Well here we go again. It’s time to finish the garden gate. Remember the gate?
After I finish forging all the pieces I put them in vinegar for 2 days to get rid of the mill scale.
Then I weld the basic design together.
Afterwards I melt solder into places I can’t weld to prevent water from getting in the joints and rusting them out.
In my world, iron vines grow in the summer heat.
But they need a little guidance from friendly scroll benders.
Otherwise they don’t know where to go.
Ahhh, now that’s better.
After the vines have been welded to the gate a little shop elf magically attaches the leaves and flowers to their correct places.
In the heat of a dark summer night the gate waits for a cooler day to be sandblasted and painted
A cool day did help but the sand blasting was very dirty work.
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