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Post by stelmaria on Apr 23, 2017 19:13:30 GMT
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Post by lordmorbius on Apr 24, 2017 8:55:58 GMT
Nice work, but good heavens, you forgot to tell us how you crafted these nifty pieces.  |
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Post by deafnala on Apr 24, 2017 11:41:56 GMT
That is a SPLENDID looking creation. I love the billows in particular. VERY NICELY DONE!
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Post by stelmaria on Apr 24, 2017 12:17:00 GMT
Nice work, but good heavens, you forgot to tell us how you crafted these nifty pieces. Oh! Sure The body and hood of the forge are sections of a toilet paper roll. I added some cardboard to the sides of the forge and glued a crumpled piece of aluminum foil inside. Then I flocked the inside off the forge with sand and larger aggregate, sealed it with a second layer of white glue, and painted it up to look like coals. The feet of the forge are cardboard, and the chimney is a bendy straw. The bellows, like the anvil, is primarily made from carved pieces of popsicle stick hot-glued together. A few tiny lengths of toothpick and a piece of heavy cardstock finish off the bellows, and I just poked a little hole into the side of the forge and glued the end of the bellows into it. The hammer is just another piece of toothpick poked through the corrugation of a tiny piece of cardboard and hot-glued. If I should explain any part of this further, let me know. ^_^ |
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Post by Sam on Apr 24, 2017 13:33:17 GMT
Very nice pieces. I need to make a forge. The blacksmith was a major member of a community for many years, making everything from nails, horseshoes and cooking pots to arrowheads and knives. Even the Bible says "they shall beat their swords into plowshares." That would have been the metalsmith.
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Post by lordmorbius on Apr 24, 2017 14:58:05 GMT
Nice work, but good heavens, you forgot to tell us how you crafted these nifty pieces. Oh! Sure The body and hood of the forge are sections of a toilet paper roll. I added some cardboard to the sides of the forge and glued a crumpled piece of aluminum foil inside. Then I flocked the inside off the forge with sand and larger aggregate, sealed it with a second layer of white glue, and painted it up to look like coals. The feet of the forge are cardboard, and the chimney is a bendy straw. The bellows, like the anvil, is primarily made from carved pieces of popsicle stick hot-glued together. A few tiny lengths of toothpick and a piece of heavy cardstock finish off the bellows, and I just poked a little hole into the side of the forge and glued the end of the bellows into it. The hammer is just another piece of toothpick poked through the corrugation of a tiny piece of cardboard and hot-glued. If I should explain any part of this further, let me know. ^_^ Have some karma for that splendid insider information |
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Post by Romana on Apr 24, 2017 16:01:17 GMT
I've been working on a few bits and pieces for my dungeon, and I think the anvil and smith's forge turned out well. Better than the photos of them, at any rate... Wonderful! The bendy straw for the vent was a particularly nice tough. Was that your idea? |
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Post by stelmaria on Apr 24, 2017 16:21:04 GMT
I've been working on a few bits and pieces for my dungeon, and I think the anvil and smith's forge turned out well. Better than the photos of them, at any rate... Wonderful! The bendy straw for the vent was a particularly nice tough. Was that your idea? Thanks! And yes, it was; I don't think I've seen other versions of this style of forge. I've been getting a huge amount of mileage out of these straws. |
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Post by Romana on Apr 24, 2017 16:28:41 GMT
Wonderful! The bendy straw for the vent was a particularly nice tough. Was that your idea? Thanks! And yes, it was; I don't think I've seen other versions of this style of forge. I've been getting a huge amount of mileage out of these straws. Then that, Madame, was a stroke of genius, which you can tell from the inspiration it has given to other crafters (me included.) |
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Post by ageofgaming on Apr 25, 2017 6:02:44 GMT
That's a great looking forge I like the design, I think I might try one myself soon enough. I wonder if you could hide a tea light in the bottom bit to make a cool lighting effect....just a thought.....Inspiring!
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Post by stelmaria on Apr 25, 2017 11:36:31 GMT
That's a great looking forge I like the design, I think I might try one myself soon enough. I wonder if you could hide a tea light in the bottom bit to make a cool lighting effect....just a thought.....Inspiring! A tea light would probably be too big, but you might be able to wire up an LED or something. |
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Post by tauster on Apr 25, 2017 17:05:01 GMT
Great designs, love'em! You might consider giving them a orange/brown drybrushing in some strategic places so they look a bit rusted, or dark brown/black wash to add a layer of dirt. Otherwise they look brand new, but of course that might have been the intention all along... |
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Post by stelmaria on Apr 25, 2017 17:57:52 GMT
Great designs, love'em! You might consider giving them a orange/brown drybrushing in some strategic places so they look a bit rusted, or dark brown/black wash to add a layer of dirt. Otherwise they look brand new, but of course that might have been the intention all along... I did actually hit the edges of the good and chimney with a very, very light rust drybrush, but I figured that there wouldn't be a lot of moisture in an active forge, to allow for much oxidation. I may try adding some grime, though. |
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Post by guillaume on Apr 25, 2017 18:13:07 GMT
Great designs, love'em! You might consider giving them a orange/brown drybrushing in some strategic places so they look a bit rusted, or dark brown/black wash to add a layer of dirt. Otherwise they look brand new, but of course that might have been the intention all along... I did actually hit the edges of the good and chimney with a very, very light rust drybrush, but I figured that there wouldn't be a lot of moisture in an active forge, to allow for much oxidation. I may try adding some grime, though. heat oxidation is grey/black, in english it's called forge scale if memory serve and there is a lot on forge equipement we don't clean it off cause it prevent the rust to settle in it look like that:  |
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Post by stelmaria on Apr 25, 2017 18:23:36 GMT
I did actually hit the edges of the good and chimney with a very, very light rust drybrush, but I figured that there wouldn't be a lot of moisture in an active forge, to allow for much oxidation. I may try adding some grime, though. heat oxidation is grey/black, in english it's called forge scale if memory serve and there is a lot on forge equipement we don't clean it off cause it prevent the rust to settle in it look like that: That's very handy info! I may add a little black drybrush to a few places, then. |
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Post by lordmorbius on Apr 25, 2017 19:36:01 GMT
heat oxidation is grey/black, in english it's called forge scale if memory serve and there is a lot on forge equipement we don't clean it off cause it prevent the rust to settle in it look like that: Putting the "BLACK" in Black Smith |
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Post by voodoo on Apr 27, 2017 7:15:26 GMT
That's a great looking forge I like the design, I think I might try one myself soon enough. I wonder if you could hide a tea light in the bottom bit to make a cool lighting effect....just a thought.....Inspiring! You can get tiny tea lights that are about half the size that might work. I found mine at the dooar tree |
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