What To Put In A Blank For a Blacksmith?

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I want to make a pen for a blacksmith. Right now I am thinking of attempting a cast with coal dust and aluminum or brass shavings. The aluminum is metal, but is soft enough to turn. I was also toying with the idea of gluing a logo or small picture to the tube and casting a clear blank.

Any other ideas?
 
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I like the coal dust idea. as for the logo or picture, What does the black smith specialize in? If (for example) he makes horseshoes them mabey put a horseshoe on it. or does he have a buesiness logo? i dunno just a couple ideas. Sounds like a cool pen Please post it i wanna see it.
 
The blacksmith here in alabama at Tannehill state park would make the kids old fashioned nails and they were good souviners, i was lucky to get one then the next week he died way too early, he made horshoes also and other nick nacks
 
wswem said:
Here is the horseshow inlay blank from kalenshaan

Is he a BLACKSMITH or FARRIER ???
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Just a note: All farriers are blacksmiths but not all blacksmiths are farriers...
Farrier is a type of blacksmith with a focus on shoeing horses, old timers made their own shoes and doctored hoofs.

As far as the blank goes I think a coal cast in resin with metal shavings (alum. and or brass) would be nice
 
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He is a blacksmith. I think I am going to go with the coal dust and some brass shavings. Now I just have to find some brass. Maybe I will take a file to some screws I am never going to use.
 
If you have a Lowes or Home Depot near you go to the key making dept and see if they will give you some of the shaving from the keys for you brass. Or a locksmith.




crokett said:
He is a blacksmith. I think I am going to go with the coal dust and some brass shavings. Now I just have to find some brass. Maybe I will take a file to some screws I am never going to use.
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For brass shaving go find where they make keys, have e clean out the bin. They will give you all they brass shaving you will ever need. If you are not close to one I can send you some.
 
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You can buy miniature tools for model railroads. I got some on EBay, and they're small enough to use in pen making, I think. Perhaps cast a tiny coal shovel?
 
A slightly different twist from casting, but I've seen a few pens here made from re-bar. What about an old railroad spike? The head "sort of" looks like an anvil ...
 
crokett said:
He is a blacksmith. I think I am going to go with the coal dust and some brass shavings. Now I just have to find some brass. Maybe I will take a file to some screws I am never going to use.
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Check out the shavings container at key making machines.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

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