January 21, 201214 yr By,hand I would cut grooves in a hammer with a say 1/8'' cutoff wheel about 1/8'' apart on a diagonal axis so you weren't either 90* to the piece or paralell to it and round the sharp edges left by the cuts........Hith PH dies or spring dies you can either use a grinder or a hack to cut grooves....welding beads in in paralell lines works too but not as well.
January 22, 201214 yr Most of my sculptures have round stock that I give a sinued look to by first hammer texturing the HR round stock then twisting it . I sometimes reverse the twist to add interest . You will be surprised at the effect. You can play around with the texture until you find the effect that suits your needs . Most of the time I just use my forging hammer but you could use a narrow peen to give the texture more of a lineal effect. Mcbruces special hammer sound like a good idea. Thanks MB I will try that one myself.. The key to twisting round stock is that you will need to fabricate a twist wrench from a pair of those round jawed locking pliers. The kind of jaw that is used for pipe. Weld a handle onto the jaw end oposite to the regular handle. The twist will be more easily controlled with a two handled twist wrench. The locking pliers do not need to be vice grip brand (I hate ruing good tools). Just get a good sized locking plier, weld a handle on and twist away.
January 22, 201214 yr You can also buy it in 20' sticks from a supplier. I made a clapper die for my power hammer using a cut off wheel, I've used for material up to 3"
January 22, 201214 yr I carved grooves into an old hammer head to use as a one side swedge. for the Sean Conner memorial. look at the pics to see the result, it may or may not be what you are looking for.
January 22, 201214 yr Author Thanks for the tips.... all sound worthy. Steve where are the pics of the Sean Conner Memorial?
January 22, 201214 yr Thanks for the tips.... all sound worthy. Steve where are the pics of the Sean Conner Memorial? Post #29.http://www.iforgeiro...emorial__st__20 Also here with more detail. http://iforgeiron.com/content/Sean/Sean%20Memorial.html
March 27, 201214 yr Author I ended up using "Knots" method - hammer finishing the roundstock a bit to give it some linear edges and then twisted it both ways and in various tightness. It turned out well. I have added a picture. It doesn't really show the texturing well. The leaf didn;t turn out that well and it looks more like an oak than a grape leaf but.... It is my first attempt and the fundraising chairman loved it. Someone else did as well as it was stolen before the silent auction was over.
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