Rope Twist Fire Poker

Adding a rope twist to round bar, forging a round poker adds a new challenge, how to get a twist on round bar? Experiment with different forging techniques to see what you can come up with.
Off grid blacksmith shop in an area once dominated by the logging industry, blacksmiths would work long into the night repairing equipment and sharpening axes so the crews could continue early the next day to earn a dollar in the cold snow covered forest.

[@derrick_builds]

Nice work.

[@Vikingwerk]

Rope twist is my current go-to decorative twist, as most of my scrap stock is round. It makes a great twist on handles and pulls, because of the lack of sharp edges.
I usually don’t flatten as aggressively as you did here, just for a ‘softer’ look.

[@brysonalden5414]

Nicely done. I'm a bit surprised you didn't lose some length in the twisting process, but it almost looked like you gained half an inch or so. Magic!

[@carsemonkey1]

Probably because flattening the bar added length, then the twist drew it back up

[@WisdomShortvids]

Great tutorial thanks

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very cool design

[@tbob6096]

The round stock look very nice.

[@JaneStephenson-t1u]

That looks really great!!

[@c.johnstonblacksmith]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@carloscustodio7302]

Great! Thanks for sharing

[@c.johnstonblacksmith]

Glad you liked it!