Subject: Re: twists

From: [email-masked] (Bill Fiorini)
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 06:30:31 -0500

>Bob Bigelow wrote:
>>
>> There are many things you can experiment with.  Deeply center punch one
>> or more flats and twist, use an eye punch, on a hot section, twist.
>> Mark with a sharp chisel, both extreme edges of each flat, be careful you
>> don't knock the corner clear out, twist, one of the easiest is to merely
>> break each corner, cold, with a hammer that has a pretty good dome face,
>> twist, and if you really want to live dangerously, try Francis Whittakers
>> rubic's twist.  If not done just right, you wind up with several nice,
>> iron cubes! :-(
>>   Bob
>
>
>Something I always wanted to try is a variation on the Rubick's twist
>that would end up being a camshaft twist. Instead of cutting through
>each cube to the same depth you would cut every other one off center
>and when you twist the cubes would stick out like a camshaft. Anybody
>else think that would work? The challlenge would be in cutting them
>even. Think you would have to use a bandsaw and measure carefully.
>--
>Jim McCarty
>Father Helias Forge
>Taos, MO
>Editor Rural Missouri Magazine
>Newsletter editor, Blacksmiths Association of Missouri
>
>"Foolish consistencies are the hobgoblins of little minds"

All,
I don't usually blow my own horn, but the  rubics twist was named by
Francis after I showed him the twist on one of my pieces at a workshop in
Cederburg Wisc.  more years ago than I want to remember.  At that time I
did ten or so variations using hot cuts and upset processes.  I also cut
every other side etc..  They are a lot of fun and the variety of twists
that you can make are infinite.
Bill

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From: Jim McCarty <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 09:34:47 -0500

> that you can make are infinite.

Bill,
And I thought you were just famous for your knives! Understand you are 
demonstrating at the 98 ABANA Conference -- can you work some twists 
in to that demo? Looking forward to it...

³Foolish consistencies are the hobgoblins of little minds³

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 11:04:18 -0700

In my feeble memory, I recall Francis giving you credit, Bill, thanks
for the refresh!
  Bob

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From: David Wilson <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 13:03:58 -0600

>Jim McCarty said,

Is it possible to photograph this? I would really love to see what you're
talking about. FTP to the ABANA page would be really nifty. Possibly a
chronological series of photos, if possible, to demo it? I can't get around
to the Conference.

Pretty please.

--
David
http://www.flash.net/~dwwilson/
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