DR. CHARLES BECKER
Oxford, Michigan

www.whitehorseforge.com

TRIVET
A Pete Bennett Design

1. Hole – start with 1/2″ square x 9-1/2″ stock
2. Center punch – then slit and drift 3/8″ hole
3. Upset by heating then quenching all but the hole
4. Slide drift through hole
5. Finished 3/8″ hole
6. Trivet foot – draw a 6″ taper from center of hole
7. Begin scroll over anvil (note: make sure scroll is correctly oriented from position of hole)
8. Then continue and finish scroll using scrolling jig
9. Completed trivet foot
10. Tenon – measure 5-1/2″ from center of hole
11. Draw out the end
12. Make 3/8″ tenon
13. Square shoulder using monkey tool
14. Finished tenon (note: to keep tenon from splitting when peening, grind edges to a 45-degree angle)
15. Assembly – secure all three pieces together for final assembly
16. Heat end of tenon and peen over to make button-head
17. Finished trivet