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alex b. -
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 2:37am
Blacksmithing | Casting | Fabrication | Repousse & Chasing i am very interested, my wife calls it obsessed, with learning the art of Repousse & Chasing, now that I've learned what it is called from this site, thank you by the way. now i need a few tools to start, my wife just reminded me we are are on a budget. so if someone can direct me to some used tools and maybe a book, i would be very great full for the help on starting my new obsession.  Just checked them and they
Rich Waugh -
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 10:17am
Just checked them and they work for me. Try again, maybe with a different browser. I'm using MS/IE. » reply  You might try looking into
Rick Crawford -
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 7:33am
You might try looking into getting the Artist Blacksmith Quarterly. I really like this publication and the author (George Dixon) is a great artist in his own right. Go to http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/ and see what I mean. Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge » reply  thank you also
alex b. -
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:09pm
alex b.i subscribed and now will obsess on the web site till my first issue arrives. » reply ALex, I make my chasing and
Rich Waugh -
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:37am
ALex, I make my chasing and repousse tools from old coil car springs that I get at the junk yard. Depending on the size of the vehicle, the diameter of the springs can be anywhere from about a quarter of an inch to over half an inch. I was originally a silversmith and learned blacksmithing just so I could make my own chasing tools, in fact. Most American car coil springs are made from 5160 medium carbon steel which is easily hardened and tempered in a home shop, and they hold up very well for working mild steel, both hot and cold. For a great book on repousse and chasing, I suggest you look at a copy of Adolph Steines' book "Moving Metal." You can probably get it on Inter-Library Loan through your local library. It's an expensive book to buy, but well worth it, in my opinion. » reply  tool catalogue
B.J. Severtson -
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:34pm
Alex » reply  There is an excellent book
marilyn -
Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 6:02pm
There is an excellent book by Marcia Lewis but I don't remember the name of it. Check your library and see if they can get it for you. I attended one of her workshops at Arrowmont and found her to be a great teacher. The things that she brought to show were impressive and better than what is pictured in her book. Ok, google brought this up http://www.piehtoolco.com/en-us/dept_1116.html marilyn » reply  If you are interested, A
Gene Olson -
Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 11:13pm
If you are interested, A number of people have been after me to do another run of the basic set we made in our repousse workshop. Those are the ones I showed in another post about making them yourself. They are shown at http://chriswilsonstudios.com/thestore.html Sculptor Elk River, MN » reply  another run?
FrankV -
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 1:53pm
If you do another run, when will it be and how many sets do you plan on doing? also, when you are doing your repousse/chasing, what are you using for support? I have heard of people using shot bags, tree stumps and even blocks of lead. What do you think works the best? » reply I had hoped to get them done
Gene Olson -
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 10:24pm
I had hoped to get them done yet this week, but I need to get on the stick. backing depends on the shape you are trying to get. The crisper you want your detail, the stiffer your backing needs to be. You can mix up a stiff batch that is real hard when cold but which can be heated slightly and will allow you to stretch large areas quickly and easily. (actually you would probably turn that around. ie work warm and develop large general shapes and then refine them over stiffer cooler material) Gene Olson » reply  I would be interested in a
EAustin -
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 7:12pm
I would be interested in a set as well, as soon as they are done. I shot you an e-mail with my info. » reply great, thanks for the tip!
FrankV -
Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 10:35am
great, thanks for the tip! again, much appreciated. » reply I use pitch from Seattle
marilyn -
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 8:33pm
I use pitch from Seattle Pitchworks. It's vegetable based and less likely to burn you if you get it on yourself. It can also be cleaned off of metal with babyoil. I work pretty small scale but it can be spread out on a board if the work is larger but not so deep. marilyn » reply  If copper is what you're
Gerald Boggs -
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 8:15pm
If copper is what you're going to be working on, you can get by with make all your tools using grade 5-8 bolts. Gerald Boggs » reply |
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chasing/repousse info
Check these links out. There are some good demo's on this subject over at the Metal Artist Forum:
This demo is on making chasing/repousse tool:
http://www.innovationaliron.com/demos/11-02-06/Chat%20log4.htm
This demo is on actually using the tools to do chasing/repousse:
http://www.innovationaliron.com/demos/12-07-06/Chatlog6.htm
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