ArtMetal

All right Nathan, here is the end result of my little shutter project. I ended up cutting the basic shapes by hand with a plasma torch, and then hammering them out(by hand) to size, final shape and texture. The pieces were then welded together. I just sent it off to get blasted and powder coated so I'll try to post pictures of the installed shutters later. I've included picts from throughout the process.

shutter 1

shutter 2

shutter 3

shutter 4

shutter 5

shutter 6

shutter 7

tongs: This is my first pair of tongs I've made. The tongs I had bought were too bulky for the small pieces I was working with and I kept burning my hands reaching into the forge. I angle the end so my hands could stay to the side of the furnace while I was gr