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Repousse & ChasingA grouping of those who share in the passion of the manipulating metal and exploring it's possibilities.Recently finished this commission for a woman in Canada
Radharc -
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 10:33am
Knife-makers custom knife | handmade knives | knifemaker | Scottish knife | Sgian Dubh Recently finished this set of custom Sgian Dubhs, they're made to match the Mitchell tartan.
The good and the bad of my Journeyman experience.
Gerald Boggs -
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 6:21pm
Blacksmithing Ok, except for the last part of yesterday, all in all, it's been a pretty good experience. However, the bike ride where I was clipped and catapulted over my bike by a old lady and her car, was not so good. I came out remarkable good for having been hit by a car. I think it was only her mirror, as it was all busted up. I remember thinking: I'm hit, helmet*, get out of the road. Other then the expected aches and pains of doing a sudden flip on pavement, the only (I hope) injury I sustained was a bashed and tore up left elbow. It was enough to prevent me from using the arm for anything but the most limited of activates. With that limitation, I came home. I'm hoping to go back Monday, but unless the arm starts healing fast, I think I'll be out of heavy work for the next week. That's ok, I can catch up on my paperwork and some letters I've been meaning to write. Finish for steel wire...
mrglass2626 -
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 9:35am
acid | metal finishing | Pickle | treating | treatment Hello all, Talking about galvanized steel again, coat-hanger width/gauge, - any ideas on how to clean it up after it has been worked on (soldered) - Looking to remove oxidation and generally clean the metal. welding book I'm writing-help?
Kimberli Matin -
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 9:26am
Hi there fellow metalheads, I wrote awhile back about a book I have a contract to write called 'Welding For Fun & Creativity'...for some reason I lucked out and got the contract with Barnes & Noble (Lark Books who is owned by B&N). Non-toxic finishes
Rob Sigafoos -
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 4:26pm
Hi Finish Folks- brown patina by the ocean?
eligius1427 -
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 12:57pm
bronze | corrosion | saltwater | stainless steel Hi all, An architect asked for some suggestions for a project by the pacific ocean. He wants to clad(decoratively) parts of a high rise with a metal with a mottled brown(bronze) patina. I know that there are some stainless steels that do well around the salty air environment, but can you patina it to look like bronze? How about other materials like aluminum, copper, or actually bronze? Would they hold up in that environment? Once up access will be very limited and they will be outdoors. Mr. Crabs, fun with sheet metal, heat, hammers and RUST!
UNKnXfire -
Monday, May 5, 2008 - 11:51pm
Crab | FUN! | heated metal | plasma cutter | pointy hammer | Sheet metal Crabs, I love them, grew up in Dutch Harbor and seem to think they need a place in the art world, so I have begun to pound out a niche...ya, we shall see Crab is 16 gauge steel (aprox) recycled from a filing cabinet, heated, plasma cut and POUNDED, has curves and points and many colors. Silicone rubber substitute
PeterG -
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 7:43pm
I have been modeling small objects in clay, producing silicone rubber moulds and then using the mould for lost wax bronze casting. I am now looking at casting some 6' sculptures (they will be 1 off's) and am wondering if anyone knows of a cheaper flexible mold than silicone rubber....or are there some additives for silicone rubber that will enable me to paint or spray it on to the mould without it all running on to the floor? Tin Man w Heart
Frank Castiglione -
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 1:26pm
metal sculpture | Tin Man | Tin Man Sculpture Tin Man's shoes are complete and he has his heart. Rather anticlimactic with such a plain heart, but probably consistent with the actual story line as after Tin Woodsman got his heart, he still had to prove his love.I still wish I had the talent and skill to make a jewel of a heart.....someday.I think the man that will receive this sculpture has already proven his love of the community with his own and his new heart. |
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