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-GURU
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I must profusely appologize for the delay in this demo.
I have had the files on hand for nearly two months and have not had time to set it up.
Tonight's Demo is by Genia Burch a protege' of Bill Epps.
Genia is an accomplished smith and equally at ease with the hand hammer or power hammer.
This is her first iForge demonstration. Our 156th.
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Figure 1
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Hi guys...hope I'm not here by myself.
This figure I am at the anvil and I have gotten all my tools together.
I am using a gas forge, cross peen hammer, power hammer, rounding hammer, top/bottom, & half round fullers, a mounted vice, sander/polisher and 5/8" square bar.
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Figure 2
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I am using a 5/8" sq bar approx 18" long you can use 1/2, 3/4,or 3/8". I prefer the 5/8".
Start by taking a good heat to one end and hammering 2 sides to a short point @ 90 degree intervals
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Figure 3
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Laying the bar on the front side of anvil face put a notch approximately
3 to 4" back from point and working 2 sides 90 degrees apart (hit, turn, hit, turn) same sides as point.
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Figure 4
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It will look something like this and now i have stared tappering the stem.
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Figure 5
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I got tired on the anvil and switched to the power hammer and finished tappering the stem.
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Figure 6
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Getting ready to flatten petal out.
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Figure 7
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With the cross side of the hammer in the center of petal put a fuller groove going the length of petal.
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Figure 8
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Flip over and put 2 fuller grooves on the out sides of petal. It will look like figure 9 and 10.
I do this to help spread the petal more evenly
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Figure 9
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Center fuller
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Figure 10
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Side fullers
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Figure 11
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I used the power hammer to help put fullers in and now I am straightening up my stem and petal.
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Figure 12
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With the top and bottom 1/2 round fuller I placed my petal in the middle (only half of my petal is in fuller) and while hammering I am pulling away from hammer.
Then I flip it over and repeat this step by pulling it away from hammer.
It will help keep it uniform.
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Figure 13
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This is how it looks when I have done both sides to my liking.
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Figure 14
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I have placed the petal on the step of the anvil and I am tapping it to start a roll.
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Figure 15
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Still tapping and rounding out petal to where it over laps slightly to make a small cup.
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Figure 16
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I changed to a rounding hammer and using a 1/2 bottom rounding fuller in my hardy. . .
I tap on the petal to get it uniform and rounder.
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Figure 17
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Using the horn of the anvil I am curling the tip of my lilly.
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Figure 18
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Here I am using a polisher( this is not an angle grinder it is a low RPM sander polisher)
I like my hands and eyes too much to attempt to use a grinder with a wire brush on it. LOL
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Figure 19
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I have heated the opposite end of my bar and am putting a point on it to roll in to a cute little curl as seen in figure 20.
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Figure 20
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Finishing my curlyque.
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Figure 21
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Little past center of my bar in the middle I heat and bend 90 degrees and this is where I am going to start my curl for the base of the candle holder.
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Figure 22
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Here it is bent at 90 degrees
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Figure 23
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Heating the center of my bar I am using the cross ping hammer to start rounding the curl around the horn of the anvil.
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Figure 24
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This is the start
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Figure 25
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Working around the horn of the anvil i am making my base spiral
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Finishing the base on the horn.
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Figure 27
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All done!
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Figure 28
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Finish with clear coat after polishing.
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mackaymountain
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Have you ever tried forge welding on a stem to save from drawing out?
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terry-f
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Grate job Gina. I always enjoy wacthing you work
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GURU
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Very nice Genia.
I'll fix the broken images.
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mackaymountain
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Nice job!
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dimag
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Very cool,Genia,see,ya did great!Lookin' good too.:)
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irnsrgn
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nice job Genia, great work
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Paw Paw
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Genia, very well done!
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Genia
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Thank you all for being patient with me.
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Jim C.
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Genia: Nice work; thanks.
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Sharon
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Darlin girl you did a great job in your outline as well as the work. Mom is sooo proud of you
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Sharon
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Genia, I am so proud of the presentation as well as the piece. You and Dad do good work together:)
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Woody
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Great Demo Genia
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Milt
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Thanks for the demo -- neat project.
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