The hardest pieces to pull off successfully are the ones that look simple at first glance. Keeping the consistency of form, flow of movement and all the other factors in place is a challenge when there aren't a bunch of visual distractions and added frippery. You pulled this one off very nicely, indeed.
Hand forging is a whole 'nother realm from fabricating, and has many more potential pitfalls, but a successful end result like yours is highly rewarding. Making multiple elements and keeping them true to one another is one of the more difficult aspects of forging, but you did it well. Good work.
It's the little things, like the upsets on the legs, that are both challenging and oh, so necessary. Without those upsets, the legs would have no real substance, visually. That's a good design feature, and worth the effort of doing the upsets.
You have a very good teacher in QuiQue, and I envy you the opportunity to work with him. Snatch every chance you can get like that and your abilities will continue to expand.
Nice work, Chris!The
Nice work, Chris!
The hardest pieces to pull off successfully are the ones that look simple at first glance. Keeping the consistency of form, flow of movement and all the other factors in place is a challenge when there aren't a bunch of visual distractions and added frippery. You pulled this one off very nicely, indeed.
Hand forging is a whole 'nother realm from fabricating, and has many more potential pitfalls, but a successful end result like yours is highly rewarding. Making multiple elements and keeping them true to one another is one of the more difficult aspects of forging, but you did it well. Good work.
It's the little things, like the upsets on the legs, that are both challenging and oh, so necessary. Without those upsets, the legs would have no real substance, visually. That's a good design feature, and worth the effort of doing the upsets.
You have a very good teacher in QuiQue, and I envy you the opportunity to work with him. Snatch every chance you can get like that and your abilities will continue to expand.
Rich