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Smithed fence stretcher

Robert Ray

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My next forge project.

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I can't seem to figure out how the wire strand gets between the two pieces.

Is the round part a clip or is the wire pulled through an existing gap and its permanent?

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If you look at the top picture you can just barely see a slot that the wire passes through. The ring is massive enough to not get streched open with a pull. The ring is captured on the cone so it is always there and you don't lose or need to find any pieces while working.

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Thank you for that explanation.

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Clever but is it practical?
see the eye slips through the collar and the slot is visible at the bottom of the assembly.
If those slip rings were turned on a lathe and slit with a brobo saw it would work.
And maybe a drop hammer into a mould would work to shape the 'pull through'?

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You could machine and fabricate the parts with power tools, but it would be more satisfying to hand forge the stretcher as the OP likely intends.

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The one pictured wasn't forged it was ground and welded. A hand forged one could be far more satisfying. Sure I could create an elegant polished one on the lathe that didn't require any welding. Using two claw hammers, or a claw hammer and fencing pliers has always worked before. But the way this clamp functions might lend itself to other tasks with creative tweaking.

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Much simpler and easier to build fence stretchers can be built of wood. That's why wood ones were manufactured and widely sold. ~~But I think this Blacksmith'd one is wonderful and even elegant. As a smith project I really like it. Less practical, but really nice.

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