Blacksmith made holdfasts

**johnredl** · 30th March 2012, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by Pagie

I had 6 made by the blacksmith on the weekend for $80. At the steam and wood festival at Wandin. They work fine.

I don't have any holdfasts yet (actually I don't even have dog holes in my bench yet...I'm not up to that stage of my WIP...I'm trying to beat Groggy's 3 year record!), but how many do people generally have? I had thought about 4, but...?

I figured that if I was going to pay a blacksmith to make some, they'd be unique to the blacksmith. So it's not like you could ask someone to make a replica in a couple of years and expect it to be the same.

**Lumber Bunker** · 31st March 2012, 08:26 AM

I think 2 seem to be the go, as a minimum.

**Pagie** · 31st March 2012, 03:05 PM

I'll take some pics latter and post them.

**Pagie** · 31st March 2012, 10:28 PM

Buggar my name has changed again.

**Pagie** · 1st April 2012, 07:41 PM

These are the benchhooks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagie/6888305978/

**Pagie** · 1st April 2012, 07:45 PM

Try again

**Pagie** · 1st April 2012, 08:11 PM

I have forgoten how to do this.

**seanz** · 1st April 2012, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Pagie

These are the benchhooks.
IMG_0618 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Oooh, very nice.

That's to WW's dimensions, but you've squared the rod where it begins to curve?

**Lumber Bunker** · 2nd April 2012, 01:37 AM

nice.
very rustic and functional looking

**Pagie** · 2nd April 2012, 04:40 PM

No real plan. Glen had an old one with him that had a square corner I think. The. Lacsmith just looked T it and made one to try with round corners. It worked so I Asked him to make 5 more. Did not take long.

**seanz** · 2nd April 2012, 09:47 PM

Well, that was fun. Just made 3 holdfasts to WW plan. Used the Hardy hole in an anvil to help bend them as that also gave me a rough measure for the shaft, but the the shaft turned out a little shorter than I would've liked. Live and learn. I didn't try to make the rod square, to much extra hammering. I'll make some more in a couple of weeks when night-school is back from term break.

And I probably won't be able to lift my arm tomorrow.

**woodie2** · 5th April 2012, 11:41 PM

Hi all, sorry for the delay. I have been on holiday and when I returned it seemed the company who is making the hold fasts has been snowed under. I will contact again after Easter and see if any progress has happened.

Can't wait much longer - need the hold downs yeaterday

Oh well will have to wait for Easter now.

Will keep all informed when I know a little more. Until then Happy Easter all.

**Ian Wells** · 9th April 2012, 09:54 PM

I went the industrial route and got a quote from a large fabricator, thinking that hey'd have some economies of scale etc. finally got a quote back for $170 each if I ordered 10+. I shan't be taking advantage of their offer.

**johnredl** · 10th April 2012, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by Ian Wells

I went the industrial route and got a quote from a large fabricator, thinking that hey'd have some economies of scale etc. finally got a quote back for $170 each if I ordered 10+. I shan't be taking advantage of their offer.

I wonder if they meant $170 for 10? Pays to shop at the little guy sometimes doesn't it

**Woodwould** · 10th April 2012, 12:08 AM

Ye deities! If I still had my gas axe I'd knock out a couple of dozen for a tenth of that price!

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