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Help with a forged pattern

topps35 - Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 4:58am

Hi people
Havent been on for a while, the army near us appears to be changing all their fire escapes which is great for the bank balance. Not so good for creative endeavours! Have spent the last 2 hours going through all the postings weve missed, wow you guys have really produced some stunning and inspirational stuff. JR, your beautiful dancers have inspired me to have a go at a panther, I love the colour and texture on your sculpture. Andy is working on a bike tank for the Earls Court custom bike show with a hammered steel male torso in the tank. Will post pictures. Anyway thanks for sharing, really pleased to have found this site.

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Rose garden fence sample flowers

eligius1427 - Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 12:02am

Hi all,

Here are a few photos of a sample I just finished for some fencing around the Lincoln City Rose Garden which is getting a giant facelift. The design came from the landscape architect running the project and kind of has an art deco feel to it. The leaves and petals were cut with a plasma cutter and then forged to their final shape. I used the large ladle dish in a green-mengal B swage block to form the rose and I textured the vine by carving lines into an old hammer and using it on 1"x1/2" solid bar stock. I'll post a few picts when I start fabricating the panels.