November 24, 201114 yr 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
November 24, 201114 yr 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....
November 24, 201114 yr Author 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.
November 25, 201114 yr those are very pretty bells, obviously not knocked out quickly. Any tips on construction you could share?
November 25, 201114 yr 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!:)
November 25, 201114 yr There was some discussion of this quite a while back over on the forgemagic BB. Here are the pix from there.
November 25, 201114 yr 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.
November 26, 201114 yr john, thankyou! thats perfect. they are so beautiful! did you make that swage? ..
November 27, 201114 yr Author Beth, John is correct there is a 7/16" ball bearing inside. The veining swage came from Off-Center.
November 27, 201114 yr 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.
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