{"id":1027,"date":"2014-12-22T14:16:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T19:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2014-12-22T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T20:26:46","slug":"farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Farriers working with Belgian Blacksmith &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The first report on the Roger Bockstaele clinic in Wisconsin showed the participants\u00a0forming the frame and body of the bird.<\/h2>\n<p>This was moving along fairly well so Roger started someone\u00a0on the task of building the feet. They started with round stock that was then narrowed and drawn to form the claws. Texturing was done with a couple different punches that Roger brought with him. Once the texturing was completed on\u00a0the toes, they were welded to a leg and set aside to be\u00a0mounted to the body.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1028\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02218.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1028\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1028\" src=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02218-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Body Building - Roy Bloom continued working through the formation of the body, meticulously cutting and welding the strips to provide the surface for the feathers.\" width=\"621\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Body Building &#8211; Roy Bloom continued working through the formation of the body, meticulously cutting and welding the strips to provide the surface for the feathers.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1027 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/dsc02217\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02217-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02217-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02217-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1029'>\n\t\t\t\tForging the round stock to create the claw and segments of the feet.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/dsc02250\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02250-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02250-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02250-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1030'>\n\t\t\t\tDetailing the feet before welding the sections together.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/dsc02256\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02256-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02256-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02256-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1031'>\n\t\t\t\tThe three segments are welded to the leg and the claws are fine tuned.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/dsc02206\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02206-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02206-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02206-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1047'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger has built another top tool that is used to put the finishing touches on the feathers after veining, in this case a &#8220;crease&#8221; to give some definition to the feather.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>While the foot work\u00a0was taking shape, the numerous feathers that would be needed were started through the process. Roger started with the main wing feathers and started piecing them together, using a template he had shipped along with the light gauge flat stock of various widths used for the framing and feathers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1033\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02212.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1033\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1033\" src=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02212-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"After veining each feather, the &quot;texturing&quot; was done with a cross pein. \" width=\"612\" height=\"454\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After veining each feather, the &#8220;texturing&#8221; was done with a cross pein.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Veining, texturing, and cutting to length were the key steps, with everyone pitching in. A bird of the size in this project takes several hundred to a thousand feathers. Roy Bloom could see the feather portion of this\u00a0would take\u00a0hours, especially with just\u00a0one veining tool that Roger brought with him from Belgium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-image-970\">Roy decided to build a spring tool for his Big Blue air hammer and put that to work to help with the feather production. Tom Willoughby also built a new anvil top tool for veining that was similar to the design that Roger has developed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_970\" style=\"width: 632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC02260.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-970\" src=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC02260-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Roy's spring tool for veining the feathers.\" width=\"622\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roy&#8217;s spring tool for veining the feathers. \u201cWhen in need &#8211; just build it,&#8221; is Roy Bloom\u2019s shop motto. This tool allowed a lot of feather production to happen in a shorter time frame.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1027 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/dsc02264\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02264-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02264-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02264-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1035'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger brought the template for the wing feathers and the &#8220;feathering&#8221; of the bird began in earnest.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/dsc02279\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02279-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02279-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02279-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1036'>\n\t\t\t\tFeathers on top of wing are almost in place. Next step was to add feathers underneath.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_1037\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02267.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1037\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC02267-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A couple days into it and the first wing was complete and the feet were ready to attach to the body. \" width=\"618\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple days into it and the first wing was complete and the feet were ready to attach to the body.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first report on the Roger Bockstaele clinic in Wisconsin showed the participants\u00a0forming the frame and body of the bird. This was moving along fairly well so Roger started someone\u00a0on the task of building the feet. They started with round &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/farriers-working-with-belgian-blacksmith-part-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,12,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1050,"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions\/1050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farrierproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}