[TheForge] shovel repousse'

[John Newman]

Very nice work George. I have to ask  is the blade thickness a typo  12 guage
seems  heavy for a shovel blade with that much form ?

John

George Dixon wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Here is a fireplace tool set shovel, good for wood ash (or political BS;).
> It was made without a form.
> Total time; about 3 hours (a bit more if one includes melting and
> pouring the lead plus eating lunch while the lead cooled).
> A paper pattern, made from tracing a 1/2-of-a-shovel free-hand drawing,
> was used on 12 gauge steel.
> It is mostly hammer-made, worked cold into a blue-jean encased chunk of
> foam rubber,
> (as in, "no dear wife, I am clueless as to where that sofa cushion
> went...").
> The developed shovel shape was filled with lead and chased, then it was
> chisel-cut from the sheet, filed and stuck onna handle.
> Making it:
> hammer forming
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel1.jpg
> hammer chasing
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel2.jpg
> hand chasing
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel3.jpg
> chiselcut
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel4.jpg
> the set (broom off being tied)
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel5.jpg
> top of set
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel6.jpg
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel7.jpg
> monel dogwood
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel8.jpg
> back detail
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel9.jpg
> base
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel10.jpg
> front detail
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/shovel11.jpg
>
> George Dixon
> (metalsmith and source of political consternation to some:)
>
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