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Iron Rivets and Roves Forged from Rod and Sheet
An iron rivet is a short headed rod; its tail goes through the work and a small iron washer, the rove, and is hammered over it. Medieval boat builders fastened planks this way with iron nails and diamond-shaped roves. Heads are formed in a nail header; roves are cut from iron sheet and punched.
The picture: iron rivets with their roves from a Viking longship, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
Intermediate
A day for a hundred
Instructions
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Head the rivets
Head the rivets
Heat the end of the wrought iron rod to orange, nick it on the hardy at rivet length plus head stock, drop it into the nail header and spread the head with a few quick blows. Snap it free.
Materials for this step:
Wrought Iron Rod2 m
Charcoal1 as requiredTools needed:
Blacksmith Forge
Blacksmith Tongs
Hot Cut Hardy
Nail Header
Anvil
Cross Peen Hammer
Welding Gloves
Safety Glasses2
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Cut the roves
Cut the roves
Cut the iron sheet into small diamonds with a cold chisel on the anvil.
Materials for this step:
Iron Sheet (Hammered)1 pieceTools needed:
Cold ChiselAnvilCross Peen HammerWelding GlovesSafety Glasses3
3
Punch the roves
Punch the roves
Heat each diamond and punch a hole in the middle, a snug fit for the rivet shank, over the pritchel hole.
Tools needed:
Blacksmith Forge
Hot PunchAnvilCross Peen HammerBlacksmith TongsWelding GlovesSafety Glasses4
4
Check and pair
Check and pair
Check the shanks with the caliper and file off burrs. Keep a rove with each rivet. To set one: push it through the work, slip the rove over the tail, trim the tail and hammer it over the rove.
Tools needed:
Digital Caliper 6-Inch5
5
Rod and sheet per rivet
Rod and sheet per rivet
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