An entertaining explanation by Lukas Bögemann

After a ‘hightech evening’ about metal printing and ‘the Kopfzerbrecher evening’ about making The Devills Grill Lukas Bögemann took us with him in planning and making a coat rack.

He gave an inspiring explanation of his piece that he had to make for his so called Journeyman exam. For the sake of clarity: Germany has a so-called dual education system*.

The piece, designed by Lukas himself with an eye for detail, is made in a combination of traditional forging techniques and the use of modern workshop equipment. The entire workpiece is hand-hammered and provided with a layer of surface finish. A piece of straight up and down craftsmanship.

The various corner pieces with a large internal radius catch the eye. These corner pieces are manufactured separately because of the large amount of material that had to be put in the right place by upsetting techniques. Very subtle are the details of the riveted connections and the hooks for the keys. The copper revet ensures that the oak wood does not come into contact with the steel. The combination of tannic acid and steel eventually stains the wood and the steel.

Lukas used Owatrol to finish the coat rack. Other finishes suggested were a mixture of boiled linseed oil and beeswax for the. Because linseed oil has to dry for a long time, the tip is to shorten the drying time by using a bit of Japan Drier **. Instead of Japan Drier, turpentine is also used, which leads to a mixture that is called ‘Blacksmith Goog’.

All in all a beautiful and stylishly designed and made piece of work that you can give away to your parents because of the quality.

Lukas found 13 very engaged listeners from 10 countries with whom he shared his experiences and answered just as many questions.

Enjoy the view of the presentation on You Tube!

The next Treff is on March 20.

Start: 19.00 CET
Room Open: 18.40 CET

*Dual education system: that means approximately 3.5 years of education at a company with 2 months of school in that year. At the end of the education, the student has to work on his/her own design for a piece to realize this in 40 working hours. The manufacturing process must be carefully documented.

** Japan Drier is a special blend of lead-free drying agents that accelerates the drying ability of oil-based paint and varnish. This product speeds the drying time between coasts of finish, even in damp or cool weather. Use this product with oil-based paints, oil-based enamels and varnishes.