This homemade product will be especially interesting for those involved in blacksmithing. At the same time, it is not necessary to master the skills of hot forging to perfection - to make a “manual” steel snake from an old file even even a beginner blacksmith can do. The finished product will become an original decorative adornment of any interior.
It is advisable to use for this homemade file with the largest notch, which is also called a rasp. In this case, a large notch will imitate snake skin flakes. To make a steel snake, you need a standard set of a blacksmith: an anvil, hammer, tongs and other improvised tools.
How to forge a snake from a file
We heat the rasp red-hot and begin to “beat” it with a heavy hammer, as if giving the workpiece a tubular shape. We begin the forging of the snake from the end of the file, gradually moving to the tail. At the same time, you should try not to hit the outer notch with a hammer so as not to “lick” it.
Then we form a snake head - for this we heat and bend the end of the file at a right angle. Next, make eyes and mouth. At the final stage of the work, we give the workpiece characteristic bends that will mimic the snake's tortuous body. Here it is necessary to include the imagination, introducing himself for a while as an artist.
After that, slightly heat the snake and soak it with oil. When it has completely cooled, we treat the surface with sandpaper. For a detailed process of making a snake from an old file, see the video on our website. Write in the comments, how do you like this homemade product?
