12-18-2010, 12:09 AM
Hi there
Thanks for the kind comments.
I use the edge of an anvil I have rounded a bit and two hammers. A small, pointed hammer that is a little like a blunt chisel that I drop in a couple of quick passes with moving the greave through the shape of the circle and then deepen the chasing with a flat faced round hammer, then tidy up the shape if I need to (which I think I did on each one).
The work is done from inside the greave pushing the form out.
The shape tends to hold itself if you do the work in successive light passes but it requires some touching up afterwards.
I am in the workshop tomorrow I will try and remember to take a few pictures of the tools.
Hope this helps.
Graham
Thanks for the kind comments.
I use the edge of an anvil I have rounded a bit and two hammers. A small, pointed hammer that is a little like a blunt chisel that I drop in a couple of quick passes with moving the greave through the shape of the circle and then deepen the chasing with a flat faced round hammer, then tidy up the shape if I need to (which I think I did on each one).
The work is done from inside the greave pushing the form out.
The shape tends to hold itself if you do the work in successive light passes but it requires some touching up afterwards.
I am in the workshop tomorrow I will try and remember to take a few pictures of the tools.
Hope this helps.
Graham
