[TheForge] searching for old blacksmithing article, wine rack built with square tubing fasteners.

[Larry Ruebush]

Terry
I believe it was in one of ABANA's magazines in the last two or three years. 
If it wasn't in ABANA's magazines, it was in one of Ill, MO or Upper Midwest 
magazines..
I have it, but would take some looking to find it

Larry Ruebush
west central IL
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From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
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Subject: [TheForge] searching for old blacksmithing article, wine rack built 
with square tubing fasteners.


> hello;
>
> i was attempting to describe to an acquaintance a wine rack that a
> blacksmith had built using 1inch square tubing as the fasteners.
>
> i remember reading the article but i do not remember whether it was a
> book, the blacksmithing journal, a blacksmithing newsletter, etc.
>
> the blacksmith would cut 1inch square tubing into 1 inch lengths.
> basically, a cube of 1 inch square tubing. he would heat these to red
> heat then lay the metal to be connected on the diagonal. he would turn
> the piece of work over and heat the cube with a torch and when at red
> heat he would lay the next piece to be connected on the opposite
> diagonal. when the cube cooled it securely held the two crosscrossed
> pieces firmly together.
>
> i seem to recall he had made a tool that helped to shape the square
> tubing so that the connection being made looked the same.
>
> would by chance anyone remember reading/seeing this article?
>
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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