DIY iron scorpion. Forged scorpion photo and video

Try cutting out a scorpion like this. The craft is not complicated. To cut this craft you will need:

3 mm plywood, preferably without defects, a wooden ruler (in measurements it is more accurate), copying, hard pencils, thin files for hand jigsaw, skins, needle files, jigsaw wrench, awl or hand drill with drill number 3. Cutting out a craft is not difficult, which means it will take little time to make it. When cutting, do not forget about the position of the jigsaw in your hand. Watch your posture. If you want the craft to look beautiful, take your time. After cutting, clean each part first with “Medium” sandpaper and then with “Fine” sandpaper; some parts should be cleaned with needle files. Assemble the craft according to the rule: part number 1 must be attached to another part number 1, part number 2 to 2 parts, and so on. First, assemble the craft, then if all the parts fit well into the required parts, glue them together. You need to glue it using PVA glue. To make the craft beautiful, you can coat it with spray paint of any color you want or coat it with Wood Varnish.

Metal scorpion. The most pragmatic formulation. A metal scorpion - this can even be written on a sales invoice. Short, clear, precise, succinct formulation, without any emotional frills. It is clear that this definition is less common than others. It's probably clear why this happens. Although I personally like the metal scorpion.

Forged legs Typically, this term is most often used in the field of wrought iron furniture. For example, forged bed legs, forged chair legs or forged table legs. But even among forged souvenirs there may be a term: forged legs. Most often in the case when a forged souvenir depicts some kind of forged insect or forged animal, which simply must have forged legs.

Forged scorpion legs For the particular forged scorpion that you see in the photo, a metal strip was chosen as the material for making the forged legs. For greater aesthetic effect, it is carefully deformed with a hammer. Thus, the master achieved greater similarity between the metal scorpion and a real scorpion. And the product itself began to look better.

Metal sting of a scorpion Our forged scorpion in the photo is armed with its stinger like a real scorpion.

This sting is made, like the weight of the souvenir, from metal, so we call it a metal sting. It is located at the tip of the metal scorpion's tail. Forged sting

This term - forged sting - indicates the technology of its manufacture. Like all forged scorpions, its forged sting was made by forging. It must be said that making a forged sting for a small souvenir is an operation that requires accuracy and experience. Although this does not require significant skill. Iron sting. Iron sting The term iron sting primarily refers to the material used to make the souvenir: an iron scorpion with an iron sting. The scorpion's iron sting was deliberately not made too sharp in order to avoid the possibility of accidentally getting hurt. Making a sting out of iron is not too difficult. The problem is the small size of the iron tip and how to achieve the required proportion

suitable for all forged souvenirs.

Beautiful forged products, model TURTLE from the photo gallery in the website catalog. Artistic forging, small blacksmith plastic, production of decorative metal products and sculptures to order in Dnepropetrovsk, Dnepr. Steel tip But the use of the word steel in describing the steel sting of a scorpion is no longer so much an indication of the material for making the sting: steel. How many emotional characteristic

. Like if the sting is steel, then it is a particularly dangerous sting. Steel sting

In principle, a steel tip is the same as a steel tip. But in this phraseological turn the emotional component completely disappears and the expression sting made of steel becomes a direct and accurate indication of the material used to make the sting of our steel scorpion. It seems logical: since the scorpion is made of steel, then it also has a sting made of steel. Forged tail

The use of the characteristic forged to describe the tail of a scorpion indicates the technology of its manufacture. Or more precisely, on the method of giving shape to this forged tail. The forged tail is made from a metal preparation common to the entire body of the forged scorpion. But a separate operation was needed to make the forged tail. Forging a scorpion in one go is somewhat difficult. The scorpion blank cools down and requires reheating. Actually, I heard out of the blue that twisting all sorts of tchotchkes from wire is such a handicrafts with their fans and a set of tricks, tools and terms that are understandable only to workers of the same art. To be honest, I don’t really want to understand all this, but today I came across an excellent master class on INSTRUCTABLES.COM, and I decided that it was worth translating, regardless of whether I am a follower of wire twisting or not.

Okay, enough reasoning, let's get down to business.

Some time ago I came across a wire scorpion in a souvenir shop. I was touched and bought a little thing so that through trial and error I could learn how to make the same ones. This work is still far from perfect, but it is certainly suitable as a first experience.

Necessary materials

Soft wire
Wire cutters
Round nose pliers

Step 1. Bunch of wire and tail

Cut 14 pieces of wire 17 centimeter length. Place 6 pieces together, find the middle and start wrapping one piece around the rest. Continue doing this until two wires remain free.

To twist the wires evenly, you need to direct them towards each other at an angle of 90 degrees.

