folded circle

folded circle

B.J. Severtson's picture

That's interesting

 What I made this weekend, just playing around. It's a bit of a dribble cup, but I like it.Copper Goblet: What I made this weekend, just playing around. It's a bit of a dribble cup, but I like it. This cup and the flower begin the same way. It's a named form called a helstad cup in fold forming terms. To make it begin with a circle if you like . fold it in half. crease it. fold it in half again. Result is a triangle shape.. Run the pointy end through your rolling mill... Getting deep forms for me is a similiar process to tapering a wire on the mill. Annealing the copper often helps me. Unfolding can be a challenge. Brad Goblet is two cups. flower one


Giusseppe's picture

thanks

Thankyou ......I guessed as much .... I cannot unfold the stainless so I am trying to do this by working with a more open form
If I get there I will let you know


B.J. Severtson's picture

If you don't have a mill

. This one is aluminum. Same technique, one sheet of metal cold construction. There are more pcs to this series. Trap-forming  BradNew technique aluminum: Glad you like the cactus. This one is aluminum. Same technique, one sheet of metal cold construction. There are more pcs to this series. Trap-forming BradIf you don't have a mill that doesn't have to stop you.  Made this in aluminum. Just folding and a formin. If unfolding is a problem this one is all folding. no un folding. This and the previous form are in the gallery. Brad