ArtMetal

It's hard to aquire the trunk slices or stumps on which to mount stakes and anvils. After you find a source, it's hard to convience the "logger" that there is a way to cut it so that it will stand up straight. However, they are worth the hunt. If you are trying to sink a piece or start a piece for raising, use your hammer on the trunk or slice. Hammer a depression until it suits. You do not need a depression as big as the finished metal is to be. All that is needed is a small depression with the right cross section as the curve on the finished piece is to be.

marilyn