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Ohio Rusty
10-19-2013, 02:03 PM
I was real happy when a local fellow supplied me with some original 80 year old wrought iron strapping. I turned some of it into Gun hooks !! I hot cut the tops and hammered them into rams horns. Did the scroll on the bottoms, polished the iron, gave them a clear coat and put felt on the hooks to protect a rifle. I purposely left the original weathered finish of the iron as only mother nature could make a finish that nice. These wall hooks will be an excellent compliment to a nice muzzleloading rifle.
Ohio Rusty ><>
The Ohio Frontier Forge
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w5pv
10-19-2013, 02:11 PM
Nice ones

ElDorado
10-19-2013, 02:22 PM
I agree, those are nice. Good job.

LynC2
10-19-2013, 02:29 PM
I agree, those are nice. Good job.

+3 and I'm glad you weren't forging old Ben's picture or you might have an unwelcome visitor! :bigsmyl2:

dragonrider
10-19-2013, 02:59 PM
Excellent, they look great

Bad Water Bill
10-19-2013, 03:32 PM
Now I will have to report you to our resident "BLACKSMITH".

I hope you had his permission before posting or he just might come over with with one of Girtys new shoes. Now featuring tempered 20 P spikes for winter travel. :bigsmyl2:

Very nice job sir,and keeping the patina only improves on the quality.

jeepyj
10-19-2013, 04:33 PM
One of a kind that's always the best ones. Nice job.
Jeepyj

Hamish
10-20-2013, 12:23 PM
Pretty cool what you can find sleuthing around: (blatant plug for more fellows to get interested in heavy metal,,,)

http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/29510-the-ohio-frontier-forge-is-finally-up-and-operational/?hl=%2Bohio+%2Brusty

Stay with it Rusty!

Echo
10-20-2013, 01:34 PM
Truly beautiful...

John Allen
10-20-2013, 01:35 PM
I just showed my son these so he could make me some once they start the forge back up now that it is getting cold again.