and Hare Forge


Bill,
The drawing looks more or less like how I pictured it. I had originally 
thought of going the way of punching a hole in the corners and using a ring 
as the attach point, but I like your idea much better. It is a more elegant 
method.
As for the chain I believe that they originally were welded eyes. And had 
uneven chain lengths due to teh original craftsman having to use material 
on hand. One of the primary sources for iron in that area would have been 
bog iron. Which would take a large amount of work to get usable metal. So 
recycling would have been extremely important.
I hope you can finish this, as based on your drawing ablity and all, you 
will do a much better job than I could have.


Ralph




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