Joel OF Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Yep, I've started another bowl thread! *collective groan echoes* Seeing as I've asked for so much advice regarding bowl making tools and such I thought I should finally upload some pics of bowls I've made. I forged these 2 bowls in the last few days, one was for a mate, the other was for fun. They're made from 3mm mild steel, I sunk them cold into a variety of oxygen cylinder bottoms using my 6lbs raising hammer + a couple different size ball pein hammers. As you can tell I'm not a fan of planishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Nice work there! looks very lunar with the hammer texture :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Sorry it's a year late, I have only just found this Joel. I think they look stunning. I love the way metal records the process that formed it. The refinement of surface and form that planishing gives is great in its own right, but has been bastardised when you see those awful machine made "beaten" things like pub copper clad bar tops which have rolled in so-called hammer marks. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemilligan Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 These bowls are wonerful. I would assume the material was just 3mm mild steel ? and using the bottom of a gas bottle as the form, very insperational Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Cheers guys. Yeah those are just 3mm. I have made some with 4mm, amazing how much more effort 4mm takes. I made one bowl by hand with 6mm or 8mm plate, can't remember which thickness it was, that was "fun". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 They look great. What type of finish is on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Looks great. Reminds me that I need to make time one day to swing back by the hydro shop and remind them I'm still waiting on if they could locate me the bottom of a cylinder they are junking. I think I'll take a few forged hook or gee gaws this time ( didn't have any in the truck the last time I stopped by) and see the cute secretary in the office and see if that gets me a return call this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 had to do some copper and brass dishes a few weeks ago, copper one was 4mm thick and when finished was about 250mm diameter and 105mm deep 8 brass dishes about 4mm thick, 100mm diamter and 35mm deep. used several gas bottle bottoms and several different balls for top tools in my press and worked away at them spiraling in from the outside, maybe bringing the press down between 100 and 200 times for each one to get the texture wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemilligan Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 love to see some pics iron dwarf if you have any ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 on my way to an event, will see what I have when I get back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemilligan Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 the iron dwarf any chance of posting a pic of your copper and brass bowls ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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