Step 2. Making paws

The remaining eight pieces of wire will be the paws. Take one of them, find the middle of it, wrap it around the base of our tail from the last step (look at the picture) and pull it tight. The same must be repeated with the remaining pieces:

Make sure that each wire is twisted the same way - from left to right or vice versa.

Step 3. Building a little body

We turn our scorpion over and... How can I explain this?... Take the far ends of the wire and move them forward crosswise and wrap them around the bundle of wire again. Make sure the wires cross evenly. Look at the illustrations, the action is not particularly complicated:

Step 4. Curling the paws

We turn the scorpion over again and twist the side wires in pairs, turning them into legs.

Step 5. Jaws and claws

Take the remaining six wires and divide them into three pairs as shown in the photo. Twist the top two pairs like the legs.

Step 6. Cut and bend

Trim the legs, claws and jaws to the desired length and bend into the desired position. You can decorate your scorpion in some additional way, but it’s already beautiful as it is.
Enjoy!

And another scorpion made using the same technology:

Every owner spends a lot of time thinking about how to decorate their home. Today there is a huge choice of materials - wood or plastic, but in the first place is metal - one of the durable, strong, resistant materials in the world, serving as an example and standard of metaphors.

History of origin

Metal products became most popular in Europe in the 11th century. Everywhere, facades of buildings, fences, and decorative statues began to be decorated with unusual forging, and the profession of a blacksmith became an honorable and famous figure in the early Middle Ages.

What kind of craft can be made from metal?

Having thought carefully, the owner decides to present a piece of the unusual to his home, but the question immediately arises: should he buy it or make it himself? Of course, do it yourself, because doing something with your own hands is much more pleasant and more profitable from a price point of view.

Today, forged ornaments for grilles, doors or fences are in fashion; forged animals, a mysterious owl, or a Russian bear also look great in the garden. Ladies prefer forged bouquets, and a rose created with their own hands will surprise anyone.

What do you need to make metal crafts?

There are not as many tools as it seems, all you need is the following list:

Photo of a craft you like;
Paper;
Welding machine;
Chisel and hammer;
Grinder for cutting metal;
Special rust solvent;
Pencil and scissors, when using a stencil;
Several washers or bolts for decorative elements;
Steel rods, from a few centimeters to a meter.
The basis of creation is sheet iron.

Step-by-step DIY crafts

An original idea for a metal craft would be an owl. First, for aesthetics you will need a template or stencil. It can be made from a sheet of paper with drawings printed on it.

After cutting out the owl drawing, the stencil should be applied to a sheet of steel and the drawing should be transferred; it should be done in the most realistic way.

The next step is to trim the metal with a grinder and drill holes for mounting and inserting the owl's eyes. After creating the body, you should move on to the details: the legs are made from a rod, and the irregularities are smoothed out with a grinder. At the end our beauty is processed chemical agent from rust and paint.

Master class on making roses

And materials. List of basic tools:

Welder.
Hammer and pliers.
Sheet steel
Bulgarian.
Special paint for metal.
Grindstone.
Steel wire with a diameter of 6 mm.
Metal scissors.

Attention. Do not forget about safety precautions when working with these tools! Be sure to wear gloves and a welding mask when working.

We take metal cutting scissors and cut out thirty rose petals (thirty petals will make the bud seem more magnificent). You need to move in cutting from small to large, that is, from 15 mm to 80 mm. Your rose should not be prickly. That's why grindstone will help make all the unevenness of the petals smooth.

After forming a complete flower, we weld the spikes and clean off the excess with a grinder, clean the seams and cover with a layer protective paint- the craft is ready.

Metal products with steel wire

The British National Academy of Sciences declared in 1856: “Everything that can be invented has long since been invented,” but time has shown a different outcome. So it is now. Every year new ways of decorating are invented.

For example in last years It is fashionable to make a figure from wire or rod. Combinations and special weaves create an impression of indescribable beauty.

Master class - butterfly made of twig

In terms of its complexity, a steel butterfly is not difficult and will not take much time. Typically, the work technique consists of twisting the wire (the manufacturing process depends on the correct material: the material should not be too thick so that it can bend, but should not be too thin so as not to bend) into several layers.

A body is created using spiral turns, after which wings made from two ovals are attached.

Some interesting facts

Metal is the most ancient mineral of interest to humans. He mined it, forged it, and then a new fence or another forged deer lit up the smile of passers-by.

During the rapid introduction of Hollywood films and the development of artificial intelligence, the topic of androids and the like became relevant. Although the world is far from the rise of the machines, it is always possible to forge a transformer, say, for an exhibition.

Vitaly Yashkovich from Krasnoyarsk became famous throughout the city for his miracle robots. His collection includes such titans of world cinema as: Megatron, Terminator T-200 and T-800, Star Wars androids, as well as droids from cartoons. The owner himself claims that he will not sell his robots to anyone, they say, he created for the soul