A new forging project....

**BuchananBiker** · 29th August 12, 07:47 PM

So I got bored today and busted out hammer and torch. Now normally I do a step by step on projects, but this one I just banged right out. Started wih a piece of square stock and a small scrap of stainless sheet. I heated the length of bar stock in sections and twisted it. Then I heated it in longer sections and bent it around a pipe length. Heated the ends and hammered. The sheet I trimmed and hammered with a ball pein to texture it. Punched it with an awl to curve it, heated and wrapped it around the brooch.

Here's the result...

**Friday** · 29th August 12, 07:49 PM

Very pretty. What is the metal?

**BuchananBiker** · 29th August 12, 07:52 PM

The bar stock and pin were stainless steel. When you forge stainless, it darkens and is able to rust. The pin was cold shaped, so it didn't change color.

**knotty** · 29th August 12, 08:12 PM

very kewl

**Chas** · 30th August 12, 03:12 AM

Reminds me of the gold torcs , so favoured by the Iceni and others.

When I first read the title, I thought that we were in for a display of new $10 bills - my mistake!

Regards

Chas