Dr. Charles Becker
Oxford, Michigan
www.whitehorseforge.com

Traditional and Contemporary Designs

TRIVET
(a Pete Bennett design)

[Gallery, Horse Head, Trivet]

hole start with 1/2" square x 9-1/2" stock	center punch then slit and drift 3/8" hole	upset by heating then quenching all but the hole
slide drift through hole	finished 3/8" hole
trivet foot draw a 6" taper from center of hole	begin scroll over anvil (note: make sure scroll is correctly oriented from position of hole)	then continue and finish scroll using scrolling jig
completed trivet foot	tenon measure 5-1/2" from center of hole	draw out the end...
make 3/8" tenon	square shoulder using monkey tool	finished tenon (note: to keep tenon from splitting when peening, grind edges to a 45-degree angle)
assembly secure all three pieces together for final assembly	heat end of tenon and peen over to make button-head	finished trivet