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Rose garden fence sample flowers
eligius1427 -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 12:02am
blacksmithing | fence | floral | forgework | railings | rose Hi all, Here are a few photos of a sample I just finished for some fencing around the Lincoln City Rose Garden which is getting a giant facelift. The design came from the landscape architect running the project and kind of has an art deco feel to it. The leaves and petals were cut with a plasma cutter and then forged to their final shape. I used the large ladle dish in a green-mengal B swage block to form the rose and I textured the vine by carving lines into an old hammer and using it on 1"x1/2" solid bar stock. I'll post a few picts when I start fabricating the panels. Jake
 Jake, I joined this site a
NELSON -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 8:06am
Jake, I joined this site a few weeks back and although I`m not too good with memory,quickly ssociate distintive work with his author. Remember your forged vegetation work, and now these simple yet outstanding roses. Some serious hammering huh! What the scale and thicknes of petals? Did you power hammer or simple grease elbow? We`d like to see the work finish.Great! Nelson » reply Thanks Nelson, the petals
visitor -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 7:49pm
Thanks Nelson, the petals are 7ga mild steel and are roughly 8-1/2" long and about 3" tall for the outer petals. The get smaller and as the go in, but not as much as you'd think till the center. The entire rose is 7-1/2" in diameter and is roughly 3" tall. There was no power hammering here, just plain old elbow grease and determination. Actually it wasn't bad at all, it was more difficult to hang on to the petals while forming them in the dish than to hammer them out. Seemed like elbows and tongs were all over the place. :) I'll be sure to post some picts when i get finished. Jake » reply  Jake, Those are great Arts &
Fred Zweig -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 8:25am
Jake, Those are great Arts & Crafts Movement roses. Well executed. I must steal it to execute in copper for the wife. Very elegant. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Fred Zweig » reply Nice work. The roses are
visitor -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 8:44am
Nice work. The roses are beautiful. I've been cross peening to get that texture the vines. I think it's time to modify a hammer face :-) » reply  last post was me. Gerald
Gerald Boggs -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 8:46am
last post was me. Gerald Boggs » reply  Art Deco
Frank Castiglione -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 9:31am
Hi Jake, » reply  Thanks all, for your
eligius1427 -
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 7:06pm
Thanks all, for your encouraging comments. I'll try to post more picts as the project progresses. Jake » reply  Jake, nice work I like the
grizz -
Monday, February 18, 2008 - 2:13pm
Jake, nice work I like the texture your using, cann't wait to see the end result. "GRIZZ" » reply  Different kind of rose
warren -
Monday, February 18, 2008 - 11:51pm
Jake, » reply Jake, that has to be one of
Bill Roberts (not verified) -
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 1:40pm
Jake, Bill » reply Thanks Bill, that's a great
eligius1427 -
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 11:58pm
Thanks Bill, that's a great compliment. Hopefully the composition of the panels will look as good. I'll try to post a few picts as the panel develops to get some more feedback. Jake » reply |
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Jake- This looks exciting!
Jake-
This looks exciting! Can't wait to see more pictures. Good luck and keep us posted.
Rob