If last month's table-top blacksmithing project whetted your appetite for a bit of forgework, here is another handy project you can make for the home.
Showing posts with label metal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metal. Show all posts
Silversmith, Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki is a leading contemporary silver artist. Born in Japan he gained a BA in silver-smithing from Tokyo University, and an MA at the Royal College of Art in 1999. He creates complex forms from flat sheets of silver. Watch him at work as he anneals silver, raises a form from it with hammers, then uses hammers and a snarling iron to raise ridges in the work to add texture.
This second video is an artist statement by Hiroshi Suzuki:
Suzuki believes that if a fully-developed idea already exists in his head there is little point in executing it. For him the excitement of creation lies in the way the piece evolves with his inner feelings. The inspiration for his work comes from within himself. As he works the metal, he feels that he is part of it, flowing and bending with it. He attributes this way of working partly to the Japanese aesthetics of freedom of expression and the finding of beauty in imperfection.
This second video is an artist statement by Hiroshi Suzuki:
The table-top blacksmith
This will probably make a real blacksmith laugh, but if you want to make some metal glow and beat it into new shapes, you don't need a full scale forge.
This lady likes her new torches that turn on and off with the flick of a switch. Judging by how quickly the metal looses its heat, I think it would be better to use a more traditional torch that could be left burning all the time. This would allow you to quickly reheat the work without having to put your tools down, change hands or wave a burning torch around, and generally work a lot safer.
Whatever you choose, be careful!
This lady likes her new torches that turn on and off with the flick of a switch. Judging by how quickly the metal looses its heat, I think it would be better to use a more traditional torch that could be left burning all the time. This would allow you to quickly reheat the work without having to put your tools down, change hands or wave a burning torch around, and generally work a lot safer.
Whatever you choose, be careful!
Making a coopered bucket
This video shows students learning to make a straight staved bucket at Tillers International, Michigan, USA, which offers classes in appropriate technology farming techniques and artisanal skills.
Evan Levy; sculptures in cold-rolled steel
Canadian sculptor Evan Levy talks about his work at an exhibition of his Steel Rain Series.
Forging iron roses
Helmut Hillenkamp tells us that making a rose from iron was part of a journeyman's test in medieval times.
See more of his work at iron-to-live-with.
See more of his work at iron-to-live-with.
Tin Punched Christmas Ornaments
This short video shows how simple it is to make tin punched christmas ornaments.
This is just one of many videos on tin punching from Expert Village. Go check them out, then find yourself some tine and some patterns.
This is just one of many videos on tin punching from Expert Village. Go check them out, then find yourself some tine and some patterns.
Forging Blacksmith Tongs
Blacksmith David Robertson demonstrates how to make bolt head tongs. The curved jaws of these tongs are handy for holding curved shapes that can stick out the side of the jaws. He uses a variety of tools and techniques, including bending forks, swage block, riveting and twisting.
Metal Spinning
This video shows Terry Tynan taking a metal disc and forming it into a parabolic-shaped vessel.
For more information on Terry's metal spinning DVDs, tools, supplies and online forum, go to metalspinningworkshop.com.
For more information on Terry's metal spinning DVDs, tools, supplies and online forum, go to metalspinningworkshop.com.
Working with art clay silver
Making silver jewelry from Art Clay Silver which turns to 99% pure silver when fired with a kiln or torch. This video is a good introduction to the working methods for anyone considering using this material.
Knifemaking Unplugged
This is the trailer to the 2 hour DVD Knifemaking Unplugged.
In this 2 hour DVD you will learn how to make knives with techniques from the days of old in a charcoal burning forge. See why charcoal is the best fuel for bladesmithing. Without the use of expensive machinery and large shop space a handmade knife is forged to finish with only muscle powered tools. Since the most important part of finishing a blade is the heat treatment, it is shown and explained in great detail.
In this 2 hour DVD you will learn how to make knives with techniques from the days of old in a charcoal burning forge. See why charcoal is the best fuel for bladesmithing. Without the use of expensive machinery and large shop space a handmade knife is forged to finish with only muscle powered tools. Since the most important part of finishing a blade is the heat treatment, it is shown and explained in great detail.
Industrial blacksmithing, 1904
This video is a blast from the past. It shows a group of industrial blacksmiths forge-weld a large ring for Westinghouse. It may seem a little boring to start with, but it's worth watching to the end to see these guys get a good work out.
Forging Ahead
Busted Tire Films presents Forging Ahead, a documentary that asks "Where does blacksmithing fit in today's world?" Featuring Philadelphia blacksmith Warren Holzman.
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