[TheForge] forging contest

[dan tull]

Bob,
You're the winner. 1" cut 2.5"     ON AN ANGLE

With 6 diag. measurements, a square would not be needed.
Smallest deviation wins. In case of tie, 12 measurements.
Contest is Fri. nite.
Thanks,


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Willman" <blcksmth at wcnet.org>
To: "'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] forging contest


> This is one I used several years ago at our local hammer-in. I
> prepared several pieces of 1" round cut 1.27" (I believe)long. This makes
> each piece 1 cubic inch in volume. The assigned task was to hammer each
> piece into a cube as accurately as possible. The only tools allowed were
> hammer and tongs and a pencil or some other marking device - no other
> measuring devices allowed. My intent with the marking device was that they
> would set the round on end at the corner of the anvil and mark a 1 inch
> square at the corner but no one used it - they just started hammering. I 
> was
> not concerned about being exactly 1" cubed as much as the cube having 
> equal
> sides and square corners.
>
> Be prepared for judging with calipers and a square. To determine the
> winner the final 2 were checked with a square and calipers and it was not 
> an
> easy task to eliminate one of them to second place. As I remember the 
> winner
> was within about .030" from having equal sides and very little out of
> square.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> Bob Willman
> Bowling Green, Ohio
> The Eagle's Anvil
> WB8NQW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of dan tull
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:57 PM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net; The_Anvil at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [TheForge] forging contest
>
> Trying to come up w/ a contest for a conference. Needs to be less than 30
> mins.,and more objective than subjective. All skill levels. Forge welded
> rings, nails, RR spikes, and just plain drawing out for length  have been
> done in the past.  What do you think could be done w/ a min. of special
> tools?
>
>
> dan tull
> Georgia
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