torcs

[switchblade5984]

okay i was wondering if anyone hear knows the braid type that crafty celts uses on their torcs
such as

[Iolaus]

I don't think it's a braid, I think it's just a double twist. (three pairs of twisted wires twisted around each other.)

[Nick]

Yep, it's a fairly simple technique. but since it's Crafty Celts, I wonder if they did the twisting with wax and then cast it?

[Iolaus]

A cast torc would be a bitch to put on; cast metal doesn't bend much.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

OK, I know I am probably showing my ignorance here, but what in the h#$l is a torc? And why would I want to put one on?

[Iolaus]

OK, I know I am probably showing my ignorance here, but what in the h#$l is a torc? And why would I want to put one on?

Look at his neck; that's a torc.



And here's the page where you can look at more designs.
http://www.craftycelts.com/torques.html

[Mike n NC]

okay i was wondering if anyone hear knows the braid type that crafty celts uses on their torcs
such as

Ask your local Boy Scout Troop if they have a rope making machine. I have a feeling that once you see it in operation and the finished product you will understand it much more gooder. What you are picturing looks much more like a twist not a braid.

Mike

[Nick]

I work mostly with steel, so I'm not sure how cast bronze works as far as resiliency. Casy iron or steel sure wouldn't work!

But on the other hand, here's a hand forged torc. Doesn't really bend at all, either, so you need a bigger opening.