Could I forge cups that you can drink out of or is that more in the welding department?

Have seen small buckets in antique shop that were clearly hand forged I do not see why you could not do it.

Well, I really don't know how to go about it. I was wondering if yall had any ideas? I am all ears for any suggestions.

I you can forge this bowl then a cup should be possible. Just lighter, smaller, narrower and deeper, easy................................ But I will watch you :)

Thanks, I will try to do it, but I would love some more suggestions! so that way if one method does not work I can try a different one!

It isn't all that hard to sink heavy sheet stock to forge a bowl, cup or medieval armor.
Finnr

Chris,
Bet a section of 2 inch steel pipe, fuller a stem into it a couple of inches from the top. flare and dress the top half and flatten and dress the bottom half.

There is this really cool tinning compound that is real expensive but absolutely amazing. you paint it on with a brush, heat it up till is goes from flat, throught bubbling, to shiny, and wipe it off. with practice it will tin the whole surface nice and shiny. Also, if you fuller the stem down tight enough, the tinning compound will fill the gaps and seal the bottom.

no welding needed.
Sorry the drawing is really crude. talk to some of the copper smiths for the powder info. The gent that demo'd it to us said he paid about a hundred dollars US for a tub the size of a squat salsa jar, but that it has lasted him years.

Dishing and raising will both make vessels from flat stock. (Or the combination of both). Iron was not a preferred medium for such things historically until fairly recently when sheet metal was more easily made and we got jappaned and then enamelled iron wares.

Chris,

While not 100% the same, take a look at copper/silversmithing sites or books for examples/process of raising. It will at least give you a idea of the starting point. Copper and Silver are usually done cold.


Brian

Thanks again guys!

I hane another question. Do you guys know how to make a long necked hammer? I saw it on one of the blueprints but I dont know were to het one.

Grind one down from a bricklayer's hammer. Forge you own!

I make dishing hammers from RR bolts (not spikes---Bolts)---they have nice domed heads and I can slit and drift for the hammer handle way back near the other end and have a deep dishing hammer indeed!

Thanks again guys!