[TheForge] Re: Forged Flour-de-lis from flat

Wed Oct 22 07:34:00 2003

Mike,
Thanks for the refined solution. I see where I can apply the process.

Ray
Cincinnati
> 
> From: [email protected] (Mike Spencer)
> Date: 2003/10/20 Mon PM 07:40:56 EDT
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Forged Flour-de-lis from flat
> 
> 
> > I know it involves hot cutting into the flat and bending the sides
> > into curves...
> 
> I was never able to get a result I liked with that technique.  I
> resorted to using 6 separate pieces: A central leaf, two side leaves,
> two stamen-like pieces and a band to hold it all together.  The band
> concealed the tack welds that held the other pieces together.
> 
> A side-benefit of this approach is that experiments with getting each
> part just the way you like it don't involve tossing the whole piece.
> 
> - Mike
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