Monday, January 24, 2011

Looky, looky, aint it purdy?



I felt well enough to go pound some metal today. So, without the "proper" hammers and only a couple of youtube videos under my belt. I forged on! I found it to be an interesting way to form metal. Heat, squelch, bend, put into a vise, hammer. Heat, squelch, unfold, hammer flat. Repeat as many times as needed for folds. I loved how I was able to get the metal on the one pendant to kinda flare out on the bottom. On the other one, I was able to get some lateral movement from it. I accented that one with some silver balls. It's no where near done. But a nice experiment at any rate.
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7 comments:

  1. Bobi WilsonJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Very cool! I tried some fold forming a while back but never really took it through its paces. Eager to see what you create!
    These a beautiful!

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  2. Laura GableJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    Love the colors and the malleable quality that you get. It almost resembles folds in fabric.

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  3. LapoynteJanuary 25, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    A nice experiment and some nice results.

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  4. Fort Logan DesignsJanuary 25, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    This was done with 24g copper a bit thicker than suggested. I have some really think copper around here somewhere...I think that will look better and be easier to mold into something delicious. But I am pretty pleased at how this turned out.

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  5. Laura GableJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    copper-talk?

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  6. Fort Logan DesignsJanuary 29, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    LOL, copper talk! :D The thinner the metal, the easier to fold. The thicker, the stronger vise you need, stronger arms etc.

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  7. Bobi WilsonJanuary 29, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    The pictures don't do them full justice. They are truly scrumptious!

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