J W Bennett Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Bells are 10 ga and 1/4" rod. Rose is leftover from another project forged from 3/8" round rod. This is my first time working with leather. I remember why I work with steel...if I cut it to short or punch a hole in the wrong place I can weld it up and dress it then try it again. Leather and wood you can't do that. John Hey I got two pictures to post before I got error 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasilikilt Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Wow, quite nice....It should make a lovely gift for one of the ladies in your family. I've seen rose/flower kits cut out with a cnc machine, did you go that route, or do them all by hand? Ohh, Leather and wood....I've been messing with that stuff since I was a kid.....Just like Blacksmithing and Fab work, there are some veteran craftsman that will show you some super cool tricks to overcome those "whoops" moments.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 The rose is a russian rose. It is forged from a single piece of 3/8" round stock 13" long. It has a leaf forged on one end and a rose rolled up on the other end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 those are very pretty bells, obviously not knocked out quickly. Any tips on construction you could share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 ooh yes please!!! tell us exactly how you made the bells, i love them, the photos look great - i want to make a bell or two for the dogs... lovely with a flower on too!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 There was some discussion of this quite a while back over on the forgemagic BB. Here are the pix from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Thanks those help a lot, I will have to give that a try. they look so much better than other ones I have seen. Again, beautiful work, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 897195d2fb70fe17ca58e0a1c6404d20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 john, thankyou! thats perfect. they are so beautiful! did you make that swage? .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 am i being silly, or are there no clackers in those bells to make em ring...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Should be a ball bearing or similar inside before closing up the "petals" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Beth, John is correct there is a 7/16" ball bearing inside. The veining swage came from Off-Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 John, thank you so much for the lovely step by step. I really appreciate your effort and sharing. i was wondering about the veining but didn't want to pester,that sure answered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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