Archie Zietman Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hello. Today I just forged the iron componant for a piece I'm working on. It is a multi-media goblet: Steel tree with brass accents on a blown glass orb base, and instead of leaves there is a raised copper bowl. The top is fairly large and has to be meticulously balanced (the glass piece shrunk in the annealer and it is smaller than I would have liked, oh well ), I'll post pictures tomorrow when I finish up the tree, and later pictures of the whole piece. It is due August tenth, and is coming along quickly, so it should be done soon. Merry Metal Pounding, Stay cool, Archie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So-Steve Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Sounds awesome. I can't wait to see the pictures. What gave you the idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Zietman Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 I didn't get terribly much done this morning, because I have never done any hot cutting before, and just figuring out how to do it without a second person to hold it took a lot of fooling around. In the end I used a cold chisel to start the cuts, and hot cut almost all the way through, then finished the cuts off with the cold chisel. It took a very long time, also because I was using wood to forge with, I ran out of charcoal yesterday, and wood is a more finnicky fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Gold Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Archie, your piece's "shrinkage in the annealer" may be what I took to calling "visual shrinkage" when I was doing glass at Punahou... IE, piece looks bigger on the pipe than it does in your hand. Make a pair of smith's calipers or something to check for actual size. (Grin) Helped me a lot. Especially handy if you start doing encalmo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Zietman Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 ugh! It is taking longer than I expected, today I did the bulk of all the branch shaping. Tomorrow is finishing touches on the branches, and roots, then the next day is tighten the twist in the trunk (maybe insert a knot or two in it), and bend the trunk a bit and add the brass fastenings (they are ready) After that is raising the copper bowl and fitting/assembly. I've got my work cut out! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Zietman Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 I have a few pictures on my camera, but it's a day or two from completion looks not that great (needs another day or two to complete it) and I can't find my cable anyhow...grrr... tomorrow, then!:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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