BackyardBlacksmithin Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hello, just finished these two and figured I would toss it up here and get some input/critique. This was my first rose and my second cross that I have made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 They look good to me. How did you achieve the texturing on the cross? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I took a cheap little 7 oz ball pien hammer and took a cutoff wheel with a real thin disk and cut grooves in the face of the hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I took a cheap little 7 oz ball pien hammer and took a cutoff wheel with a real thin disk and cut grooves in the face of the hammer. I have been experimenting with doing the same, not quite satisfied yet with my results, I think I have been cutting the grooves too deep perhaps? may just be my hammering skills : ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 I can try to get a picture tomorrow and post it of the face of the hammer if that would work. The one thing I found out was when you think you have hit the piece enough with the texturing hammer, your about halfway done.... I really had to work it over good with the hammer to get that effect. Also make sure the steel is at a good forging temp. Thats why I used the lighter hammer, I could hit it repeatedly and not really move much material, just leave the texture on the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Eddie: Sorry kinda got side tracked and forgot I told you I would take a picture of the hammer I used, well here it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Thanks for the pics. My hammer mod was similar, perhaps more lines. I think I may have been using too much force and probaly not enough lighter strikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camero68 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Cool cross and beautiful rose! Like the textures on the cross and the curves of the rose petals. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Here is my latest rose, I like how this one turned out a lot better than the other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I like the surface texture. Thanks for the info on how it's done. I'll have to take one of my "scrap" yard sale hammers and play with it some and see if I can't get similar results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Nice texture. I like your modified hammer...I might just have to "borrow" that idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackyardBlacksmithin Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 by all means do! I "borrowed" it from another member here in this forum haha. And just a few days ago I made another hammer from a heavier hammer that I use for cold texturing flower pedals. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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