[TheForge] How is something like this made?

[Rick]

I may not be an expert, but after having seen Tom Latane' at work, there is 
no question in my mind how a true craftsman at forging would make those 
saws, etc. and I am quite sure they were forged.  This is not really as 
terribly hard as it may seem to the uninformed.  A true master could 
reproduce those readily.  (I won't say easily, as I can't see it being that 
easy, but I am NOT any kind of a master, only a part-timer at this game.) 
>From what I have seen of James Binnions work, I am sure also that he knows 
what he is speaking of.

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] How is something like this made?


>
> On Jun 17, 2006, at 6:31 PM, Mike Porter wrote:
>
>> Jeff,
>> Historically speaking then: the design is Victorian era, when  casting 
>> was
>> king.
>> Mikey
>>
>
> Yes but cast iron is useless for this kind of thing. Cast steel was  not 
> really happening at that time. Those items were forged chiseled  and filed 
> to shape.
>
> James Binnion
> jbin at well.com



-- 
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release Date: 6/16/2006