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hinges.jpgFirst hinge nearly complete125 viewsThe hinge on the left is how my machinist friend Joe's plasma cutter left both of them prior to forging at Michael Suwczinsky's Know Nothing Forge. The hinge on the right is nearly complete, having most of the shape i want and all of the branch stubs in the positions i want.madwing
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nickatforge.jpgHotting up the forge113 viewsMichael on the blower, getting some air to heat the hinge strap to working temperature.madwing
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pintlehinge1.jpgFirst hinge-end98 viewsAnother view.madwing
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hingecurve.jpgFirst hinge-end done98 viewsAnd looking good!madwing
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twohinges.jpgBoth hinge-ends done92 viewsWe put them against each other to see how flat the straps were, and how even the hinge eyes were. Not bad; we corrected the "out of flat" on each strap that made the gap between them on the next heat.madwing
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hingeinforge.jpgGetting the hinge hot96 viewsHeating for bending in the forge.madwing
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firstcuthinges.jpgFirst cut91 viewsThe first cut out of the strap, which will become a "pruned branch". Note the 90deg bend where the strap wraps around the gate end...this allows the gate to open inwards.madwing
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twocutsshapedhinges.jpgOne hinge, two cuts and a bend.86 viewsAfter bending the strap where it wraps around the gate, I marked it for where the "branch" cuts should terminate, heated it and used my grandfather's hot cut chisel to open up the straps. The branch closest to the hinge has been formed a bit into branch shape, just experimentally.madwing
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twohinges1.jpgTwo completed hinge ends108 viewsThese will slip over the pintle pins in the gateposts. Strapping is 2" wide, 1/4" thick.madwing
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