Jonty Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 It was a bit of a wet miserable day yesterday so I started messing about in the shed with my welder and some horse shoes. none of these are my own ideas - I've pinched them from the internet. My wife has a horse, so every time the farrier comes over, he donates me a bucket full of shoes so I've got plenty of raw materials to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 Marvelous, I love the crab particularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 (edited) Hello, Nice one Jonty, 👍, In many years Metal Detecting I have found a fair amount of Horse Shoes, some going back 100s of years, I remember seeing a small round table with a horse shoe base and glass top, Keep posting 👍 Edited October 7 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambam1962 Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 Brilliant work, they all look excellent, but my favourite is the crab 👍 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 Very good stuff try these for ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameking Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 Obviously, you need to make a PW Pigeon decoy with horseshoes, but carrying 25 might be a pain 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted October 7 Author Report Share Posted October 7 17 minutes ago, Gameking said: Obviously, you need to make a PW Pigeon decoy with horseshoes, but carrying 25 might be a pain 🤣 I'll send you the goose decoy prototypes to test out 😀 24 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Very good stuff try these for ideas Those are amazing - but out of my league!! I've hopefully got a forge coming soon - I'd like to have a try and bending some shoes and making the tortoise - thank you for sharing! 41 minutes ago, Shambam1962 said: Brilliant work, they all look excellent, but my favourite is the crab 👍 Well done. Thank you 57 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Marvelous, I love the crab particularly. Cheers!! 54 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, Nice one Jonty, 👍, In many years Metal Detecting I have found a fair amount of Horse Shoes, some going back 100s of years, I remember seeing a small round table with a horse shoe base and glass top, Keep posting 👍 Thanks OPP 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 Brilliant 👏 love these repurposing sculptures, keep at it 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 Love those Jonty I make stuff from horseshoes too.just finished a winerack for someone at work. What are the spoons stainless?If so what rod did you use to stick stainless to steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted October 7 Author Report Share Posted October 7 1 hour ago, wisdom said: Love those Jonty I make stuff from horseshoes too.just finished a winerack for someone at work. What are the spoons stainless?If so what rod did you use to stick stainless to steel? Thank you. The spoons were from a charity shop and were very worn silver plate. I mig weld and just ground the pice I was welding before crossing my fingers that they’d stick - fortunately they did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 I like those! Would you consider selling the crab by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 Hello, Googling this I found a photo of a Horse made out of shoes by Ollie Holman, £30,000 Phew !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 On 11/10/2024 at 17:23, sandspider said: I like those! Would you consider selling the crab by any chance? Thank you. I'm not sure that the quality of the welding etc would be good enough to warrant expecting anyone to part with some hard earned cash though - it's pretty 'rustic' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 Hello, Just an idea Jonty, I have seen horse shoe sculpture that has been left out doors to go rusty and that has a given it a new look ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 one of mine Jonty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 Boot jacks can be another useful horseshoe project mine from years back . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 On 16/10/2024 at 21:57, Jonty said: Thank you. I'm not sure that the quality of the welding etc would be good enough to warrant expecting anyone to part with some hard earned cash though - it's pretty 'rustic' Fair enough. My wife isn't as keen as I am anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambam1962 Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 13 hours ago, wisdom said: one of mine Jonty. Nowt wrong with that lad, and very nice 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 I made three of these last night - I think the ‘branch’ could do with a couple of leaves, but I think they’re fun all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 23 minutes ago, Jonty said: I made three of these last night - I think the ‘branch’ could do with a couple of leaves, but I think they’re fun all the same That`s brilliant and so imaginative. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambam1962 Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Cracking job 👍 I bet you are popular, in your house, using all the cutlery. We can’t keep tea spoons in our house, as they seem to disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted December 2 Author Report Share Posted December 2 Latest endeavour! Owls are a theme here because we have so many visit the trees around our house - some evenings they can drown out the radio! Anyway, the boss has loads of bird feeders so I thought I'd make her a new one. It looks better than the picture now as after being out a few days, the rust masks my dodgy welding. The main frame is 16mm rebar but I had to drop to 12mm for anything I needed to bend - my goodness me, without the right tools even the 12mm is really difficult to bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogger Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 1 hour ago, Jonty said: Latest endeavour! Owls are a theme here because we have so many visit the trees around our house - some evenings they can drown out the radio! Anyway, the boss has loads of bird feeders so I thought I'd make her a new one. It looks better than the picture now as after being out a few days, the rust masks my dodgy welding. The main frame is 16mm rebar but I had to drop to 12mm for anything I needed to bend - my goodness me, without the right tools even the 12mm is really difficult to bend. that looks brilliant👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 Hello, That looks nice in the Garden Jonty, 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 That's smart Jonty purposeful too. See you managed to make some leaves.how did you do them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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