Posted by ericlb on January 21, 2016 at 08:28:05 from (67.142.173.22):
i was given a project, my wife found a 7 foot log about 18 inches in diameter and real old on the farm, she wants it made into the top of a outdoor entry way arch into a little park we have down on our piece of the river, it has a knothole about 8 inches around that is open clear thru, she wants to set it up on top of railroad ties so the knot hole is where one can see thru it as they walk under the thing, 2 ties each side, but she wants it to look like a old blacksmith did the job decades ago, not modern hardware to attach the log and ties together, that's not exactly my trade, but what i thought id do was get some 1 inch by 1/4 strap, and heat it and beat it on my anvil into a square sided u to go around 3 sides of the 2 ties on each side probably need 2 per side, that would give the strap that hand worked look ive seen on old items made by a real blacksmith....i think.. for attachment im thinking punch a hole, then using a piece of rebar thru both sides, then heat the end of the rebar and beat it into a rivet head on the surface of the strap, same principal for securing the log to the top of the 4 ties, ill have to make that one up as i go, any ideas? or a better way to get the look she is wanting
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